DEPUTY Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun yesterday said that he has continuously refused to fly local airlines in Nigeria because of the deficiencies in the operations and managements of the airlines.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has nominated Usain Bolt, Wayde Van Nierkerk, David Rudisha and others ahead of the IAAF Award Night in Monaco on Dec. 2.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Ejembi Eko and Justice Amina Augie as Justices of the Supreme Court.

Some wealthy U.S. donors who normally back conservative politics are withholding financial support for Donald Trump, according to a report by Reuters.

Some Nigerians on Tuesday in Lagos urged the Federal Government to use any rightful means to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls in the captivity of the Boko Haram sect.

The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, will continue on Thursday 20 October before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gudu, Abuja.

Heartland FC of Owerri will be restructured ahead of the 2016/2017 Nigeria National League (NNL) following its relegation to the lower league early this month.

Air Djibouti, managed by Cardiff Aviation, on Monday, said that
its pilot, Mr Ademilola Odujinrin, was on a mission to become the first African pilot in history to fly solo around the world.

The Al-Makura-led Nasarawa State Government says it has removed five principals from different schools for charging fees from students.

Emirates Airline says it could reduce the frequency of its flights to Nigeria and other African cities or cut routes completely if current economic and financial challenges on the continent continued.

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has accused the National Judicial Council (NJC) of lying that it acted on all petitions of misconduct against judicial officers.

One of the embattled Judges, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, on Tuesday, said he would no longer preside over the criminal charge the Federal Government preferred against the detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd.

In continuation of the battle by the military to checkmate militancy, illegal bunkering and oil thievery in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian Airforce yesterday bombed two large floating barges loaded with stolen crude.

JOURNALISM, like any other noble profession, is practised by diligent, educated and proud people. A journalist undergoes tutelage and is well apprised of the norms, dos and don’ts of the profession. A journalist, variously known as a reporter or editor, remains with that tag for life even if he ventures into any other profession. One of the main tenets of journalism is credibility.

GBARANTORU TOWN- THE paramount ruler of Ekpetiama in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV, Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, has warned that watering down the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, on oil communities could incite fresh crisis in the Niger Delta region.