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Agency Report Airport users were on Saturday astonished as a couple, Olamide Alli and Abiodun Agboola, took their wedding vows at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2). The terminal is operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd. (BASL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the barricaded section of the departure area, for the wedding, accommodated only about 50 guests. Mr Kola Bamigboye, the Chief Operating Officer, BASL, told NAN that the wedding, which was first of its kind at the airport, was to tell the world that MMA2 was more than a terminal. He hoped that with the…
By Kurtis Adigba The debate which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, was promoted as a ‘ make or mar’ event for the two candidates with the potential to reset the trajectory of the race President Joseph R. Biden, 81, the 46th president of the United States of America, faced former President Donald J. Trump, 78, the 45th president of the United States, in the earliest presidential debate organized by CNN since presidential debates began on June 27, 2024. Presidential debates are usually held between September and October in an election year. The debate which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, was…
Agency Report The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) has stressed the need to harness the state’s waterway potential through tourism to boost economic growth and development. Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, LAGFERRY, said this during the Fuji Fusion L’ori Omi event on Saturday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fuji Fusion L’ori’ Omi is an initiative aimed at using music to showcase Nigeria’s water tourism. Balogun explained that the event was a combination of entertainment, tourism and transportation. “We are exposing the Lagos waterways to what we can do when it comes to hospitality,…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE We are in a time of pronounced change of thinking in a positive direction in Nigeria after decades of misadventures. To support this change, we must focus on the key policies and drivers of reform in order to assist them in their endeavours. A crucial aspect of this transformation is transitioning from a consumption-based economy to one driven by productivity, essential for achieving sustainable development. To achieve this, there is an urgent need for the prioritization of revenue collection to redirect Nigeria’s very economic foundation. While we may not subscribe to the ‘great man theory of history’,…
By Agency Report The 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna said its operatives have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals. The division’s acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Lt.- Col, Musa Yahaya, made the disclosure on Saturday in Kaduna. Yahaya said , “The arrest was made by the troops while on routine patrol along Kakau Daji- Anguwan Ayaba, they intercepted and arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals on June 26.” He said the suspects had loaded two trucks with the vandalized rail tracks before their arrests. Yahaya stated that the suspects revealed that they were employed by one Alhaji Babawo,…
By Halimah Olamide Scores of residents have watched a woman jumped off a flyover bridge in Asaba, Delta state killing herself in the process. A video of the woman, not yet identified, has been trending. The woman seen in the video, who may have been depressed, was seen first standing at the cliff of the bridge preparatory to her jumping head-down. However, the video showed many people watching her for minutes with no signs of making any efforts to prevent her or reducing the impact of her fall. After jumping down hitting her head on the ground, the scores of…
Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. The Court Arbitration of Sports (CAS) dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. In July 2023, Amusan was charged by WA for committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV), under Rule 2.4 WA ADR following three alleged whereabouts failures within a 12-month period. Meanwhile, Amusan challenged the decision, and the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) in August 2023, considered that Amusan did not violate…
By Agency Report The Federal Government has received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration related issues such as, expired visa, irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) stated this on Friday evening, during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Represented by Amb. Catherine Udida, the Director Migration Affairs in the commission, Ahmed said that the commission expected 110 deportees but received 103, all males. “Some of them have been in the deportation camp for some months, and now that they are here, we are…
By Felix Oboagwina “Welcome, Sir!” chorused the small gathering of guys seated at the door of the Barber’s shop, as I stopped in front of Ade’s salon. He is my regular barber. At his shop, I maintain this Saturday ritual in preparation for Sunday church service and the coming week. “Come in! Let Oga pass!” said Ade, extracting himself from the midst of three other people seated on benches and chairs in the semi-darkness of a gloomy evening. They angled their legs to let me through. “Are you sure you can barb my hair?” I fired at Ade in sarcastic laughter. NEPA…
Describes Moves Unconstitutional By Halimah Olamide A budget transparency advocacy group, BudgIT has described as unconstitutional, the proposal by the Federal Government to run four budgets simultaneously within a year. BudgIT, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports, said the proposed elongation of the implementation period for the 2023 Approved Budget and 2023 Supplementary Budget from the proposed termination date of December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024. Nancy Odimegwu, Communications Officer of the organisation, said it is worrisome is the fact that the Federal Government is currently drafting another 2024 Supplementary budget, which it intends to…