Increased Cost In Jet A1 Leads To Low Passenger Turnout At Lagos Airport
A return ticket from Lagos to Abuja now costs over N250,000, while a ticket from Lagos to Kano costs between N200,000 and N300,000, depending on the airline and the time of booking. This is due to the increase in Jet A1, which also caused an increase in airline tickets. It was discovered that Jet A1 […]
Europe Storms: Children Among Dead In France, Austria And Italy
Powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern Europe, killing at least 12 people including three children. The deaths, most from falling trees, were reported in Italy and Austria, and on the French island of Corsica. Heavy rain and winds wrecked campsites on the island, while in Venice, Italy, masonry was blown off the […]
PFAS: Possible Breakthrough To Destroy Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’
Chemists have identified how to destroy “forever chemicals” in a low-cost way for the first time, new research says. Scientists have linked exposure to the substances, known as PFAS, at certain levels to serious health risks, including cancer and birth defects. Their resistance to water, oil and stains make them highly useful. PFAS are used in […]
Abuja Court Set Date For Tinubu’s Lawsuit Hearing
In a lawsuit seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, from the 2023 general elections due to alleged certificate forgery, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday set October 12 for the hearing. The new date was set by Justice Obiora Egwuatu so that the parties to the […]
Okada Association Reacts To Lagos Govt Extension On LGA Okada Ban
On Thursday, the Lagos State Government expanded the state’s ban on commercial motorcycles to include four additional local government areas and six local council development areas. The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders’ Association of Nigeria reacted by calling the development unhelpful and asserting that it won’t be able to address the state’s complex […]
Bayelsa, Ogun Confirm 17 New Cases Of Monkeypox
There have been 13 confirmed cases of monkeypox disease, as stated by the Bayelsa State Government. The development came on Thursday, the same day that the Ogun State Government confirmed four new cases of the disease. The confirmed cases were among the 50 samples that were sent for laboratory testing, according to Dr. Jones Stow, […]
Only Failed Leaders Move With Escorts After Leaving Office- Gov. Nyesom Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his administration has fulfilled its promises to the people, maintaining that only failed leaders move around with security details even after leaving office. The governor commented on Thursday during the flag-off of a flyover project in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, adding that he will […]
Salman Rushdie Attacker ‘surprised’ The Author Survived
The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw […]
Ukraine War: Drone Pilots Mark Targets For New Offensive
For weeks Ukraine’s armed forces have been talking of launching a counter-offensive in the south, and now a senior military officer has told the BBC they aim to recapture the city of Kherson within weeks. Instead of a major full-scale attack, they are expected to adopt a different strategy, with a role for small drone […]
PMB Set To Visit Maiduguri Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a visit to Maiduguri today, Newsmen report that the visit is the third working visit by the president to Maiduguri in one year after that of June 17 and December 23 in 2021. Buhari is expected to unveil humanitarian support to vulnerable persons, commission teachers quarter in Bukumkutu ward, and […]
