Unlicensed pilot, maintenance violations… why NCAA suspended Dana Air
Last month, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended Dana Airlines’ air transport licence (ATL) and air operator certificate (AOC) indefinitely. NCAA had said it suspended the operating licences after “discovering that the airline was no longer in a position to meet its financial obligations and to conduct safe flight operations”. In a document obtained by […]
Newspaper Headlines: EFCC to prosecute three government officials for ‘altering pardon list’
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Akeredolu: No problem if Obi wins in 2023 — as long as presidency comes to south
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says he won’t have any objection if Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), wins the 2023 election. Akeredolu spoke on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television. Akeredolu is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, is the […]
JUST IN: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour elected Lagos LP guber candidate
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a former senatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of the Labour Party (LP) governorship primary for Lagos. Rhodes-Vivour was declared winner of the LP substitution primary, which took place at Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday. He polled 111 votes to defeat Moshood Salvador, a former […]
Presidency: Buhari has reversed approval of Seplat Energy, Mobil Producing Oil deal
President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed his authorisation of the acquisition of ExxonMobil Corporation assets by Seplat Energy Plc. In February, Seplat had agreed to acquire the entire share capital of MPNU from Exxon Mobil for $1.3 billion. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, disclosed this to Premium Times, on Wednesday. Shehu said the […]
Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general, seeks plea bargain in ‘N109bn fraud’ case
Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general of the federation, is seeking a plea bargain in a criminal suit preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In May, TheCable had reported how Idris was arrested in Kano after he failed to respond to invitations by the commission to answer questions over the […]
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy seeks Africa’s support, says ‘we are similar in many ways’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, says African countries should be unanimous in their support for his country in the ongoing war against Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and the war has resulted in killings, displacement of millions of people, food insecurity, and energy crisis. In April, the United Nations […]
Lalong: No basis for me to reject appointment as APC presidential campaign DG
Simon Lalong, Plateau governor, says he has no basis to reject the position of director-general of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential campaign council. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, picked Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno, who is also a Muslim, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. […]
Naira drops to N680/$ at parallel market despite EFCC’s clampdown
The naira, on Wednesday, weakened against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, said the local currency depreciated by N15 or 2.3 percent to trade at N680 per dollar at the street market. […]
CAF launches $100m Super League
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched the much-touted Africa Super League with prize money of $100 million for participating teams. The continental football governing body inaugurated the new African inter-club competition at a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday. The project has been in the works since it was mooted […]