Six LASTMA Officers Fired, More On Trial + Reason

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has terminated the employment of six officials in line with the directives of the Lagos State Civil Service Commission. The sack of the indicted LASTMA officers followed the recommendations of the Personnel Management Board, a statement said. According to the statement on Thursday, formal disciplinary notices were issued to the implicated officers at LASTMA’s Headquarters in Oshodi, Lagos State. In the statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, affirmed that the Lagos…

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Pilot Dies Mid-Air, Plane Makes Emergency Landing

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Turkish Airlines plane heading to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York after the captain died on board. The plane took off from Seattle on Wednesday but was forced to divert after İlçehin Pehlivan, the 59-year-old pilot, fainted. Yahya Üstün, Turkish Airlines spokesperson, said the crew gave the pilot an emergency treatment on board and tried to revive him but failed. “When the first medical intervention to our captain on the plane was ineffective, the cockpit crew consisting of 1 captain and 1 co-pilot decided to make an…

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Why I prefer Orisa worship to Christianity, Islam — Wole Soyinka

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he prefers traditional Orisa worshipping to Christianity and Islam because it fascinated him more. Soyinka said this in an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo, where he further explained that the deepness of faith in Islam and Christianity doesn’t match that of Orisa worshipping for him. According to him, Orisa worshipping eschews violence and is more creative. “I was fortunate to be born in two worlds – the Christian world and traditional Orisa worshippers. My grandfather, until he – poor man – also got converted…

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Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement From Tennis

ADEOLA YUSUF

King Of Clay: What you need to know about the four-time US Open champion   Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, will retire from tennis at the end of this season. The 38-year-old will represent Spain in his final appearance at next month’s Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. Nadal has barely played over the past two seasons because of injuries and suggested last year he could retire at the end of 2024. In a video message released on Thursday, Nadal said: “I am here to let you know I…

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Nigerians To Pay More For Number Plates And Driver’s License From November 1

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved new rates for the issuance of national driver’s licences and vehicle number plates, set to take effect from November 1, 2024. The revised rates aim to enhance the quality and security features of these identification documents, in line with international standards. Under the new pricing structure, Nigerians will now pay N15,000 for a three-year motor vehicle driver’s licence, while a five-year licence will cost N21,000. Motorcycle and tricycle drivers will face an increase as well, with a three-year licence priced at N7,000 and…

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UNILAG Increases School Fees By 50 Percent

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The management of University of Lagos (UNILAG) has increased the tuition fee for returning undergraduate students. According to the fresh hike, returning non-science students are expected to pay N120,250 against the previous N80,750. READ ALSO: Wife With No Flying Experience Safely Lands Plane After Pilot Husband Suffers Heart Attack Midair EXCLUSIVE: How Dangote’s N977 Per Litre Price Stirred NNPCL Price Adjustment Man Stabbed To Death By Prostitute He Brought To His Home In Lagos NLNG Commemorates Media Excellence, Bestows N5m Award on Journalist Although, the university management is yet to…

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Wife With No Flying Experience Safely Lands Plane After Pilot Husband Suffers Heart Attack Midair

ADEOLA YUSUF

A woman with no flying experience took control of a plane and landed safely at a California airport after her pilot husband suffered a heart-attack mid-flight on Friday afternoon, October 4, according to reports. Yvonne Kinane-Wells, 69, called air traffic control to help guide her through landing the propeller aircraft as her husband, Eliot Alper, 78, lay slumped in the pilot’s seat beside her at 5,900 feet altitude. The Las Vegas-based real estate agent had never operated a plane before, but had no other choice after her husband became incapacitated.…

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EXCLUSIVE: How Dangote’s N977 Per Litre Price Stirred NNPCL Price Adjustment

ADEOLA YUSUF

City-by-city Template of how much a litre of petrol will now be sold at NNPCL outlets A litre of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol has hit N977 at the Dangote Refinery, major supplier of the product to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Platforms Africa can report authoritatively. Findings exclusively conducted by this reputable media group showed that this has led to the adjustment in pump price by the NNPCL as full deregulation of the product takes immediate effect. After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried,…

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France Bans Osama Bin Laden’s Son From Entering The Country

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French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a painter and the son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over his terror-inciting posts on social media, France’s interior minister announced on Tuesday., October 8. Born in Saudi Arabia, Omar bin Laden, 43, has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan. He left his father at the age of 19 and eventually settled in Normandy, France in 2016, taking up the skill of painting. France’s new interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, said on X on Tuesday that Omar…

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‘N1,030 In Abuja, N998/Litre In Lagos: NNPCL Hikes Petrol Price Again

ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘N113 more per litre,’ Details of the 12.7 per cent hike, the second price adjustment in the last 24 days, which happened 72 hours after Platforms Africa’s report   About 72 hours after Platforms Africa’s report on looming hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the price of the product, from N855 per litre to N998 per litre in Lagos and over N1,000 per litre in Abuja. Platforms Africa reports that this is the…

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