Day: July 31, 2022

Skit, Filmmakers Risk Jail Terms Over Abuse Of Police Uniform

Ganiyu Amodu

IGP reads riot act to entertainers over abuse of police uniform in production Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Usman Baba has threatened to go after film and skit makers over the way they portray the police. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that the IGP cautioned film and skit makers who portray police officers in bad light, without applying and getting permits for such portrayals, to desist with immediate effect or face the full wrath of the law. He said permits…

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Nigerian Doctors Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Wages

Ganiyu Amodu

Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have again threatened to commence strike if the Nigerian government fails to meet their demands. This development is contained in a communique issued at the end of the NARD’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held from 25th to 30th July in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The communique was signed by the president of the association, Godiya Ishaya. The doctors said both the federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements made with the doctors in the past. It said…

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Abuja To Lagos N100k, Lagos To Kano N120k, Again Airlines Hike Fares

Aliyu Aliyu

Full list of how much you will pay on your next flights to Port Harcourt, Kano, Lagos and reason for latest fares hike, second time in five months   Nigeria airlines have slammed about 100 percent fares hike on domestic flights. Platforms Africa reports that the least of the fares is now N80,000 depending on the trip. This is the second time in five months that air fares have been hiked over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna…

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Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights

Ganiyu Amodu

Tips on how to manage psychological trauma that passengers usually experience during heavy turbulence in a flight, and why airlines usually insist cellphones are switched off during take off and landing, as given by an aviation expert, Dr Dayo Kayode, during Platforms Africa weekly e-Discourse. What is the state of aviation industry in Africa? The state of this industry is like others in Africa. A situation whereby the governments in Africa have refused to choose their priorities right while also not allowing industries to thrive through corruption. We can imagine…

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Adijat Olarinoye Lifts Nigeria’s 1st GOLD medal In Birmingham

Abibat Babalola

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye gave Nigerians something to cheer about, winning her country’s first medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, setting a new Games’ record of 203kg to win GOLD in the women’s 55kg Weightlifting event. It was by no means an easy victory for Olarinoye, in fact she had some luck on her side having almost let GOLD slip from her grasp, after it looked like Nigerian technical crew made a conservative decision on her lifts which could have cost her the GOLD. The Nigerian lifter went…

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