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In the wake of the new week, several international and local airports in Nigeria on Monday, January 23, 2023, have been grounded as Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) called an indefinite strike over salary increments. What happened to passengers: As a result, many passengers at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, (MMA2) Lagos and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) were sighted stranded outside the airport terminal as their flights were either being delayed or rescheduled. How we know this is true: The National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, confirmed the strike action in an official statement, co-signed by the…

A 35-year-old father, Temitayo Bamiro, was docked at an Ojo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on Monday for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter. Bamiro pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him. The prosecutor, Dr. Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Jan. 7, at the Iba New Site in Ojo, Lagos. He said Bamiro was in the habit of sexually assaulting his daughter and had forcefully penetrated her anus repeatedly in the past without her consent. The offense, he added, contravened the Criminal Laws of Lagos State. UNIZIK: Robbers injure scores, rape female…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it destroyed tramadol and unregistered pharmaceuticals worth N95bn. The NAFDAC Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday said the destruction was done in December 2022 after four and half years of monitoring with the help of the government of Benin Republic. The products found in five containers were tramadol 200mg and higher-strength, diclofenac tablets. The products were destroyed in Cotonou. Adeyeye said, “Following an intelligence report from the Presidency, the Director-General of NAFDAC in August 2018 directed the Director of Ports Inspection…

An Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) Prof. Folagbade Aboaba, is dead. He was aged 90. Aboaba, who was said to be one of the closest allies of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, died this morning after a brief illness. This was disclosed in a statement by the national chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Agricultural Engineers, Prof Folarin Alonge. In a tribute to his memory on the website of the institute, Alonge described the late scholar as one of the founding fathers of the institute…

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, does not have the presence of mind to be the president of Nigeria, a former chieftain of the party, Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, has told the media during a telephone interview. Mohammad, who is not known to pull her punches when making public comments, announced her resignation from the Tinubu campaign on Saturday and said she was quitting party politics. In a resignation letter as the Director of Civil Society in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling APC addressed to the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, she said recent developments…

An Army officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed, and an Airman, Corporal Olathe, have been reportedly arrested in Abuja over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, the Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, said, “Investigation is ongoing concerning the incident, and he (Olathe) will be punished according to Armed Forces rules if found guilty.” However, the Nigerian Army could not be reached for comment, as its spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, did not respond to phone calls and text messages from our correspondent on Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that Mohammed was captured…

Gunmen have beheaded the Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Christopher Ohizu. His abductors carried out the act after allegedly receiving a N6 million ransom. The gunmen, who called themselves separatists, reportedly tied his hands backward with a rope before he was slaughtered. The council boss was kidnapped with two others on Friday after his country home in the Imoko community in Arondizuogu area of the LGA was razed. He was shot in the legs before he was whisked away by his abductors. It was learned that the sole administrator was beheaded on Sunday…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use of the drug — Weight Rapid Loss Capsule. The caution was contained in an alert with No. 049/2022, signed by NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyeye stated that the drug had the potential to cause cancer. The boss added that the result of laboratory analysis showed that the drug, manufactured by Ingi Oman, contains the banned substance “phenolphthalein”, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognized as unsafe. She added that the capsule, being marketed as “the most…

Big Brother Titans (BBTITANS) housemate, Yemi, and Blue Aiva on Saturday night shared some intimate moments with Blue Aiva. The new love interest is coming after Yemi sunk his relationship with Khosi who he had kissed and cuddled before Blue Aiva’s arrival. The duo had decided to remain as friends as it seemed like they were too focused on each other and not mingling with other housemates. BBTitans: Four new housemates join the show However, less than 24 hours after Biggie introduced four new housemates on Thursday, Yemi began to show affection to the new housemate, Blue Aiva. He told…

Big Brother Titans, BBTitans reality TV show first eviction went down on Sunday night, a week after the show commenced in South Africa. Nine housemates, including Nana, Blaqboi, Yaya, Jaypee, Olivia, Yemi, Jenni, Khosi, and Justin, were nominated for eviction. To the surprise of the show’s followers, none of the nominated housemates was evicted. The tension got doused when no housemate was evicted, denoting that all 24 housemates would continue for the second week. Recall that the show debuted on January 15, with 20 housemates before eventually increasing to 24 on Thursday, with Biggie pulling off a surprise by introducing…