Written by Emirates to Resume Lagos Flights in September Emirates will resume some flights to Nigeria in September after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released part of the FX backlog to the airline. Last month, Dubai Emirates announced a decision to stop flights to Lagos due to its inability to repatriate $85million earned in Nigeria. … Continue reading “Emirates to Resume Lagos Flights in September”
FX Backlog: Emirates to Suspend Nigerian Flights on Sept.1 Emirates Airlines says it plans to suspend all flights to and from Nigeria on September 1, 2022, to limit further losses following its inability to repatriate about 85 million dollars in revenue from the country. This is contained in a statement by the airlines, through its … Continue reading “FX Backlog: Emirates to Suspend Nigerian Flights on Sept.1”
By Farooq Kperogi TWO certainties have underpinned voting behavior in Nigeria, which APC’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Labour Party’s Mr. Peter Obi will either uphold or explode in next year’s presidential election. While one of the certainties is time-honored, the other is more contemporary and enabled by social media. The most time-honored fixity in … Continue reading “Tinubu And Obi Will Either Affirm Or Destroy These Two Theories In 2023”
Emirates Reduces Lagos Flight over Inability to Repatriate $85m Amidst capital control measures implemented to safeguard the naira, the United Arab Emirates national carrier, Emirates Airline, has notified the Aviation Ministry of its plan to slash daily frequencies to Lagos over accumulated stuck funds, now over $85m. Emirates plans to cut the number of flights … Continue reading “Emirates Reduces Lagos Flight over Inability to Repatriate $85m”
The notorious bandit, Ado Aleiro, who was recently turbaned as Sarkin Fulani in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, has said he did not request for the title, Daily trust reports. The bandit, who has been accused of terrorising some parts of the North West, stated this in an interview with DW Hausa. Zamfara banditry kingpin … Continue reading “I Didn’t Solicit This Title, Says Bandit Turbaned In Zamfara”
*Says God Of Justice And Equity Through Nigerian Voters Will Decide 2023 Polls. *Says Northern Christians Face Existential Crisis As A Result of APC’s Choice A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Babachir Lawal has declared that God of justice and equity, through … Continue reading “Muslim-Muslim Ticket: ‘We Will Not Allow Tinubu To Reduce Us And Our Religion To Second Class Status’ — Babachir Lawal In Fresh Statement”
Kashim Shettima, running mate of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians should look beyond religion when electing leaders. Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate has drawn criticism from the public because both of them are Muslims. Speaking on Friday when he hosted an APC group led by Mohammed Hassan, … Continue reading “Shettima On Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Nigeria Focused On Religion While Others Are Advancing In Technology”
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and close ally of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Mr Babachir Lawal has described as a “disastrous error”, Tinubu’s resort to picking a fellow Muslim as his running mate. The former SGF said though Tinubu is … Continue reading “APC’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket, A Disastrous Error, Says Tinubu’s Henchman, Babachir”
A coalition of Christians of Northern Extraction in the All Progressive Congress has warned that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 general election will have serious and grave consequences. The organisation, which comprised Christian politicians in the 19 northern states within the APC, said they would not go against their conscience … Continue reading “‘Crass Insensitivity’ — Northern APC Christian Leaders Fault Muslim-Muslim Ticket”
THE Senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as irresponsible for choosing Kashim Shettima, a Muslim, as his running mate. Abbo who addressed journalists in Abuja on Monday, also resigned from Tinubu’s campaign group. He noted that Shettima’s selection as APC vice presidential candidate poses … Continue reading “Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Sen.Ishaku Abbo Blasts Tinubu, Dumps Campaign Group”