December 7, 2020

Airlines Give Reason For Increase In Flight Tickets

Airlines Give Reason For Increase In Flight Tickets

December 7, 2020 3:54 pm

Some local airlines in Nigerian at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja have given reasons for the upsurge in fares to the current exchange rate.

The airlines, speaking with Newsmen said the current exchange rate is to blame for the increase adding that a dollar that was ₦365 recently had gone up to ₦480/₦500.

Max Air Station Manager, Mr Kehinde Ogunyale, said the impute to aviation industry was mostly based on dollar as parts of the craft could only be obtained from abroad.

‘The fare actually went up. From Abuja to Lagos last week, highest fare was 35,300 (Economy

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APC Reacts To Calls On Buhari To Resign

APC Reacts To Calls On Buhari To Resign

December 7, 2020 3:54 pm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the call on President Muhammadu Buhari by a federal lawmaker to resign or be impeached.

On Sunday, Kingsley Chinda, the member representing Obio/Akpor Constituency of Rivers State said Buhari should go.

In his release titled ‘Nigeria saddled with the circus’, Chinda urged on constituents to force their representatives to commence an impeachment process.

In his rejoinder, APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena, noted that the party has no intention of joining issues with the ‘crass statement’.

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Nabena called Chinda, ‘a purported factional leader …

#ENDSARS 2: Policemen Deployed In Abuja To Maintain Order

#ENDSARS 2: Policemen Deployed In Abuja To Maintain Order

December 7, 2020 4:46 am

As Nigeria youths prepare to stage a second wave of #ENDSARS protests across the country tomorrow, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Police Command, has concluded arrangements to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order, report says.

As frantic efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, proved abortive, a senior officer in the command, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that adequate men have been mobilized to various areas of the city to contain the situation.

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The office said …

Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Problem – Buhari

Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Problem – Buhari

December 7, 2020 4:31 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the major challenge Africa faces is the threat of terrorist activities and other crimes.

He said the continent must achieve a new trajectory of peace, security and stability.

Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on ‘Silencing the Gun’, held virtually on Sunday.

He urged African leaders to promote the implementation of arms control instruments and embargoes.

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The Nigerian leader said the increasing number of peace agreements and efforts in conflict situations across Africa …

Trump’s Personal Lawyer, Giuliani Tests Positive For COVID-19

December 7, 2020 4:26 am

United State’s President, Donald Trump, on Sunday confirmed that his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor of New York, tested positive for coronavirus.

Trump made the confirmation in a tweet on Sunday.

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He, however, did not state if the 76-year-old, was experiencing symptoms of the virus.

He wrote, ‘@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus.’

‘Get better soon

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Court Orders RMAFC To Reduce National Assembly Members’ Pay

Court Favours Suit Seeking Details Of CBN’s Dealings

December 7, 2020 4:19 am

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled in support for the prosecution of a suit seeking to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele to make public details of some of the bank’s recent dealings.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a ruling, granted leave for an application for ‘judicial review vides an order of mandamus, compelling the 1st and 2nd respondents (the CBN Governor and the bank) to furnish all information’ on its expenditure as sought by a group, the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI).

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Governor Badaru Reveals Why APC May Lose 2023 Election

Insecurity: Gov Badaru Condemns Those Tackling Buhari

December 7, 2020 3:31 am

The Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has condemned individuals and groups criticising President Muhammad Buhari over the insecurity situation in the country.

The Governor made the condemnation while responding to some comments of Nigerians over the insecurity situation in the country.

Group like Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has continually told President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and allow a more competent hand to pilot the affairs of the nation having failed to better the life of Nigerians since five years ago he took over from Jonathan. They said the President and the commander-in-chief has failed woefully in maintaining the …

Nigeria Can’t Develop With Current The Constitution - Okowa

Nigeria Can’t Develop With Current The Constitution – Okowa

December 7, 2020 3:15 am

Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, the Governor of Delta State, has equivocally stated that the constitution of Nigeria was a major problem to development of the country.

The Former senator and Chairman of South-South Governors Forum made this known on Saturday in Asaba while reiterating his call for restructuring of the country.

Speaking at the launch of a book by Michael Tidi, Warri South Local Government Chairman, Okowa also repeated that the South-South’s region of Nigeria demands for resource control. The governor told the people of the region to stop playing politics with critical issues.

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'Israeli Billionaire To Face Corruption Charges In Geneva'

‘Israeli Billionaire To Face Corruption Charges In Geneva’

December 7, 2020 3:15 am

An Israeli billionaire, Beny Steinmetz is to appear in a Geneva court in early January to defend himself against corruption and forgery charges in connection with mining contracts in Guinea Reuters reported.

Steinmetz, an Israel business man with portfolio in real estate and diamond mining was indicted in August 2019 by a Geneva prosecutor who accused him and two aides of paying or having $10 million in bribes paid to one of the wives of former Guinean President Lansana Conte for mining licences between 2005 and 2010.

Marc Bonnant, a prominent Geneva lawyer representing Steinmetz, why speaking to Reuters on …

Hong Kong Freezes Hong Kong’s Activist Bank

Hong Kong Freezes Hong Kong’s Activist Bank

December 7, 2020 3:07 am

Former Hong Kong lawmaker and prop-democracy activist Ted Hui has on Sunday alleged that his local bank accounts appeared to have been frozen after he said he would seek exile in Britain to continue his pro-democratic activities.

In a message sent to Reuters via the social media Whatsapp, Hui said that the bank accounts belonging to him, his wife and his parents in Bank of China Hong Kong, HSBC and Hang Seng Bank were frozen. He stated this without giving any further details.

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Pro-Democracy activists have lamented that conditions have …

Former Uruguayan President Vazquez Is Dead, Says Family

Former Uruguayan President Vazquez Is Dead, Says Family

December 7, 2020 3:05 am

Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez who has been suffering from lung cancer since last year is dead, report says.

He died on Saturday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer, his son said in a tweet on Sunday.

The center-left politician and oncologist who was the president of Uruguay twice in 2005-2010 and 2015-2020 was diagnosed with cancer last year towards the end of his second term. The Broad Front party he belonged to ran the cattle-farming country of 3.4 million people for 15 years up until elections last year.

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