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By Hadiza Suleman The federal government says it has lifted the suspension on the operations of Arik Air. Michael Achimugu, the director of public affairs and consumer protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced the development in a post on social media on Thursday. This comes more than a week after the airline’s planes were grounded over a dispute between Atlas Petroleum and Arik Air. However, Achimugu said the conflict has been resolved. He said, "The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, and the DG of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo has successfully resolved the…

By Hadiza Suleman The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has condemned what it called "the invasion" of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja by the men and officers of the Nigeria Police. CLO also warned against prosecuting bad governance protesters for hoisting Russian flags during the protest, which began August 1. The Executive Director of CLO, Comrade Ibuchukwu Ohabuenyi Ezike, stated that the police carted away materials from the headquarters, claiming that they were used in organising and inciting the protesters of the #Endbadgovernance protest which kicked off August 1, 2024, across Nígeria. Quoting him, "CLO condemns in its…

A lot of people don’t know that in April 2005, Obasanjo arrested MAZI NNAMDI KANU on his way back to the UK after visiting his parents in Umuahia. The lame reason given by DSS for the arrest was that #MNK is asking for Biafra. After nearly a month is solitary confinement at DSS headquarters in Lagos and later transferred to Abuja, #MNK was released unconditionally to return to the UK. Obasanjo served out his term in peace and grew the Nigerian economy. President Jonathan never bothered to arrest #MNK despite his open and vociferous agitation for Biafra self determination and…

By Hadiza Suleman The soldier that killed a 16-year-old who was protesting against Nigeria's acute hunger in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance has been arrested. The deceased, identified as Ismail Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State. The arrest of the protester was contained in a statement by the military defence authorities. The statement, entitled “Unfortunate death of a protester by a soldier in Zaria”, was signed by the director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu. According to the statement, “On 6 August 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call that some hoodlums gathered…

By Johnson Nwankwo Mr Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, former acting national youth leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has been declared a persona non grata by the pan Igbo body. This was stated in a release by the national publicity secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr Alex Ogbonna, on Wednesday. Okpalaezeukwu was described as "unfaithful, unworthy, unfit and maladjusted to the core values of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide". Ohanaeze therefore warned the general public to distance themselves from Mr Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu on issues pertaining to Ohanaeze in their own interest. It was gathered that the action against Okpalaezeukwu was as a result of his refusal to…