Hadi Sirika Intervenes In Bristow, Pilots Face-Off
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has intervened in the industrial action by the National Association of Air Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) which paralysed activities at Bristow Helicopters. Mr Abednego Galadinma, NAAPE President confirmed the development in a message issued in Lagos on Thursday. NAAPE had on Wednesday threatened to ground the industry for […]
Nigerians Are Not Fraudsters – Nigerian Diasporans Debunk
The action of a single Nigerian is not the action of all Nigerians who are hardworking and honest people, they should not be tagged ‘fraudulent people’ for the misdeeds of a few”. Sure of recent times there have been some bad eggs representing Nigerians in a bad light, but the sterling achievements of other upstanding […]
150 Stranded Nigerian Girls In Lebanon To Be Evacuated
No fewer than 150 Nigerians girls trafficked and stranded in Lebanon are to be evacuated to Nigeria in August. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) Media, Public Relations, and Protocol Unit, Mr. Gabriel Odu, made this known in a statement. The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Houssam Diab disclosed the evacuation plans when the Management […]
Al-Qaeda Is Penetrating North-West Nigeria – US Alerts Nigeria
The United States says the Al-Qaeda insurgent group has started penetrating the north-western part of Nigeria. In recent times, there has been an increase in attacks in Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, and other north-west states. During a media briefing, Dagvin Anderson, commander of the US special operations command, Africa, said Al-Qaeda is also expanding to […]
Oshiomhole Shoots Himself With The Obaseki-Oba Saga
A cultural dimension has been added to the raging political battle of wits in Edo State ahead of the September 19 poll, following an accusation that Governor Godwin Obaseki committed a taboo by standing before Oba Ewuare of Benin wearing a cap. The allegation was made by his predecessor and now estranged political mentor, Comrade […]
Irish Politician Demands Release Of #RevolutionNow Protesters
Mick Barry TD, an Irish politician and member of the Socialist Party, has condemned the arrest of #RevolutionNow protesters in Nigeria by security agents and demanded their immediate release. Barry in a letter to Dr Uzoma Emenike, Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland, said it was sad that young people protesting against state repression and the dire […]
30 Injured In Grenade Attack In Pakistan At Kashmir Rally
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 30 people were injured in a grenade attack on a rally in Karachi on Wednesday, as Pakistan marked the first anniversary of India’s revocation of Kashmir’s semi-autonomy. The wounded were rushed to different hospitals, where one was in a critical condition, an official from the provincial health department said. […]
Trump Says He May Give Nomination Speech From White House
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he might give his acceptance speech for a second term nomination from the White House, a breach of longtime tradition. “We’re thinking about it. It would be the easiest from the standpoint of security,” Trump told Fox News. The August 27 speech, the biggest formal moment in the […]
Biden, Trump To Accept Presidential Nominations Via Zoom
Former Vice President Joe Biden will not travel to Wisconsin to accept the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination during the party’s national convention this month because of coronavirus concerns, party officials said on Wednesday. The decision to pull Biden and other speakers from Milwaukee, where Democrats had once planned to hold a multi-day nominating convention in […]
Ortom Constitutes Committee To Fish Out Ghost Workers
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has constituted a committee to immediately implement the screening report on the actual workforce of the state Teaching Service Board, TSB. The governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, said that the committee will be headed by Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar. He made […]
Airlines Bewail Low Patronage Since Reopening
Some airlines in the country operating at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have expressed dissatisfaction over low passengers’ patronage since reopening after the COVID-19-induced lockdown. During separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja, the airlines said the ratio of passengers at present compared with previous years had drastically […]
Apapa Gridlock: Truck Drivers Accuse Security Agencies Of Extortion
Truck drivers have lamented their ordeals in accessing Tin Can Island Port in Lagos as gridlock became heavier on Apapa road due to the ongoing road reconstruction. The drivers complained that the combined team of security operatives have been leveraging on the opportunity to extort them, claiming that they pay about ₦45,000 before being allowed […]