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The labour unions in the aviation sector have threatened to shut down the operations of Arik Air on Thursday over the airline’s management’s failure to reinstate its sacked members and other issues. The unions are: the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) had on Feb. 9 taken over the airline. The takeover was as a result of the airline’s huge indebtedness of about N400b to…

A 30-year-old man, Frank Igwe, who allegedly used some fake Nigerian currency to pay a sex worker for her services, was on Wednesday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos. The accused, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of unlawful possession of fake currency. The prosecutor, Sgt. Ibijoke Akinpelu, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 17 at about 2:00 a.m. at Standard Hotel, No. 11, Olokodana St., Bariga, Lagos Akinpelu alleged that the accused had taken the sex worker to a hotel and after they had enjoyed themselves paid her…

*Presidency gives contractors 30 days to return to site or face prosecution *Presidential-level visits to remaining oil-producing States in view The Federal Government has issued a new set of directives in its bid to accelerate the implementation of the Buhari administration’s new vision for the development of the Niger Delta. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, issued the directives at a recent meeting of the inter-ministerial working group following up on the renewed Niger Delta interactive engagements of the Buhari administration. For instance, the Federal Government has given all contractors including those handling Niger Delta Development Commission projects in the region…

Contract negotiations with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil have been put on hold until the summer, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Chilean forward Sanchez and German midfielder Ozil, both 28, have just over a year left on their deals. Wenger says he has made up his mind about his own future, but is yet to sign the two-year extension on offer. “At the moment we have not got an agreement,” said Wenger when asked about the future of Sanchez. Talking to BeIn Sports, the Frenchman, 67, added: “We have decided to focus on the end of the season and talk…

Nigerian officials say at least eight people have been killed after five suicide bombers attacked the northeastern city of Maiduguri. The National Emergency Management Agency says the Wednesday morning blasts were detonated at various points along the Maiduguri-Gamboru highway. They included a camp for displaced people where two civilians were killed. The emergency management agency says all five of the bombers were killed. Another 20 people were injured. Maiduguri is the birthplace of the Boko Haram extremist group and the base for Nigerian military efforts to counter it. The city is the frequent target of suicide bombers. Boko Haram recently…

A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London, in what police are treating as a terrorist incident. Commons Leader David Lidington told MPs the “alleged assailant was shot by armed police”. There are also reports of as many as five people being “mowed down” on nearby Westminster Bridge. MPs said they had heard three or four gunshots. A Downing Street source said Prime Minister Theresa May was “OK”. Prime Minister Theresa May was seen being ushered into a silver Jaguar car as what sounded like gunfire rang out at Parliament during the incident. Staff…

I mean shut the tap promptly and properly because neither President Donald Trump with his anti-climate change stance nor President Muhammadu Buhari or his counterparts at the state level is going to do it for you. The same way we waste a lot of energy by leaving light bulbs on during the day or ventilation fans on in rooms where there are no occupants; Nigerians tend to waste a lot of water in our daily use. The WHO released some mind boggling statistics about potable water and the people suffering from the abject lack of it across the globe. More…

…Says Ajah Flyover Ready By May Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday assured that his administration will complete the ongoing construction of Ajah Flyover by the end of May 2017, just as he revealed the plans of government to remove three more roundabouts in Lekki-Ajah corridor to ease vehicular movement. Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House in Ikeja when he received the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited led by its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Jeffrey Ewing, said the roundabouts would be removed starting from next week, adding that the action was in line with the resolve…

Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman, GOtv Boxing Night, has added N1million to the cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 11, holding on Sunday at the Liberty Stadium Ibadan. This means that the best boxer at the event will go home with N2million in additional to the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy, donated by Mr. Ogunsanya in memory of his wife. According to Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, Mr. Ogunsanya is providing additional N1million as a continuation of his support for the sport and in commemoration of the second anniversary of his wife’s death. Mrs. Ogunsanya died…

Germany says it will deport two men born in the country but whose parents are foreign – the first such case in German history. The men, a 27-year-old Algerian and a 22-year-old Nigerian, were arrested last month on suspicion of planning a terror attack. A gun and a flag of the so-called Islamic State were found at their homes during police raids in the central city of Gottingen. But the men have never been charged. The criminal proceedings were dropped because police never established whether the suspects had planned to carry out an attack. Police say the two men are…