Day: December 1, 2023

FAAN Bars ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bag At Airports

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has banned the use of ‘Ghana Must Go’ sacks by passengers at all airports in the country. According to a circular by FAAN, titled, ‘Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go’, signed by Manager, Airport Services, Henok Gizachew, the ban is particularly for passengers travelling through the country’s international airports. Gizachew stated that the sack was banned by the authority as it has cost the airlines huge loss and also damaged the airports conveyor belt system. READ ALSO Every Woman Has Witchcraft…

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Every Woman Has Witchcraft Spirit – Ooni of Ife

Abibat Babalola

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said all women have the spirit of witchcraft. Speaking when he hosted the cast of the Real Housewives of Lagos in his Palace, the Ooni said women possessed the power to manipulate people. Ooni said “every woman has a manipulative spirit” which black people refer to as witchcraft. READ ALSO: Did UK Sack, Deport Nigerian Nurse Over Prayer For Patient? 7:45am, Crew of 5, Mission Against Oil Thieves; How Our Helicopter Crashed – NAF BREAKING: Gunmen Attack INEC Commissioner’s Residence According to Ooni:…

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Did UK Sack, Deport Nigerian Nurse Over Prayer For Patient?

ADEOLA YUSUF

“It’s even a 2019 rumour; no name, no date. Has journalism gone so low like this?” Journalists retort as reactions trail major newspapers bandwagon effect over old rumour as a fresh report   Controversy has greeted the publication by major newspapers of an over two-year-old rumour that a Nigerian nurse was purportedly sacked and deported by the United Kingdom (UK) over prayer she did for a patient. Platforms Africa reports that some senior journalists in the country were particularly enraged that the “2019 rumour” could make the pages or websites…

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7:45am, Crew of 5, Mission Against Oil Thieves; How Our Helicopter Crashed – NAF

ADEOLA YUSUF

You actually want to read details of the revealing statement Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, sent to Platforms Africa   The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has given graphical details on its MI-35P helicopter, which crashed at Port Harcourt today, 1 December 2023. This was contained in a statement, which the Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, sent to Platforms Africa. “The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45am shortly after the aircraft took off for an…

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BREAKING: Gunmen Attack INEC Commissioner’s Residence

Aliyu Aliyu

Gunmen have attacked the residence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Kogi State, Gabriel Longpet. This was made known in a statement issued by the electoral body on Friday. It reads :”In the early hours of today, Friday 1st December 2023, around 3.30am, gunmen attacked the residence of our Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The armed men engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived. While no lives were lost, property was destroyed…

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BREAKING: Helicopter Crashes, Explodes In Rivers

Ganiyu Amodu

Details of fatality, casualty as Chief of Air Staff speeds-off to Port Harcourt for self-assessment   A helicopter owned by the Nigerian Air Force on Friday crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesman, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. He said the helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7:45 a.m. shortly after it took off for an operation against economic saboteurs in Rivers State. He further stated that everyone onboard survived and sustained “minor injuries”. READ ALSO Pastor Oyakhilome’s Birthday: MURIC…

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Pastor Oyakhilome’s Birthday: MURIC Alleges Lagos Govt Luring Muslim Students To Church

Abibat Babalola

Details of circular by Lagos State Ministry of Education on gifts, free transportation of students to the venue       The Lagos State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on the education authorities in Lagos State to desist from luring innocent and unsuspecting Muslim Students across the six educational districts of the State to the annual Christian programme of the founder of the Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, under the guise of fake humanitarian programmes. In a press statement released on Thursday, 30th November, 2023 by…

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EKPERIKPE EKPO: 100 DAYS OF REDIRECTING NIGERIA’S ENERGY LANDSCAPE, BY OWOLABI AJIBADE

ADEOLA YUSUF

As the global focus on sustainable and clean energy intensifies, and in the wake of changing economic tides, the landmark decimation of Nigeria’s Petroleum Ministry and subsequent creation of a standalone Ministry of Gas Resources was indicative of Nigeria’s readiness to harness a sustainable alternative to the extant fossil-fuel-driven economy which is prospected have a huge impact on the country’s economic trajectory and a pivotal moment in the country’s history. Throwing Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo into the deep end with his appointment as the Minister of State for Gas Resources when…

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