The newly introduced $300 helicopter landing levy by the federal government will develop aviation infrastructure that will aid air navigation purposes and operations, an aviation expert, Mr. Tai Ejibunu has said. Ejibunu, a former Director, Air Transport Management, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the levy was aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure. He added that the regulatory framework was also designed to fund critical air navigation services provided by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), including radar surveillance, communication systems, and air traffic control services. The initiative, which was initially…
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The Onikoyi Royal Family has kicked against what it described as the unlawful and illegal imposition of Prince Kunle Fafunwa as Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Moba Land by the Lagos State government. To this end, the royal family called on Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu against installing Kunle Fafunwa as the king ahead of today’s coronation. The family maintained that the attempt by the governor to install Kunle Fanfunwa as the new king was attempt to deprive the rightful branch of their entitlement and jettison the position of the law of the state including the Chieftaincy declaration thereby causing…
The Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the heinous murder of a Chinese national, Mr. Chen Wang, an employee of WH Great Resource Ltd., Ogere, Ogun State, following a meticulously coordinated, intelligence-driven operation. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued Tuesday revealed that the incident, which occurred on January 12, 2025, drew immediate attention when the Ogun State Police Command received a distress call regarding the discovery of Wang’s lifeless body within his office premises. He explained that preliminary findings revealed that the deceased had suffered fatal stab wounds to the chest. Against…
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said the hotel was sealed for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs). It noted that the entity was found to have committed multiple infractions in the course of the first evaluation carried…
Introductory Commentary Since military regimes took hold across much of the Sahel region—alongside increasing Russian influence—the information landscape has become a battleground dominated by propaganda, disinformation, and strategic misinformation. Leveraging deepening anti-French and broader anti-Western sentiments, these juntas and their sympathisers have deployed disinformation as a potent tool to delegitimize Western actors, democratic voices, and dissenting groups. This tactic has found fertile ground, especially among disillusioned youth who feel betrayed by decades of corrupt leadership, often perceived as propped up by the West. In this volatile context, misinformation and fabricated narratives are easily sold. The result is a growing…
The federal government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this known in a statement issued Monday by the the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, saying it was in furtherance to the seven days of National mourning declared by President Bola Tinubu. Tunji-Ojo made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, following the approval of President Bola Tinubu. The minister stated that the holiday is a mark of respect for the late President’s service to the nation, his contributions to Nigeria’s…
Justices Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin and Sulaiman Akanbi and Haleema Saleeman of the Kwara State High Court have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicted persons are: Ayinla Abiodun Abdulmajid, Yusuf Onimisi, Muhammed Eneye, Abdulbasit Abdulmumeen, and Victor Anibe. The agency in a statement issued Monday said that they were arraigned on separate charges by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It said Abdulmajid, Onimisi and Eneye were jailed by Justice Awogboro while Abdulmumeen and Anibe were jailed by Justices Akanbi and Saleeman of…
The Police have dismantled two major syndicates operating within the country, rescuing victims, including children, pregnant women, and foreign nationals. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Monday also revealed that it also arrested 11 suspects in Enugu and Anambra states. He said recently, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Zone-13 Police Command executed a precision-led sting operation, targeting a deeply rooted child trafficking and baby factory network. Adejobi explained that the operation led to the arrest of eight suspects from various locations, including Uzoamaka Ani (27), Joy Madu (52), and Victoria Onodu Akasike…
Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has said that the administration of former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola was the worst in the history of life. Adeleke noted that Aregbesola left a legacy of huge state debt, half salary, scam tablets and several fanciful, inflated, uncompleted projects, describing his tenure as “the worst in Osun history.” Adeleke stated this in a statement issued Monday by Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, while reacting to Aregbesola’s threats by Aregbesola to remove him from office in 2026, saying that Osun was still suffering from the inhumane maladministration he inflicted on the state…
The National Assembly has suspended legislative activities for seven days to honour former President Muhammadu Buhari who died on Sunday at the age of 82. Buhari died in London hospital from a suspected case of leukemia — cancer of the blood. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana in a statement issued Monday urged lawmakers to reschedule their engagements. He said: “The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria mourns the passing of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari,GCFR, former President and Commander- in-Chief of the armed forces, who died yesterday, 13th July 2025, in London, United Kingdom. “In…