Nigerian Airlines Blame Dollar Scarcity, Pandemic for Rising Fares
Airlines have attributed the skyrocketing airfares, which have elicited disaffection from travellers to the scarcity of dollars and the Covid-19 pandemic. The airlines, in separate interviews with THISDAY, warned travellers to brace for a higher fare regime as economic indicators show that the problems are not likely to abate soon. From N28, 000 for a […]
US Fuel Firm Resumes After Long Queues, First Fight In Southeast
The operator of the biggest fuel pipeline in the US announced it would resume operations on Wednesday evening after a five-day closure. A ransomware cyber-attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down the main part of its network on Friday. The 5,500-mile (8,900km) pipeline usually carries 2.5 million barrels a day on the East Coast. The […]
Second-In-Command To Slain IPOB Commander Arrested – Army
The second-in-command to Ikonso, the neutralised commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/ Eastern Security Network (ESN) has been arrested. Awurum Eze was nabbed by security operatives in Aba, the commercial centre of Abia State in the south-east region of the country. The Director of Public Relations at the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Mohammed […]
Power Outage As Nigeria’s Electricity Grid Collapses
Nigeria’s electricity grid has suffered a system collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Wednesday. TCN General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, explained in a statement that the system collapse led to the power outage witnessed in various parts of the country. She, however, noted that the company was already making effort to […]
Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr Amid COVID-19 Measures
Muslims around the country on Thursday throng prayer grounds to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – amid coronavirus restrictions. From the Northern region to the Southern region, Muslim leaders called for prayers against insecurity confronting the country. At the Presidential Villa, prayers were also observed with the […]
Israel, Hamas Trade Deadly Fire As Confrontation Escalates
A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a number of militants and civilians in Gaza and at least three people in Israel. The barrage of rockets from the […]
Workers Lured From India To New Jersey, Paid $1.20 per Hour For Years: Lawsuit
Workers from marginalized communities in India were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day to help build a Hindu temple in New Jersey, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. An FBI spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that agents were at the temple on “court-authorized law enforcement activity.” […]
Congresswoman Liz Cheney Says Trump, GOP Backers Threaten Democracy
A combative Rep. Liz Cheney lashed out at leaders of her own Republican Party late Tuesday, accusing former President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters of following a path that would “undermine our democracy.” On the eve of a closed-door meeting when House Republicans seem certain to oust her from a leadership post because of […]
Gas Prices Rise, Demand Spikes After Pipeline Hack
A growing number of gas stations along the East Coast are without fuel as nervous drivers aggressively fill up their tanks following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, a critical artery for gasoline. The panic-buying threatens to exacerbate the supply shock. As of 4 pm ET Tuesday, 8.5% of gas stations in […]
Melinda Gates Met Divorce Lawyers When Bill Gates Ties With Epstein Revealed
Melinda Gates was concerned about her billionaire husband’s dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, people familiar with the matter and a former employee of their philanthropic organisation told The Wall Street Journal. Melinda Gates has been meeting with divorce lawyers since at least 2019, when her husband Bill’s links to convicted sex […]
