According to a statement from the minister on Wednesday, the directive to patronize local caterers does not mean airlines are required to serve local dishes. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has issued clarifications regarding his recent directive for foreign airlines to patronize local caterers for onboard meals on outbound flights…
The Enugu State police command has reacted to the death of one Smith Odinaka on Sunday, October 13, 2024, around 1 a.m. near the Mercedes-Benz Company along the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu. In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe; “Preliminary findings indicate that the victim was driving a Mercedes-Benz car in…
Abia Senior Citizens Center Proposes Legislative Action, Joint Technical Committee The National Senior Citizens Center (NSCC), Abia State chapter, has proposed legislative action and a Joint Technical Committee on Ageing to address challenges faced by senior citizens in the state. Mazi Otti Nwaka, Co-Chair/Facilitator of the NSCC Abia State Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Ageing, led…
A 30 year old man Ani Chisom Bright has ended it all due to frustration following his Masters refusal to settle him after serving him for 7 years in Lagos. Explaining his decision to end it all, late Ani in a Suicide note said his Boss Mr Innocent Ulasi of Otolo Cars Lagos refused to…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, emphasized the necessity for governments at all levels to generate revenue to provide essential social services to Nigerians. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during the inaugural Abuja Business and Investment Summit organized by the Abuja Investment Company Limited, Wike highlighted that the event’s theme, “Optimising…
As the country battles the challenges that has hindered it’s socioeconomic growth, including that of governance, insecurity, unstable exchange rate, corruption among others that demand a lasting panacea, Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria appears ready to make its own input for the way forward, during its 2024 conference that will hold in Abuja,…
A Nigerian from Anambra State, Engr. Uzoma Isaiah has produced two functional phones, using wood as one of its major raw materials. Engr. Isaiah, a native of Nnobi community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was recently spotted at a busy market with the two phones, which attracted the attention of a…
The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has debunked rumours that Kanu has been released. Ejimakor described the rumours of Kanu’s release as fake news. Posting on X, the lead counsel said there won’t be any need for confirmation when Kanu is released. He wrote: “Fake…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has resolved to invoke the provision of the 1999 Constitution against the 25 members of the River State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The Assembly also cautioned detractors from interfering with the administration of Governor Siminalayi…
The House of Representatives has waded into the increase in the pump price of petroleum products. Moved by the Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki and sponsored by 111 members of the house, the house called for the immediate reversal of the price increase in petrol and cooking gas. The lawmakers said they feared that the…
