UPDATED: FG grounds Dana Air operations after Lagos airport incident

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has suspended Dana Airline operations due to concerns surrounding the safety and financial viability of their operations. The ministry, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, suspended the airline’s operations in the country, until a comprehensive audit is conducted. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Immediate suspension of Dana…

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JUST IN: Wike’s loyalist rejects Fubara’s redeployment, resigns as Rivers commissioner

The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zaccaeus Adangor, SAN has rejected his redeployment to the Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office), and consequently resigned from the State Executive Council. Adangor’s resignation came barely 24 hours after the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, redeployed him in a minor cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. Fubara, in…

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APC primary: Jimoh Ibrahim, four others appeal Aiyedatiwa’s victory

The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and four other aspirants have filed an appeal challenging Governor Aiyedatiwa’s victory in the recent All Progressives Congress primary elections. The petition was filed with the APC Primary Election Committee, chaired by former Bauchi State Governor, Mr Mohammed Abubakar They are demanding the cancellation of…

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Zamfara suspends community protection guards’ commandant

Zamfara State Government has suspended the Commandant of the state Community Protection Guards, Colonel Rabiu Garba (retd). The suspension was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. The statement read, “This is to inform the general public that Zamfara State…

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FG opposes Kanu’s request for house arrest

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to decide on separate applications praying for the restoration of the bail granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, on the said date, will also consider the application that the IPOB leader be transferred to another facility…

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Heavy floods in UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 135 people killed

Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. Neighbouring Pakistan has also been hammered by spring downpours, with 65 people killed in storm-related incidents as rain falls at nearly twice the historical average rate, officials told AFP. Dubai’s flagship…

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Adamawa plans N55.5bn supplementary budget

THE Adamawa State Government has proposed N55.5bn as supplementary budget for the 2024 financial year. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Neido Kofulto, said this while briefing newsmen in Yola on Tuesday evening, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. She said the supplementary budget was part of the agenda of the emergency executive council…

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Tsunami threats force evacuation after Indonesia volcano

Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting four times on Wednesday,…

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