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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that the resumption of domestic flights and airports reopening has been postponed until a new date is pronounced, THE WITNESS reports. Musa Nuhu, the director-general of NCAA, disclosed this in an all operators letter (AOL). “Following the announcement by the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on the …

Delta State governor, Okowa and SSG, Chiedu Ebie Two top officials of the Delta State government have tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The chief press secretary to the governor of the state, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, who made this known in a statement in Asaba, on Sunday. He identified the officials as Secretary …

Police Special Squad has succeeded in nabbing some of the suspects involved in the recent Isanlu robbery where 9 Policemen and 3 civilians were reportedly killed. The breakthrough, according to Police Sources came when some of the robbery suspects who went to Abeokuta in Ogun State to cool off located …

Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, says “godfatherism” and “consensus candidate” must be eradicated from the politics of Edo state. In a statement on Thursday, the oba said these two “political vices” are antithetical to the fundamental …

Dozens of residents in Iyana Ipaja axis of Agege Local Government in Lagos State on Thursday escaped death as a one-storey building partially collapsed in the area. The incident occurred around 1:10 p.m. during a heavy rainfall. Confirming the development, Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in …

Mohammed Adoke   Aliyu Abubakar   By Our Reporter Former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke and Chairman of AA Oil, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar have been arraigned on fresh charges. Both men had earlier been arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering, bribery, and abuse of office. A Federal …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a judgment delivered on Tuesday evening, a three-man panel of the court dismissed Oshiomhole’s appeal against an earlier judgment of a High Court of the Federal …

Aliko Dangote Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has denied reports that he is a co-owner of Executive Jets Services Ltd, an aviation company whose operating license was recently suspended indefinitely by the Ministry of Aviation after flouting lockdown guidelines for safety when it conveyed an artiste to Abuja for a concert.  A …

The Lagos State Government has suspended the planned reopening of worship centres (mosques and churches ) slated for Friday June 19 and Sunday June 21. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. He said the decision was informed by increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Lagos. Details …

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced this on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. More to follow…