U.S. fines Emirates $1.8m for Iraq overflight
Dubai-based Emirates has agreed to pay a $1.8 million settlement for operating JetBlue codeshare flights through Iraqi airspace at a flight level that was not approved by the U.S. FAA. Emirates has U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) approval to operate codeshare flights with JetBlue, as long as these flights follow FAA restrictions, as though it were […]
Court denies granting bail to DCP Abba Kyari
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied granting bail to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, held that Kyari’s bail is at the discretion of the court in line with section 161 (2) of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act. The defendant has not […]
Day Eruku stood still for Pa Ajibola Amos Omotinugbon
Dateline: Friday, June 14. 2024. Destination: Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Council of Kwara State. The rude news of the death of this great icon, father, friend, compatriot and very virtuous man; hit the ancient city like a whirlwind rumbling through a thick forest. Pa Omotinugbon, 96, the Iba Oke’agim of Oke’agim clan of Eruku, […]
Court grants final forfeiture of NOK university, hotel and factory
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Center and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had, through its counsel Ekele Iheanacho filed an order of final forfeiture of […]
Tinubu names Abuja expressway after Chinua Achebe
President Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe. The President stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Saturday, June 8. This was contained in a post by Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, […]
Teenage Nigerian girls ‘trafficked for prostitution’ rescued in Ghana
No fewer than 10 Nigerian teenage girls ferried to Ghana to engage in prostitution has been rescued. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), disclosed this after the teenage girls were fished out at their hideout in Ghana. In a series of videos that went viral on Twitter on Friday, the young […]
Governors say ₦60,000 minimum wage too high
There are indications that the ongoing negotiations between the labour movement and the Federal Government, may not produce expected result as governors have said the ₦60,000 minimum wage for workers is too high and unsustainable for them. The governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), stressed that many state governments would spend […]
Breaking: Bandits gun down 7 policemen, 35 others
In a series of tragic events, bandits have unleashed violence on multiple villages in Zamfara and Katsina states, resulting in the loss of at least 42 lives. In Zamfara State, the village of Magarya in Zurmi Local Government Area bore the brunt of the attacks, with 12 individuals, including seven policemen, falling victim to the […]
Lufthansa Technik Philippines seeks AI innovations
Lufthansa Technik Philippines is seeking startups that have developed artificial intelligence technology that could improve MRO operations. The company is launching the second round of its LTP Startup Challenge in partnership with startup accelerator Seedstars, and this year the program will have a heavy focus on AI. “This year, we are particularly excited to focus […]
Courts jail 36 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of thirty-six (36) internet fraudsters to various jail terms before Justices Uche Agomoh and E.U. Akpan of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State; Ladiran Akintola, K.B. Olawoyin, Bayo Taiwo and O.S. Adeyemi of the Oyo State […]
