Day: November 5, 2022

The Makinde Sisters : One Family, Three Pilots

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oluwafunmilayo, Oluwaseun & Mopelola who took after their Dad, and became pilots just like him. The three sisters will be making history at the annual Lagos Women Run on November 12th, competing together in the 10km marathon for women. Oluwafunmilayo Makinde-Marcus a corporate pilot, who specializes in flying private jets, is eagerly anticipating this marathon alongside her sisters: “though I am in aviation, I want to meet and encourage people from other sectors. I want to also learn from them.” About 18,000 women have registered for this marathon, which is…

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Fraud alert: Cyber Fraudsters Clone Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Accounts

Abibat Babalola

Security Agents On The Trail Of the fraudsters – official Security agents are on the trail of cybercriminals and their political collaborators who have cloned the accounts of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The criminals generate spurious correspondences to defame Sanwo-Olu by misinforming the public about an alleged plan to compromise the electoral process. READ ALSO: Nigeria Immigration Sacks Eight Personnel, Redeploys 100 Others Half Salary: UNIJOS ASUU Resumes Fresh ‘Strike’ Trouble As UNILAG, UI Other Varsities’ Lecturers Get Half Salaries…

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UK Issues Alert on ‘Terror Attack’ In US, Warns Citizens

Ganiyu Amodu

The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens about possible terror attacks in the United States (US). In a travel advisory on Friday, the UK said the planned attacks are “very likely” to be random across the country. On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that there were “credible” threats to synagogues in New Jersey, asking that they take security precautions to protect their communities and buildings. “Stay alert. We will share more information as soon as we can,” the FBI said. In the advisory note, the UK…

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JUST IN: He Drowned, Autopsy Confirms Cause of Davido Son’s Death

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the autopsy conducted on the corpse of Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, revealed that he died as a result of drowning. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a chat with our correspondent. Hundeyin said, “Autopsy has been concluded. It confirms the boy (Ifeanyi) drowned.” Report has earlier showed that there were indications that the police might conduct an autopsy to determine whether Ifeanyi died as a result of drowning in a…

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Half Salary: UNIJOS ASUU Resumes Fresh ‘Strike’

ADEOLA YUSUF

The University of Jos (UNIJOS) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a fresh ‘strike’ to protest the half salaries paid its members for the month of October. The union is also protesting the government’s refusal to pay the withheld eight months salaries over the prolonged strike by the union. The union has, however, said it has not declared strike but that its members should stay away from work until the alleged injustice is remedied. The National Vice President of ASUU, Chris Piwuna, who had earlier…

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Nigeria Immigration Sacks Eight Personnel, Redeploys 100 Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the dismissal of eight of its personnel from the service while 18 others have also been sanctioned for various offences ranging from indiscipline to employment racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices. This is as a total of 100 of the organisation’s officers and men hitherto attached to the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos have been redeployed to other units and departments, pending the determination of a recent allegation of bribe against them by a traveller. The development is contained in…

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Former CEO Of Twitter, Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media Platform

Abibat Babalola

Months after his exit from Twitter, the founder and former CEO of the microblogging website, Jack Dorsey, has launched a new social media platform named, “Bluesky,” according to pulse.ng. This comes barely a week after the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter was completed by a United States business tycoon and owner of Tesla vehicles, Elon Musk. Musk brought some changes to Twitter since he came on board including the infamous $8 per month charges for verification badge and the sacking of the former CTO, Parag Agrawal. A recent email sent…

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