Month: August 2023

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, from October 1, 2023. This, he said, was to give room for total maintenance work at the airport. The minister said this during a tour of the international airports in Lagos, where he was accompanied by the Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed. The minister, while speaking at the sideline of the airport tour, directed the airlines and companies operating in the airport to…

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Designer of Nigeria’s flag Taiwo Akinkunmi has died after a brief illness. One of his children said in a Facebook post that the national hero died in the early hours of Tuesday. He wrote: “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man has gone.” Akinkunmi was born on May 10, 1936. He began his career as a civil servant at the Secretariat of Ibadan and later travelled overseas to study…

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Daniel Elechi Abia State Accountant General, Njum Onyemenam, has debunked reports making rounds in social media platforms that she was chased out of her office on Tuesday by angry civil servants, describing it as fake news and absolute falsehood.Onyemenam, who was in attendance at the Abia State 32nd Anniversary Celebration lecture, which held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, said she was never in the office at the time the purveyors of the fake news were busy spreading their falsehood.In a statement by Kazie Uko, Chief Press Secretary to the…

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Mandy Park Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25; 2023 election, Peter Obi has cautioned blackmailers bent on linking him with negative things that are not of his person to re-channel their energy in raising a better Nigeria. Obi was reacting to a mischievous statement alluding that he had bribed a Television Journalist, Mr. Rufai Oseni by financially sponsoring the burial of his father.Obi described the allegation as wicked blackmail against the courageous journalist who has been doing his jobProfessionally. “Ordinarily, I do not get involved…

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has told supporters to stop placing congratulatory billboards and other advertorials over his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. Director of Press, Office of the Minister Anthony Ogunleye stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “The attention of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been drawn to lamp post billboards, full-scale billboards and other adverts congratulating him on his appointment as minister. “While the minister deeply appreciates the warm wishes and support of the citizens, he kindly, but…

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