Perishable Cargo Airports ready mid-2014

Nigerian aviation sector will be recording a landmark in 2014.

According to the Federal Government, the  14 Perishable Cargo Terminals airports will kick start operations in the middle of 2014.

This development is expected to boost export of farm produce from the country as Nigerians are expected to airlift their products to various destinationas in the globe.

Abia State targets private partnership for airport, seaport projects

 

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, on Monday, said the proposed Umuahia Airport and a seaport would be constructed through the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) initiative.

Protest as soldier beats bus driver to death in Lagos

 

A soldier, identified as Private Ezinne Benjamin,  was yesterday accused of beating to death a commercial bus driver, Bashiru Adebayo, following  a minor squabble.

Abia government to embark on seaport, airport

 

Abia State Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia,has disclosed plans to   build an airport t and a seaport in the state  through the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) initiative.

The giovernor, while answering  questions from newsmen after presenting the state's 2014 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly in Umuahia said that the government planned to source the funds from PPP.

Delta warns aspirant leaders against violence

Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has dissuaded people from using violence or fanning ethnic sentiments to get into public office.

The governor, speaking at a Warri North Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Local Government rally, said such actions would not yield these politicians the desired result.

Army warn churches against end-of-year service in Adamawa

 

Yola - The 23rd Brigade of Nigerian Army in  Yola has advised the Christian community in Adamawa to round off their end of year Church services on Tuesday by 10 pm.

At least 120,000' flee fighting in South Sudan

At least 120,000 people have fled their homes South Sudan over the past fortnight of clashes, the United Nations said, as it urgently requested £100 million from donors to cope with the humanitarian crisis. 

London Based Nigerian Doctor Found Guilty Of Assault

A Nigerian doctor based in London has been found guilty of attacking a female patient in his surgery when she disagreed with his diagnosis.
Dr. Abiodun Bale, 42, grabbed Sheena Cunningham as she tried to leave his consultation room in tears after they argued over treatment for a facial condition, Daily Mail Online reports.
Bale denied assault when he appeared in court but was found guilty after a two-day trial.
He was given a six-month conditional discharge but will face a disciplinary hearing at work and could lose his job.
Bale, who qualified as a doctor at the University of Lagos in 1995, worked as a gynaecologist in Nigeria

STF beefs up security at recreation centres in Plateau

Jos – The Special Task Force (STF) on security in Plateau said it would deploy its personnel to search visitors at recreation centres in the state during Christmas and New Year festivities.

This information is contained in a press statement signed by the Media Coordinator, Capt Salisu Mustapha, in Jos on Saturday.

Delta Central Bye-Election: APC Drags PDP, INEC To Court

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All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before an Abuja High Court, alleging forgery in the recently-held Delta Central Senatorial District Bye-election in Delta State.

Breaking News: Finally, ASUU Calls Off Strike

Report reaching us from Minna, Niger State capital and TVC, indicates that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called off its five months strike.

TRUE CONFESSION; I Was Attacked With Tomatoes After Snatching My Friend Husband - Nollywood Actress Says

Nollywood top actress Shan George,In a recent interview   opened up about making movies and her life in general.

Read excerpts below;

On how many movies she produced?

I produced my first movie when I was at the University of Lagos which was in 2008. It was titled All for Winnie. Till date, I have produced 22 movies in all.

Senator Yerima Divorces 17year Old Egyptian Wife, Marries Another 15yr Old

Three years after marrying a 14 year old Egyptian girl named Marian, which was widely protested in Nigeria, former Zamfara state governor and serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmed Yerima, has reportedly divorced her to marry a new wife, City People reports. According to the magazine, Yerima and four men, said to be members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were in Egypt a few weeks ago for the wedding fathia of a new bride said to be 15 years old.
Marian who is now 17 and a mother of one, is believed to be the daughter of the former governor’s driver whenever he visits Egypt. The reason he divorced her is to enable him take a new wife as he’s not allowed more than four wives.
The Senator is alleged to have married and divorced a few women in the last few years but has never changed his first three wives, only the fourth ones.
Sen. Ahmed Yerima this year was strongly against the deletion of the section of the 1999 constitution which pegged the official marriage age in Nigeria as 18 years, saying it was anti-Islam.