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Air Peace resumes direct flights to Dubai on march 1

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Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has announced that on March 1, 2022, it will resume direct scheduled flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

This comes as the airline prepares to expand its West Coast presence by beginning service to Niamey, Niger, on February 25, 2022, and Kinshasa and Malabo in the first quarter of 2022.

The airline’s management made the announcement in a news release sent to journalists on Friday, stating that Lagos-Dubai-Lagos flights will operate three times weekly from any of the airline’s domestic routes via its Lagos hub.

“We are pleased to inform the flying public that, in keeping with our commitment to increase flight connectivity and meet Nigerians’ air travel needs, we are resuming operations in the United Arab Emirates, but with Dubai as the destination rather than Sharjah.” We are grateful to the Nigerian government for its critical role in making this possible,” Air Peace stated.

“We shall commence scheduled flights to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, to enlarge our footprints in West Africa and offer the flying public more network options,” the airline stated, adding that Niamey flights will operate from Abuja and Kano on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with the Hopper jets.

Since July of this year, Air Peace has been operating scheduled commercial flights into the UAE.

According to the statement, the airline will continue to improve its service delivery to meet and exceed the expectations of air travelers, particularly with the launch of its ambitious fleet modernization program and a renewed commitment to providing an unparalleled customer experience.

The Federal Government has also designated Air Peace to fly to other international destinations such as Guangzhou, China, Delhi, India, the United Kingdom, and Houston, Texas.

Air Peace operates a modern fleet of 34 aircraft, including five brand new E195-E2s and five Airbus 320s, with 20 domestic routes, six regional routes, and two international destinations.

READ ALSO:Why “side-chicks” are still in business_ Benin resident

Why “side-chicks” are still in business_ Benin resident

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According to some residents in Benin, the capital of Edo State, some men will continue to keep mistresses, also known as’side chicks,’ because of their perceived benefits and strong grip.

The submission of the respondents stems from the increasing reports of infidelity among men, particularly celebrities and those in high positions in society.

Some men in Benin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that wives will never be able to compete with side-chicks in terms of allure, attention to detail, and romantic proclivity.

Mr. Ojefia King, a businessman, revealed that most men have side-chicks for entertainment purposes.

According to him, side-chicks should not expect much from a man, whether married or single, other than trips and sex.

PDP ready to welcome Sanwo-Olu in 2023 if… party chieftain

“Some side-chicks go after wealthy men, while others do it to meet their own needs,” he explained.

Also, according to Mr. Larry Sideso, a disc jockey, men are drawn to side-chicks because they are less stressed and always obedient and understanding of their needs and desires.

“I’m married, and I have a sidekick; she knows her place, and she doesn’t cross any lines.”

“My wife knows about my sidekick.”

“As I previously stated, everyone knows their place. I don’t have a variety of ladies. My only companions are my wife and a sidekick.

“I’m in love with my wife.” “I won’t trade her for anything, but my sidekick is only there to help,” he explained.

Mrs Ivie Idolor, a teacher, agreed that side-chicks were always responding to nature’s call for men.

“If you look at men’s creation closely, you’ll notice that they have longer reproductive periods than women.”

“A man can impregnate a woman even if he is 75 years old, but a woman cannot give birth at that age.”

“Thus, a man’s sperm can produce many children, which simply means that when God said dominate and replenish the earth, he meant men’s responsibility to reproduce twice as much.

“Men can’t help themselves; hormones have programmed them to act in this way.” As a result, when a guy has had enough of his main chick, he moves on and forgets about her,” she explained.

Mr Richard Amekpa, a fashion designer, said that men had side-chicks to satisfy their sexual desires.

“In a relationship or marriage, love, care, romance, and sex are all very important.

“If a wife cannot satisfy her husband in that way, he will undoubtedly find someone else to fill her shoes.”

“To see the true beauty of a relationship, you must give it your undivided attention.”

“If a wife refuses to give her husband her undivided attention, she is begging for a side-chick,” he said.

Mr Isreal Osamuyi, a clergyman, however, advised men to raise their wives to the level of other women they admire.

According to Osamuyi, most women hardly took care of themselves because they were preoccupied with one or more needs.

“Women who are married and have children are always juggling a thousand and one responsibilities.

“As a result, there is little or no time to shop for clothes, apply makeup, go to bars, or hang out with friends.

“I am not in favor of men having side-chicks,” he said, “but if I really want to peep into their world by trying to understand why, I believe it is entirely due to insecurity.” (NAN)

READ ALSO:Terrorists killed in Borno as result of massive airstrikes

Terrorists killed in Borno as result of massive airstrikes

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Late Thursday, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) collaborated on massive airstrikes against the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP).

TELEVISION NIGERIAN has learned that several terrorists were killed in the villages of Abbaganaram, Bukar Mairam, and Jubularam in the nearby Marte district of Gamboru, Borno.

ISWAP is currently evacuating dead bodies, according to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama.

Despite Boko Haram/constant ISWAP’s attacks, troops remain unyielding on the battlefield.

During an operational visit to the MNJTF’s Headquarters 3 Battalion at Gamboru Ngala, a town on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, Force Commander Maj Gen Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim praised the security operatives.

MNJTF spokesman Col Muhammad Dole said in a statement from force headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad’s capital, that “the FC commended the Commander and his men for their hard work in holding their ground in spite of the repeated attacks by the BHTs/ISWAP.”

To eliminate terrorists near Lake Chad’s shores, the commander called for greater cooperation among troops, Civilian JTF, Vigilante, and hunters. He urged them to be more focused and to assist their commanding officer in clearing out the remaining insurgents.

MNJTF is a military cooperation effort between Nigerian, Cameroonian, Chadian, and Nigerien forces in the Lake Chad area to combat terrorist activities along the countries’ borders.

READ ALSO:PDP ready to welcome Sanwo-Olu in 2023 if… party chieftain

PDP ready to welcome Sanwo-Olu in 2023 if… party chieftain

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Ganiu Taofik, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, says the party is ready to receive Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu if he wishes to run again in 2023.

In a chat on Thursday, Taofik revealed this.

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According to the former PDP spokesman in Lagos, his party is a platform that provides the best form of governance to Lagosians.

“Recently, we had an All Progressives Congress chieftain, Olajide Adediran aka Jandol, decamp to the PDP with his group, Lagos4Lagos,” he said. This is because they have faith in the PDP and have seen how it is a superior platform.

“Governor Sanwo-Olu probably could have done a hundred percent more if he wasn’t in the APC because it’s a structural thing; the PDP in Lagos has a controlling leadership for sanity, morality, and service delivery, but the APC has a selfish leadership.” That is why Governor Sanwo-Olu is limited to his current actions.

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“If Governor Sanwo-Olu is looking for a ticket to run again, we will give him the same opportunity as every other aspirant to run in the PDP primary.” In the PDP, everyone has a level playing field, unlike in the APC, where no one can become a councilor without the support of the leader.

“Every politician from the House of Assembly to the House of Representatives and others is covered by the PDP.”

There are indications that Sanwo-Olu wants to return for another four years as political maneuvering begins in earnest ahead of the 2023 elections.
“I believe we are doing a fantastic job, if I may say so.” When asked if he has any plans to run for office in the next election, Sanwo-Olu said, “I think the citizens know what they will be missing if they don’t let us continue to wrap up all of the things we are doing.”

Akinwunmi Ambode, the immediate past governor of Lagos State, urged youths to get their Permanent Voters Cards ahead of the 2023 general elections, as previously reported.

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Ambode served as governor of Lagos from 2015 to 2019 but was defeated in the APC primary by Babajide Sanwo-Olu due to internal party squabbles.

Both Ambode and Sanwo-Olu are constitutionally allowed to run for another four-year term if the electorate so chooses.

I switched from PDP to APC to avoid being persecuted by Ishaku, Taraba Senator

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Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, who represents Taraba South Senatorial District in the red chamber, said he switched from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress to avoid the state governor, Darius Ishaku’s “apparent persecution.”

Bwacha, who was the Senate Deputy Minority Leader until his defection on Thursday, also stated that the PDP as a national party did not offend him, but that his beef was with the party’s leadership in Taraba.

On Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today,’ he made a statement.

The lawmaker bemoaned his “deliberate isolation from the governor,” adding that the governor’s feud with him was not his fault.

“I’m not sure what his (Ishaku’s) problem is with me,” he said, adding that the governor had barred public officials from attending his constituency projects and other political activities.

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“We (Ishaku and I) collaborated in 2015, but this hatred appeared in 2019.” I tried to talk to him about problems, but it always resulted in him hating me. “I tried to see him at one point, but he shut the door in my face,” the Senator said, adding that the PDP’s past and current leadership did not aid reconciliation efforts.

Bwacha also claimed that Ishaku did everything he could to prevent him from returning to the Senate in 2019, and that the governor was also opposed to his political advancement.

“I have not made a public announcement about becoming governor,” he said, “but there have been innuendos and insinuations.” People have been pressuring me to run for governor as well. And I overheard someone say that the only way I can sit with him (Ishaku) is if I give up my bid for governor.”
“I have not made a public announcement about becoming governor,” he said, “but there have been innuendos and insinuations.” People have been pressuring me to run for governor as well. And I overheard someone say that the only way I can sit with him (Ishaku) is if I give up my bid for governor.”
Bwacha believes the governor made a mistake by requiring him to give up his ambition in order for them to reconcile.

He stated that his defection is not motivated by the desire to win an election. “It’s about being in an environment where you’re not persecuted, where you’re given leeway to operate, a level playing field.”

“My people do not support such persecution; they see me going through unnecessary persecution,” he said.

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“If you stay in an environment where you will not survive, you are doing so at your own risk, and I would not be a part of that danger; I will not risk my political future in an environment where I am not guaranteed a clear future,” he added.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), and APC Caretaker Chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, welcomed Bwacha into the party on Thursday, according to reports.

Zulum distributes 610 taxis, tricycles, buses to 3,200 unemployed Borno youths

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Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has distributed 610 taxis, tricycles, and buses to 3,200 unemployed youths in Maiduguri and parts of the Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas that fall under the metropolis to improve urban mass transportation.

On Thursday, the Governor unveiled 610 modes of transportation, including 100 Toyota LE city taxis, 500 ‘Keke NAPEP’ tricycles, and ten Ashok Leyland buses, each with a capacity of 41 passengers, at Maiduguri’s Ramat Square.

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The governor said the 10 buses will be managed by the Borno Express Transport Corporation for intracity services, according to a statement by Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau, titled “Mass transit: Zulum launches 610 taxis, tricycles, buses in Maiduguri.”

According to him, the 500 tricycles were divided among 2000 operators, each tricycle belonging to a group of four unemployed people.

Aside from the 2,200 people who received tricycles and taxis, Zulum also approved N50 million for 1000 members of various Keke NAPEP operators who did not benefit from the launch.

“The 100 taxis were also distributed to 200 people, each of whom would own two, for a total of 2,200 people who would benefit from the tricycles and taxis.”

“After meeting with leaders of various associations of Keke NAPEP operators, Governor Zulum learned that some of their members form groups to own tricycles and that they have their own ways of jointly managing them and sharing profits,” the statement read.
Dr. Abubakar Tijjani, the State Commissioner for Transport, spoke at the event and assured the governor of effective and efficient supervision to ensure that routes are operational, in line with the governor’s goal of increasing access to mass transportation in the metropolis.

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On the security features built into the tricycles and taxis, he said that each of the 500 tricycles has digital stickers from which passengers can access essential data from all operators using their smartphones.

He also explained that the tricycles’ movements will be tracked using the stickers, ensuring that each operator only operates within the communities they are supposed to serve.

In Yobe road accident, 19 people die

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Following a fatal motor accident on the Damaturu-Potiskum Road in Yobe State, 19 people have been confirmed dead, with two others suffering serious injuries.

Two Golf Wagon vehicles with registration numbers KHE 454 XA and BKD 74 SB, both bearing Jigawa State plate numbers, were involved in an accident on Thursday.

Some eyewitnesses blamed the accident on both drivers of the vehicles speeding while speaking on the phone.

When the incident occurred, eight of the victims, all from the same family, were on their way to a wedding in Azare, Bauchi State.

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stated that they have yet to receive news of the accident, but that they will address journalists when they do.

However, as of the time of filing this report, the agency had yet to do so.

Asset recovery drive: Group backs AGF Malami

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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami

The Coalition for Human Rights and Rule of Law, on Thursday, threw its weight behind the assets recovery drive of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The AGF had been in the media recently over an alleged award of “a multi billion naira assets recovery contract to a company and its lawyers secretly”.

But the Coalition, in a statement signed by its President, Gabriel Agibi and made available to newsmen on Thursday, said the media report was being orchestrated by enemies of the Minister who are ” agents of corruption” that did not want the Federal Government to recover assets.

“The consistency of the attacks indicates a sinister motive to cause a submission to the whims and caprices of a select few who are bent on subverting the judicial process in Nigeria in ways too numerous to mention.

“As stakeholders in the justice sector, we are tempted to believe that the stance of the AGF with regards to assets recovery has not gone down well with some individuals hence the puerile attempt at blackmail and intimidation”, the group alleged.

The Coalition said it was aware that the asset recovery drive of the Federal Government had indeed “ruffled some feathers”, hence the target of the AGF, whose responsibility it was to ensure the successful implementation of the asset recovery drive.

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“The coalition of human rights and the rule of law is issuing this press statement in light of the well-orchestrated campaign of calumny ostensibly launched by agents of corruption to misrepresent the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami.

The consistency of the attacks indicates a sinister motive to cause a submission to the whims and caprices of a select few who are bent on subverting the judicial process in Nigeria in ways too numerous to mention.

As stakeholders in the justice sector, we are tempted to believe that the stance of the AGF with regards to assets recovery has not gone down well with some individuals hence the puerile attempt at blackmail and intimidation.

It is an unfortunate episode in the annals of the country as to why some individuals who, for reasons best known to them, have arrogated certain powers and privileges. As such, they have carried on like mini gods by blackmailing those who have put the country’s interest first.

We are aware that the asset recovery drive of the federal government had indeed ruffled some feathers, hence the target of the AGF, whose responsibility it is to ensure the successful implementation of the asset recovery drive of the federal government.

The Coalition for Human Rights and Rule of Law wishes to inform members of the general public of these attempts that have been targeted at the personality of the AGF through fictitious publications by some select media houses, as well as blogs and other information dissemination platforms.

The members of the unsuspecting general public are advised to ignore these publications as some select individuals sponsor them to blackmail and intimidate the AGF into submission by dumping the asset recovery efforts of the federal government.

We state in unequivocal terms that the assets recovery initiative of the federal government has received commendations both nationally and internationally. This much has been evident in the quantum of recoveries made so far through the display of transparency and accountability.

The Coalition for Human Rights and Rule of Law vehemently states that the attempt at jeopardizing the federal government’s efforts towards the successful implementation/execution of its assets recovery initiative shall not be tolerated.

We consequently wish to bring to the attention of media houses of this nefarious plot by these individuals to rubbish the image of the AGF. It is our considered opinion that the offence of the AGF is ensuring that the process of asset recovery is in line with global best practices.

This stance has not gone down well with some select individuals who are afraid of the repercussion of their actions. As such, they have constituted themselves into clogs in the wheels of the country’s progress.

The Coalition for Human Rights and Rule of Law wishes to use this medium to commend the federal government on its efforts at assets recovery. We also commend the attorney general and minister of justice for his commitment that has recorded tremendous results so far.

We urge him not to relent in the drive that has gathered momentum regardless of the attempts at blackmailing him into submission to their dictates that are not in the country’s overall interest. We call on members of the general public to rally support for the efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration towards assets recovery in the country.

It is indeed a collective enterprise that requires all hands to be on deck. Those behind the well-orchestrated attempts at blackmailing the attorney general and minister of justice are advised to desist from such despicable conduct in the country’s interest of peace and tranquillity”.

Kano CPC discovers company that manufactures adulterated cooking oil

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The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KSCPC) claims to have discovered a factory producing adulterated cooking oil.

The commission’s efforts to protect the public from using unwholesome, fake, and adulterated products led to the discovery of the illegal activity.

Idris Bello-Danbazau, the council’s managing director, revealed this in a statement issued by the council’s spokesman, Musbahu Yakasai, in Kano on Wednesday.

Mr Bello-Danbazau led an inspection team to the site in Dakata Rinji, Nasarawa local government, Kano metropolis, accompanied by the governor’s senior special assistant on quality assurance, Sale Muhammad.

He claims that the cooking oil refinery is located near a large refuse collection center. He explained that the environment was filthy and hazardous to the public’s health.

“KSCPC is not intended to be used in any way.”

APC Panel Primary results for Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency are inconclusive

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the by-election into the Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency has come to a halt.

After the procedures, the 7-member electoral panel informed reporters that two of the contestants, Abbey Aku and Suleiman Yahaya Kwande, had received the same number of votes.

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Habu Ajiya, the chairman of the election panel, said votes had been cast for four candidates: Suleiman Yahaya Kwande, Abbey Aku, Lumumba Dah Adeh, and Aliyu Adamu.

“The primaries have come to a halt because the top two candidates have the same score. Hon Abbey Aku and Hon Suleiman Yahaya Kwande are their names. They each received 344 votes.

“The panel is unable to proclaim a winner or make a decision in this case.” In such a stalemate, we must return to the party’s national secretariat; only the party has the power to make a decision,” he said.

The situation, on the other hand, caused discontent among party members and delegates, with both Aku and Kwande expressing unhappiness with the election results. Each claimed to have come out on top in the poll.

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The by-election is being held to fill the vacant seat of Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, which has been vacant since Haruna Maitala’s death last year.

According to our source, the election, which took place at the Lamonde Hotel on Appollo Crescent in Jos, was marred by uncertainty.
The election process, which began at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, ended at 2 p.m. yesterday with the announcement of the results.

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