Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who disclosed this in Calabar during a courtesy visit to Governor Ben Ayade, said the decision to source Air Force uniforms locally was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives to the Nigerian Armed Forces to lay emphasis on local content.
The Air Force chief, who was later conducted round some of the factories at the Ayade Industrial Park, including the Garment factory, expressed amazement at the …
GOING by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of their subjects. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would look after itself if democracy is protected; human rights adequately taken care of, and the rule of law strictly adhered to.
In effect, their nation’s affairs are centrally planned over a period of time with their actions spelt out for both normal and contingency conditions. By contrast, for Nigeria, like other nations with not-too-impressive leadership, in addition to non-possession of …
Super Eagles’ star boy, Samuel Chukwueze, said he is worthy of emerging the Youth Player of the Year at the forthcoming 2019 CAF Awards scheduled for January 7, 2020.
Chukwueze, who plies his trade for Spanish club, Villarreal, will be jostling with compatriot, Victor Osimhen and 14 others for the continent’s youth player of the year award.
The awards celebrate African footballers and officials who have distinguished themselves in 2019.
The 20-year-old winger, via his official Instagram handle, revealed his readiness ahead of the ceremony.
“Your boy is out …
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed Dec. 11, for re-arraignment of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, charged with laundering ₦338.8 million.
Ikuforiji was charged alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on 54 counts.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were first arraigned on March 1, 2012, before Justice Okechukwu Okeke on a 20-count charge bordering on funds misappropriation and money laundering.
They, however, pleaded not guilty and were granted bail.
The defendants were subsequently re-arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba, following a re-assignment of the case.
On Sept. …
The much touted hate speech Bill being proposed by the Senate Wednesday received another vituperation, as a legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), described it as a slide into dictatorship.
Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), said it was needless and unwarranted for anyone to contemplate another law to deal with false publications, when there were laws already promulgated to take care of such situation.
The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip, Aliyu Abdullahi, has passed the first reading at the Senate, prescribing death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading falsehood that led to the …
An aircraft operated by British Airways from London to Abuja on Tuesday made air return as a result of technical problem.
A statement issued by the airline, confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution measure after experiencing a minor technical issue.
The aircraft took off from Heathrow airport Tuesday night and was airborne when pilot announced that the aircraft would be returning to its port of departure
Intending British Airways passengers to London from Abuja left the …
The governor of Imo State, Mr. Emeka Ihedioha has promised to set up a committee on prerogative of mercy aimed at setting free at least 48 juvenile offenders in the Imo State Command Correctional Service.
He disclosed this while declaring open a 3-day reformation, reorientation programmme. The programme is sponsored by the state government through the office of the Senior Special Assistant on Advocacy, Adaora Onyechere for juvenile offenders in the state with the theme “save them young”.
The governor regretted that there are only three Borstal training institutions in the country for reforming the juveniles, just as he clamoured …
“It is fake news, just disregard it,” Wilson Uwujaren, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spokesman, told The Guardian Nigeria in a phone conversation.
Asked if there was an amendment of charges against the former minister, Uwujaren again said it is all “fake news.”
The EFCC spokesman in a statement explained that prosecution of Diezani for a 14-count charge has suffered
Nigeria is gripped in a macabre dance in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) where an ‘interim management committee’ is running the agency when the nominees for the board have been screened and confirmed for over two weeks now. This is without precedence in Nigeria or anywhere else. And it bothers a lot of people, especially considering the promise made by the current federal government to follow due process and the law.
The law governing the NDDC, which is the NDDC Act of 2000, as amended, has no provision for the appointment of an interim committee. No law in Nigeria
Construction work at the Anambra Cargo Airport would be completed in less than 18 months, Governor Willie Obiano has said.
The assurance came four years after the project cited at Umueri community, Anambra East Local Government Area, was flagged off.
There have been series of attacks and criticisms on the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)-led government over the alleged slow pace of work on the site with many calling it white elephant project.
But Obiano, while speaking during the third Anambra Business and Investment Roundtable at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia promised to do everything possible to complete the project.
He
Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Benin chapter, yesterday, said it will resist any attempt by the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to force its members to register with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
This was contained in a statement entitled: “IPPIS- The Truth of The Matter,” signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Monday Joy and Fabs Amaechina, respectively.
The union said compelling its members to register with IPPIS negates the autonomy of federal universities as enshrined in the Universities Amendment Act 2003 (also called Universities Autonomy Act No1., 2007) and
In this conversation with Chuks Okocha, Senator Robert Boroffice, the Deputy Senate Leader, concentrates on issues around the new senate and its relationship with the executive
Many Nigerians wonder if the romance between the Senate and the Executive is an ‘overdo’, do you share this view?
Not at all. Thank God that we have this relationship between the executive and the legislature. It is the best thing for this country because the executive may not be able to implement these programmes if the legislature decides to be an obstacle. We all witnessed what happened in the Eighth Assembly. When the …
