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Reps Proposed Establishment Of Aviation University In Abuja
The House of Representatives and stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation sector have endorsed a proposed legislation to establish the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) in Abuja, describing it as a landmark initiative to address the manpower deficit in the aviation and aerospace industry across Africa. The endorsement followed a public hearing organized by the House Committee on Aviation Technology on...
Trump Awards ‘Martyr’ Charlie Kirk Highest Civilian Posthumous Medal Ceremony
Type your search query and hit enter: US President Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for truth and freedom” Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America’s highest civilian honor. Handing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Kirk’s tearful widow, Trump compared the 31-year-old conservative to Socrates, Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King. Trump, 79,...
Abia Govt Awards Contracts For 5 Key Roads, Sets Flag-Off For Oct. 24
— Otti’s Administration Intensifies Drive to Open Up Rural Communities The Abia State Government has awarded contracts for the construction of five major roads across the state as part of its ongoing infrastructural revolution aimed at transforming road networks and boosting economic activities, ABN TV reports. Announcing this in Umuahia, the Honourable Commissioner for Information, Chief Prince Okey Kanu, said two...
“2027 Presidential Election Will Be A Walkover For APC In Enugu” — Udeh-Okoye
Following the mass defection of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, former PDP National Secretary, has expressed confidence over the 2027 presidential election in the state. Udeh-Okoye, who recently dumped the PDP for the APC, said the 2027 presidential election will be a walkover for the ruling party in the...
Military Takes Over Power In Madagascar As President Impeached
An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after parliamentarians voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of anti-government protests. There were celebrations in the streets of the capital after the commander of the CAPSAT military unit, which joined the demonstrators at the weekend, announced that it was in charge. The presidency...
Prof Ali Charges NASS To Amend Electoral Act Empowering Court To Declare Winner In Election Petitions
An Ilorin based Constitutional lawyer, Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali(SAN) yesterday tasked the National Assembly as a matter of urgency to amend section 136 of Electoral Act that empowers the courts or tribunals to declare anybody as winner of any election petitions in the country. The renowned senior lawyer and Kuliya Ngeri of Ilorin noted that it’s an aberration that five...
COMAC Seeks Financial Transparency Review In Aviation Sector Spending
The Coalition Against Malpractices and Corruption (COMAC) has called for a transparency review of financial transactions and procurement activities in the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, urging relevant institutions to strengthen accountability mechanisms in the sector. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, COMAC; a coalition of civil society organisations comprising the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR),...
“Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Inspired My Defection To APC” — Gov Mbah
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has revealed that his decision to join the Allb Progressives Congress (APC) was inspired by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market. Speaking during a media chat on Tuesday, shortly after officially announcing his defection to the ruling party, Mbah said he was...
“PDP Strength Lies With The People, Not Defecting Governors” – PDP National Secretary
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, has downplayed the defection of Governor Peter Mbah to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), arguing that the PDP’s strength lies with the people, not governors. Ologunagba, however, acknowledged that the opposition party is battling with challenges, some of which he attributed to external forces. On Tuesday, Governor Mbah...
Wike Dismiss Reports Of Boycotting Council Of State Meeting Over INEC Chair Nominee
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports that he boycotted last week’s Council of State meeting because his preferred nominee was not considered for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Speaking on Tuesday at the commissioning of an access road in Sector Centre, Dakibiyu, Jabi District of Abuja, Wike described...
