Day: August 12, 2021

Mohammed’s Death: Gani Fawehinmi Family Hold Press Briefing

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Mohammed Fawehinmi (left) with his late father, Gani Fawehinmi, the legal luminary Following the sudden death of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s first son, Mohammed, the family has extended invitation to journalists for a formal briefing. The invitation reads: “On behalf of the Gani Fawehinmi family, I humbly invite your media outlet to a press briefing by the Gani Fawehinmi family following the unfortunate death of Mohammed Fawehinmi.” The release was signed by Mr Lanre Arogundade, former Chairman, Lagos, NUJ/Executive Director, IPC. Arogundade said the briefing holds at 5:30 pm today,…

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Re: Saving Jaafar Jaafar From Gov Ganduje’s SLAPP

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By Ahmad Sani Ibrahim It is surprising that media practitioners who are supposed to be neutral in matters of public interests are allowing themselves to be used by self centred individuals to settle scores. This ugly trend not only contravenes the ethics of the profession, but also threatens our democratic ideals. My observation is informed by one of such instances of media practitioner’s flagrant distortion of facts in an attempt to protect a professional colleague, who it appears, is struggling to evade justice from an alleged professional misconduct. I read…

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Anambra Politicians And Dethronement Of Reason

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By Solomon Ifeanacho Any politician in Anambra State seeking public office who furtively goes all the way from Awka to Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, a distance of 901.8 kilometres, to engage in what lawyers call forum shopping cannot be bestowed with an integrity award. Any politician from Anambra State who sues the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at the Jigawa State High Court sitting at Birnin Kudu, without the party being aware of the action or the proceedings, cannot by any stretch of the imagination, be considered honest. Any public…

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SAHCO’s Ultra-Modern Ground Support Equipment Arrives

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To improve its services in the country, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO) has expanded its Aviation Ground Support Equipment (GSE) fleet with new ultra-modern equipment. The target is to adjust to its expanding business activities. These fleet includes Air Conditioning Units, Ground Power Units, Toilet Bowsers, Water Bowsers and Baggage Carts. SAHCO procured 3 units of Air Conditioning Units to provide Airlines with air conditioning to the aircraft cabin while the aircraft is on ground. Two of the ACUs are manufactured to produce 50 pounds of preconditioned air per…

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Airport Concession: I Disagrees With ICRC & BPE Says Chidoka

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Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka said he disagrees with the concession approach taken by both the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) insisting that they want to take the best part of FAAN and give it to private investors who may not have the wherewithal to handle it. Chidoka who spoke during a virtual stakeholder’s meeting to update on the concession of the four international airports likened what is happening now to what transpired in the power sector where the discos now do not…

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Air Peace Begins Scheduled Flights Into Gombe State

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Nigeria’s Air Peace airline has deepened its stronghold and expanded its wings in the North East with the launching of commercial flights into Gombe State from Lagos and Abuja. The airline has informed its teaming patrons that it will operate three weekly flights into the Gombe State. The Air Peace brand new E-195 aircraft with flight number P47443 from Lagos and Abuja to Gombe landed in grand style on Wednesday at the Gombe airport where several government dignitaries were present to welcome the flight. Speaking at a ceremony to mark…

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