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US to Probe 777’s as Japan, South Korea Ground Jets
United Airlines says it is grounding 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft after one of its jets suffered engine failure after take-off on Saturday. The plane, carrying 231 passengers and
Okonjo-Iweala’s challenges as WTO DG
COME March 1, 2021, Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will assume office as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, to pilot world trade till August 31, 2025. She will not
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. With this announcement, the aircraft can now operate in Nigeria’s airspace as the regulatory authority said
Lórí-Iró leadership and herdsmen nationalism
By Oludayo Tade LORI-IRO (based on deliberate falsehood or lie) is a metaphoric expression that unpacks the relationship of falsehood between Nigerian politicians and the public. Popularised recently by an
With Rising Poverty and Unemployment, Nigeria Sitting on Time Bomb, Report Says
The Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC) has stressed that Nigeria’s high unemployment (27.1%), its large youth population, as well as its poverty rates, mean that the country is effectively seating
Bala Mohammed school of anarchism and disunity
By Owei Lakemfa THE Nigerian state has never been as divided and besieged in its 107-year Amalgamation, as it is witnessing today. The 1966-67 crises which led to the three-year
Nigerian Army Chief Gives Troops 48 Hours to Dislodge Boko Haram from Borno Communities
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to troops to clear Boko Haram insurgents off captured areas of Borno State. Marte, a
Texas Disaster ‘Foreseeable and Preventable’, Houston Mayor Says
Texas will hold hearings this week into how a winter storm cut millions off from utilities and killed dozens, a disaster which the mayor of Houston called “foreseeable and preventable”.
APC extends membership registration by 3 weeks
By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has extended its ongoing nationwide membership registration by three weeks in order to allow for the capture of more intending members.
Nigeria: A country that lives in denial
By Sunday Onyemaechi Eze NIGERIA is a country living in denial of its division, challenges, and troubled chequered history. Anybody who lays claim to the fact that the country is
