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Mbazulike Amechi, Nigeria’s first minister of aviation, is dead. The First Republic minister died at 93. In a statement, Ezeana Tagbo Amechi, his son, said the politician died in the early hours of Tuesday. “With total deference to the will of the Almighty God, the Ume Amaechi, Ezeana Ihidede families and […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared Ademola Afolabi Kazeem wanted over alleged illicit drug trafficking. Kazeem is a Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels. The anti-graft said Kazeem was declared wanted after he failed to honour NDLEA invitations and a subsequent order from a federal high court in […]

The Lagos police command has confirmed the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the son of Davido, the Afrobeats singer. Source: Top Stories

Early morning flights were suspended while passengers were left stranded as aviation workers shut down the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), on Tuesday. The aviation workers are protesting the sack of some of their members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL). More to follow…   Source: Top Stories

The federal government says it is set to institute an environmental task force on oil pollution and hold international oil companies (IOCs) accountable for the pollution of the environment. Mohammed Abdullahi, the minister of environment, said the task force will monitor, track, evaluate and punish erring companies. He spoke on Monday at […]

Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, says the country’s inflation has increased by five-fold since 2019. The president said this while speaking on the country’s economy recently. Nana Akufo-Addo said the whole world has been taken aback by the speed with which inflation has eroded people’s incomes. Comparing Ghana’s inflationary surge with […]

The Lagos government says a meeting with the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) over the ongoing strike by drivers has been scheduled for Wednesday. The drivers had commenced a seven-day strike on Monday over alleged extortion by the management of motor parks and garages in the state. The development had […]

Ayo Adebanjo, the acting leader of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group, has faulted the visit of Bola Tinubu to Reuben Fasoranti. Adebanjo spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television. On Sunday, Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), visited the home of Fasoranti, a founding father of Afenifere, in […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has taunted Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, over the latter’s comment on the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Over the past weeks, the PDP has been enmeshed in internal wrangling as Wike and his allies are calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, the […]