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Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), says there are no safety issues at its facility. The company was reacting to a picture of allegedly cracked pillars at the parking lot of the terminal. Mikail Mumuni, group corporate affairs manager of BASL, said in […]

The police have arrested one Abdullahi Usman, a senior immigration officer, over his alleged role in the invasion of the residence of Mary Odili, a supreme court judge. On October 29, security operatives invaded the Odili residence in Abuja to enforce a search warrant issued by a magistrate court in Abuja over allegations […]

The federal government says it rejected about 90 percent of the applications by airline operators for expert quotas in their business.  Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in his office in Abuja. According to the minister, the rejection was basically to ensure that Nigerians are prioritised for such jobs, particularly when […]

Many people are feared dead after a petrol-laden tanker exploded around Oju Irin in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, Ogun state. TheCable learnt that the explosion occurred on Sunday morning. An unconfirmed number of persons were affected by the inferno, including shops and buildings around the axis. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson, Traffic […]

The police command in Kaduna says its operatives killed one “notorious bandit” called Yellow Magaji aka Arushe during a gun duel in a hotel in the state. The police said Arushe was killed during a raid at Sir Joe Guest House located at 8, Sajo street, Unguwan Maigero area of Sabon Tasha in […]

Nigeria recorded 58 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 213,982. The latest positive samples were recorded in nine states and the federal capital territory (FCT), according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s (NCDC) update for November 27. Imo […]

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has lifted the ban on telecommunication services in the state.  The Nigeria Communications Commission(NCC) had in September instructed all telecommunications companies to shut down their services in Zamfara over lingering insecurity in the state. In October, the governor had directed telecommunication companies to restore network service in Gusau, the state […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has clarified his comment on citizens “drinking beer” and sleeping all day. In a statement on Saturday, Nathaniel Ikyur, chief press secretary to the governor, said the comment was directed at members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue. The governor was said to have […]

Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, has announced new measures following the discovery of the new variant of coronavirus. The UK has recorded two cases of Omicron — the new highly infectious COVID-19 variant. According to the prime minister, all travellers to the UK will have to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test […]