Only Air Peace has acquired brand new aircraft recently – stakeholders
By Lawani Mikairu Industry stakeholders have frowned at the reports indicating that one of Nigeria’s major carriers has acquired brand new Airbus A2020, saying that such claim, which is false, is deceptive and should be discouraged by the regulatory authority, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).Reacting to the claim, the Chief Operating Officer of Air […]
Abakpa Bridge: Enugu Government begins immediate rehabilitation
By Chinedu Adonu The Enugu State Government has commenced immediate rehabilitation job on the failed portion of the Abakpa Bridge in Enugu East Local Government Area of the State. It was earlier reported in the media that a section of the Bridge caved in last week, causing apprehension among road users. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, it […]
Many Nigerian musicians are greedy – Pato Jaz
Emerging Nigerian music star Okonji Patrick better known as Pato Jaz has criticized his colleagues who are self-centered and not willing to support one of their own. Pato Jaz said this in a recent interview while stating what he thinks should be done to take the Nigerian music industry to the next level. According to […]
YPF’s 1st Democracy Lecture: Akintoye, Kukoyi, Fapohunda, others chart way forward for Yoruba people
Some notable Yoruba Professionals, weekend, declared that the only factor hampering Yoruba land from growing and developing is the Nigerian political structure and fraudulent systems.
Buhari providing needed dexterity to Nigeria’s challenges — Delta North APC
LEADERS and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Delta North Senatorial District, weekend, said President Muhammadu Buhari was providing the needed dexterity in political and economic re-engineering to tackle the complex nature of challenges facing the country.
NDDC: Agitators condemn propaganda against Akpabio, Tompolo
AN assembly of campaigners, 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, 21st CYNDAC, yesterday, deplored the campaign of calumny against Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Gidswill Akpabio and ex-militant leader, Government, Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, after their recent meeting in the creeks of Delta to tackle the confusion over inauguration of Niger […]
CDD scores Buhari low on anti-corruption
West Africa’s frontline pro-democracy think tank, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has released an assessment report on the Buhari administration’s anticorruption programme for the last six years. The report observes that Nigerians are disappointed with the Buhari administration’s poor response to corruption, recalling that Nigerians overwhelmingly voted for Buhari in 2015 believing that […]
Despite distractions, Buhari focused on infrastructural devt, says FCT minister
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has expressed the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to building more infrastructure in spite of distractions from fifth columnists. Dr Aliyu disclosed this at the weekend in Okene, Kogi state shortly after she was conferred with the traditional […]
Ban on Open Grazing: Fulani jihadists threaten to attack Delta
By Emma Amaize & Festus Ahon ASABA-RESIDENTS of Asaba, the Delta State capital, were Sunday, thrown into confusion, following a threat letter issued by Fulani Jihadists to attack the capital city over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s support for the ban on open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The threat letter, which was pasted […]
Communicate more with Nigerians to douse rising tension — Kayode Ajulo tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to explore further all the merits of communicating more with Nigerians in all spheres of human endeavour as the new-found strategy that he has employed in the recent past to address Nigerians rather than using his spokespersons to address Nigerians, especially on policy issues because communication has been the only tool that can give all his followers a common sense of belonging as it is obtained in a democratic government.
June 12: Buhari did well to immortalise MKO Abiola — Fani-Kayode
A former Aviation Minister and foremost PDP chieftain, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for immortalising the late winner of the 1993 presidential elections, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, MKO, by renaming June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day.
