Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has secured the contract to provide ground handling operations to Air Tanzania at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State. SAHCO is providing comprehensive ground handling services, which includes Passenger Handling, Baggage Handling, Ramp Handling, Cargo Handling and Warehousing, and other aviation related services to Air Tanzania that would be flying from its hub …

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed preliminary objections before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Federal High Court, contesting criminal defamation charges brought against her by the Federal Government.The senator described the case as an abuse of power and a calculated attempt at political persecution, insisting the charges stem from frivolous petitions filed by Senate President Godswill …

Morrison Ogbonna, the Cross River State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has been found dead in a hotel in Calabar, the state capital. It was gathered that the NDLEA commander was found dead by his officers who had come to pick him up for a scheduled assignment on Thursday morning. A source who pleaded anonymity said: …

Omoyele Sowore By Uche Nnadozie Let us set the record straight. Whatever petty quarrel Omoyele Sowore and Rotimi Ola may have with Lere Olayinka, it is their business. But to drag the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Ogba into their false narratives is an insult to those of us (including Lere) who actually lived that struggle. Sowore was never part …

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has intercepted a consignment containing seven pouches of cannabis concealed in a duvet cover that arrived in Lagos from Bangkok, Thailand.In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said the parcel was addressed to a recipient in Lagos, but details of the sender and receiver have been withheld pending investigations by security agencies.NIPOST noted that the …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has disclosed that the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) demanded an annual subsidy of N1.505 trillion to enable members to match the refinery’s gantry prices at their own depots.The refinery stated that despite offering petroleum products to marketers at its gantry price, DAPPMAN insists on taking delivery via coastal logistics, which would add …

Kano State has emerged as the top-performing state in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf disclosed this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, following the release of the results on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The governor attributed the impressive feat to the education reforms and …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N2,225.118 trillion August 2025 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils.The revenue was shared at the August FAAC meeting held in Abuja.A communique issued by the FAAC on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, said the N2,225.118 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1,478.593 billion, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially ended the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, effective midnight tonight, restoring full political power to the elected state government. The President announced the decision in a national address from the Statehouse on Thursday, citing a “new spirit of understanding” among the state’s warring political factions as the reason for the restoration. The …

Tony Elumelu Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holding, has noted that the United Bank for Africa (UBA) staff died in the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State.The fire incident occurred on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Speaking via a statement on Wednesday, Elumelu, who is also the chairman of UBA, said he was …