Day: October 21, 2020

How soldiers rescued Oba of Lagos in rage that consumed Palace, TVC, others

Gbenga Adeoti

  More facts have emerged on how soldiers rescued Nigeria frontline monarch, Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Okikiola Akinolu, from the irate youths in a rage that affected his Palace, and other institutions like the Television Continental (TVC); the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA); the multi-million naira Ojodu office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), among others. The youths, checks by Platforms Africa showed, made several attempts to burn down the Palace before a team of soldiers arrived. The soldiers were responding to a distress call personally made by Akinolu, a…

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#EndSARS: Foreign Airlines Suspend Flights into Nigeria

Aliyu Aliyu

  The foreign airlines have suspended flights into Lagos and Abuja, two major cities for travellers in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy. This move, a report by New Telegraph read, came as a result of unrest in many parts of the country. This is coming as Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air, has cancelled all its flight operations for today due to the 24-hour curfew announced by Lagos State government on Tuesday. The carrier said all booked passengers on the cancelled flights are advised to reschedule their flights for later dates…

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