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Lawyer Sues Dana Airlines Over 11-Hour Flight Delay

December 19, 2019 10:10 am

A legal practitioner, Babajide Idowu, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Dana Airlines Limited for allegedly delaying his flight for over 11 hours without adequate notification.

Idowu, in a writ of summons dated November 28, 2019, accused the defendant of breaching the contract of carriage between it and the plaintiff “when it failed to convey the plaintiff on the time scheduled for Flight No. 9J-356 on the 5th July, 2018 and delayed the flight for about 12 hours.”

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Idowu is urging the court to compel

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United joins Southwest, American in new 737 MAX delay

November 15, 2019 3:51 pm

United Airlines said Friday it pushed back its expected date for Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft to return to service, following similar announcements by rivals Southwest and American Airlines.

The US air carrier now says it expects flights to resume on March 4, 2020, two months later than a previous estimate, implying the cancellation of thousands of scheduled flights.

The top-selling Boeing jets have been grounded since March of this year following the second of two crashes which left 346 people dead.

Boeing has faced stumbling blocks in its efforts

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Abia Blames Contractor For Delay On Umuahia Road

November 12, 2019 1:47 am

Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okiyi Kalu, has exonerated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of any blame in the delayed completion of Aba Road, one of the urban roads in Umuahia.

Kalu said rather than the governor, the contractor handling the project should be blamed for the slow pace of work.

According to Kalu, the contractor had been fully paid by the state governmen to mobilise to site and complete the project.

Kalu told Daily Sun, yesterday, that the slow pace of work on the dual-carriage three-kilometre road might not be unconnected with the heavy rains.

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Paucity Of Funds Delay Lagos’ Adeniji Adele Redevelopment

October 28, 2019 2:54 am

Three years after the authorities finalised plans to embark on the redevelopment of Adeniji Adele, one of the fast approaching slums communities in Lagos Central Business District, it appears the project has hit the brick walls due to the paucity of funds.

The Adeniji Adele redevelopment project was first identified for regeneration during the Raji Fashola administration. The project conceived by the state’s urban renewal authority was meant to be developed through exclusive state funding, however, a Public Private Participation approach was introduced in 2016.

It was formulated to redevelop the blighted estate, currently housing 720 families. The project would

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Britain Awaiting EU Response To Request For Delay – Johnson

October 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is waiting for a response from Brussels to Britain’s request for a Brexit delay before he decides his next steps.

Questioned by lawmakers, Johnson stressed that the request for a delay was “from parliament” and not from him.

He insisted that he still wants Britain to leave the European Union on Oct. 31.

“We cannot now know what the EU will do in response to the request from parliament.

“We are awaiting their response.

“I don’t think the people of …

Crises in APC may delay submission to Senate

June 16, 2019 1:06 am

There are feelers that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency are struggling to manage series of political turmoil billowing in virtually all the states regarding ministerial nominees.

“My brother, the crisis is much this time around, particularly as party leaders have become confident that the President is not a lone stakeholder in the nomination exercise. So, in virtually all the states, particularly those we did not produce governors, the APC is not having it easy at all,” a lawmaker confessed, yesterday.

He disclosed that, “in some places like the South South geo-political zone, there have emerged very strong …