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The first transatlantic flight powered only by alternative fuels is due to take off on Tuesday morning. Operated by Virgin Atlantic, it will fly from London’s Heathrow to New York’s JFK airport at 11:30 GMT. Airlines see the flight, which is supported by government funding, as demonstrating that a greener way of flying is possible. But a lack of supply remains a challenge, while other technology will be needed to hit emissions targets. So-called sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) can be made from a variety of sources, including crops, household waste and cooking oils. For this flight, a Boeing 787 will…
A controversial book about the Royal Family is expected to pour more fuel on to claims of tensions between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Omid Scobie’s Endgame, published on Tuesday, promises to “pull back the curtain on an institution in turmoil”. The book criticises King Charles III as an “unpopular king” and Prince William as a “power-hungry heir to the throne”. Buckingham and Kensington Palace are not commenting on the book. Previously seen as close to the duchess, Scobie has said he did not interview Meghan for the book and “the Sussexes…
•By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives has threatened to hand over the management of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged missing N43 billion revenue generated in 2022. Rep. James Faleke, Chairman, House Committee on Finance, issued the notice in Abuja on Monday, during the ongoing interactive session with revenue generating agencies. According to records provided by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), 16 million passengers were transported by local airlines in 2022. It revealed that three million passengers were transported by international airlines. NAN gathered that N1.28 trillion was realised…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday said its Divisional Police Officer in Owerri never informed the headquarters of the rape of a 20 year old woman by three men. NPO Reports that three suspects, Cedar, Obinna and Divine were said to have lured the lady by hacking into the whatsApp line of her friend to a location where she was raped one after the other. Olumuyiway Adejobi, Police Spokesman in a response to the matter said “It’s strange to us as well that the DPO did not even inform the state command of the case.” He said…
…Urges Prevention of Sexual Violence By Halimah Olamide Veteran Journalist and Newscaster, Bimbo Oloyode, has urged authorities to put in place mechanism that will ensure rape cases do not have to make headlines before victims are helped. Oloyede stated this at the Day 3 of the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) 16-day Activism Against Gender-Based Violence conversations which held on X (formerly Twitter), on Monday. Speaking on the theme of the event tagged: “Is prevention not better than cure for sexual violence”, Oloyede noted that sexual violence is usually heard when the rape and its devastating effects had…
The Anambra Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Chief Jeff Nweke, the Managing Director of Blue Shield Securities, a private security company in Awka. The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. NAN reports that the police had accused Nweke of sponsoring nude protest in Awka against the police with a view to evading criminal charges against him. The command also accused him of illegal possession of forearms, land grabbing, shooting of police personnel and terrorism. It claimed that the matter was charged to three courts but…
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, says the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project which aims to link European market is expected to begin in 2024. Under this project, Gas is expected to be transported through the participating countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, and Morocco. Ekpo, while receiving a delegation of envoys from the Kingdom of Morocco led by its Ambassador to Nigeria, Moha Ou Ali Tagma on Monday in Abuja, said Nigeria was ready and interested in the project. The News Agency of…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to release investigative reports on Flight NUA0504 within 10 days. Keyamo said this on Monday in Abuja during a meeting he held with the leadership of the ministry and Heads of Agencies under the ministry. United Nigeria Flight NUA0504, operating from MM2 in Lagos en route Abuja on Sunday was temporarily diverted to the Asaba International Airport, Delta. Keyamo further told NSIB to deepen efforts to produce its investigative reports on other incidents that happened within the last two weeks. According to…
The House of Representatives on Monday quizzed the management of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) over dwindling revenues accruing from Signature Bonuses. The Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Rep. James Faleke, discovered this at the interactive session with revenue generating agencies in Abuja He said the document submitted before the committee showed that the projected N251 billion revenue from Signature Bonuses in 2024 fiscal year would decline to zero by 2026. The lawmakers queried the commission over the revenue accrued from the sale of federation assets to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The commission is expected to give…
Gunmen on Monday killed two police officers at Ahaira Junction, in Ahaizu Mbaise council area of Imo State. One of the officers were seen in viral video struggling to survive as spirited individuals were seen assisting to take him (police officer) to a hospital. However, eyewitnesses who narrated the story, said: “They unknown gunmen drove into the filling station pretending that they want to buy fuel. They rushed out of their vehicle and shot the police officers. They zoomed off. They shot sporadically and headed towards Owerri- Umuahia road. One of the police officers was struggling. He was not dead.…