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By Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday said it has suspended the operational license of Martini Airlines after its plane crash-landed in Ibadan on Friday. Mr. Michael Achimugu, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA said the suspension is pending the investigation into the Friday incident. NCAA is aware of the runway excursion involving a Challenger CL 601 aircraft, operated by Mattini Airline Services Limited, with registration marks N580KR at Ibadan Airport on 26th January, 2024. Mattini Airline Services Limited holds a valid Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF). In line with statutory provisions, the Nigerian Safety Investigation…
By Kamil Opeyemi A former Governor of Cross River State Mr. Donald Duke, has advised the Federal Government to subsidize gas as a means of crashing cost of food. Duke spoke at the convocation ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello Union Zaria on Friday. Speaking on the theme, “This is your time: Set forth in confidence and with haste’’ the former governor said should the federal government consider the option, it would strengthen the country’s quest to achieving global industrial competitiveness. He said that the move would also crash the high cost of goods and services in Nigeria. Duke stressed that…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Kingdom of Morocco as part of efforts to intensify fast tracking of the gas pipeline project. A statement by Mr. Femi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer of the NNPC said the discussion held on Wednesday, 24th January, 2024, on the side-lines of a meeting between the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Ms. Leila Benali. He said the discussion was anchored by the NNPC Ltd.’s Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, Mr. Olalekan…
By Halimah Olamide There was excitement on Friday as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu clicked to set the state’s land administration to go live. The Governor said State has attained the most advanced stage in land documentation and acquisition with the launch of the electronic Geographic Information System (e-GIS). The portal provides digitised access to all data pertaining to the State Land before a purchase is facilitated. He said it’s a one-stop digital platform that sanitises and revolutionises the process of acquiring, documenting and verifying land in Lagos. As the portal went live, applications for land titles transitioned from the centuries-old manual…
By Halima Olamide A prominent traditional ruler in Imo has said the police did not rescue him after his kidnap as claimed. Samuel Ohiri, former Chairman Imo Council of Traditional Rulers he had refrained from speaking on the claim by the police which said he was rescued by them and other security agencies. Ohiri was kidnapped in Orodo Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State on June 6, and was released after 12 days. “Contrary to what the police said about my release, there is no hiding the fact that they never played any role. “I actually don’t want to speak on…
By Halimah Olamide A Professor of Sociology, University of Abuja, Philomena Ozo-Eson, has urged the National Assembly to come up with legislations against physical and verbal violence against female politicians. Ozo-Eson said this would enable women thrive in politics. She made the call in Abuja while delivering the 43rd inaugural lecture of the University titled “Womanhood in Tears: The Yoke Is Not Easy and the Burden Is Heavy”. Ozo-Eson said male politicians view their female counterparts as inferior to them and see females in politics as an aberration. She said they see them as individuals who should be in the…
The UN, EU and anti-death penalty activists have condemned the first execution of a prisoner using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death Thursday night at a state prison in Atmore, Alabama. A journalist who witnessed the execution told the BBC that Smith thrashed violently on the gurney. Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher’s wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire. The execution process began at 19:53 local time (01:53 GMT) and Smith was pronounced dead about half of an hour later at 20:25 (02:35 GMT). The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said…
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon has quit in the wake of sex-trafficking allegations from a former employee. Janel Grant alleges Mr McMahon and another ex-executive, John Laurinaitis, sexually assaulted and trafficked her to entice wrestling talent. Mr McMahon, 78, said in a statement that he had made the decision to resign as executive chairman of TKO, the parent company of WWE. He has denied the allegations. “I stand by my prior statement that Ms Grant’s lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and is a vindictive distortion of the truth,” Mr McMahon said in…
The growing trend of children as young as eight using skincare products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association for Dermatologists has warned. Some children are asking their parents for luxury items after seeing them used by their favourite influencers on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. But many of these contain potentially harmful active ingredients intended for adults only, such as exfoliating acids. They can provoke allergies or eczema. Eight-year-old Sadie first saw skincare videos on TikTok, where influencers would talk about “how good they were on the skin”. She was particularly attracted to a product…
An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile. The movement said it had targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening. Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of the ship’s cargo tanks and firefighting equipment was being used to contain it. US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS the tanker was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile and a naval ship was responding to its distress signal. There were no injuries reported, the US officials said. It is the…