Author: Biyi Lawrence
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Emirates is investing over US$ 2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting in 2022. Emirates is still flying on its brand promise of ‘Fly Better.’ Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “While others respond to industry pressures with cost cuts, Emirates is flying against the grain and investing to deliver ever better experiences to our customers. Through the pandemic we’ve continued to launch new services and initiatives to ensure…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in Kaduna with a “parallel” government and “permanent operational base” in Birnin Gwari According to Premium Times, El-Rufai warned the president of the terrorists’ consolidation in a late July memo. The terrorists belonging to Ansaru al-Musulmina fi Bilad al-Sudan, or Ansaru for short, were believed to have moved to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State in 2012 when they broke away from Boko Haram. According to intelligence reports and human sources consulted in further reporting for this…
LAGOS , Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the country The protests grew violent at times. Graphic images and video of battered and seriously injured protesters and some members of security forces could be seen on social media. Security forces were also seen firing guns at citizens. Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh declared a nationwide curfew on Wednesday from 3 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) while President Julius Maada Bio is out of the country. “These unscrupulous individuals have…
The pace of price rises dipped in the US in July as gas prices eased bringing down the annual rate of inflation to 8.5%, still close to a multi-decade high but lower than the four-decade peak it hit in June. July’s figure, while still high, represents a significant fall from the annual rate of 9.1% recorded in June and will raise hopes that inflation has finally peaked in the US. It follows other indicators that have suggested price rises are finally moderating. But the report showed once again how broadly inflation has spread through the economy. After stripping out food…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- There was a robbery incident on the long bridge, near Warewa bus stop in the early hours of Wednesday morning. A passenger of one of the buses plying the road at the time, named Abayomi, said that many motorists abandoned their vehicles. ” There was a robbery and because of the robbery, people out of fear began to run. Some people hit the cars of others. Someone is lying on the ground lifeless, and we heard that someone was killed,” he said. Abayomi said that the police arrived at the scene of the robbery, but…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, has arrested 104 suspected drug traffickers and dismantled seven notorious drug joints in the state. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Umar Adoro on Wednesday in Kaduna said that the operation was conducted in July. He added that three properties belonging to suspected drug dealers were sealed within the period. Adoro said areas raided by operatives of the command were located in Maraban Jos, Jaji, Panteka, Tafa, Hunkuyi, Sardauna Crescent and areas behind Kaduna Polytechnic main campus. The commander listed the drugs seized to…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has approved the dissolution of boards and commissions in the state. The is contained in a circular in Ado-Ekiti signed by Mr Tajudeen Adejumo, the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government. The state government said the dissolution takes effect from August. It said the dissolution excluded Statutory Commissions spelt out in Section 197 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. Other appointees whose appointments were also terminated by the circular include special advisers, who are not cabinet members; technical advisers; director-generals; coordinators;…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters at their hide out at Meniru Agbani Road and Diamond Estate, Enugu State. The suspects are: Daniel Chukwuemeka, Okechukwu Chisom, John Chizoba, Benard Uguochukwu, Nwobodo Christian, Nwiba Chukwuemeka, Eze Ani Ifechukwu, Chikwe James, Emmanuel Chukwuebuka, Ezugwu Chidera, Friday Daniel, Destiny Ekene, Prosper Nnachetam, Justice Chinedu and Bright Chimezie. Others include Ezugu Nkejika, Echi Ikechukwu, Udeh Emeka, Charles Kosisochukwu, Ojinaka Smith, Ekene Chukwuebuka, Efe Samuel, Goodness Ifeanyi, Victory Anointing, Uche Egbo, Onuigbo Kingsley, Okakpu Chukwuemeka, Nnamdi Odo, Mbah Emmanuel, Collins…
IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all political leaders to uphold the ultimate objective of promoting the interest of the country, saying Nigeria cannot afford another civil war. President Buhari made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving former State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The President stated that the self-centeredness that led to the loss of about a million lives between 1967-1970 must not be allowed to repeat itself, stressing that the CPC was founded on the bedrock of patriotism and loyalty to the unity of Nigeria. “I don’t…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to ban all Russian visitors – and the Kremlin has responded with scorn. Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy”, Mr Zelensky told The Washington Post. Such a ban, he argued, would be more effective than the current sanctions, which bar Russian airlines and officials linked to the Kremlin. Mr Zelensky’s call may get only limited support, as Russia – despite sanctions – has extensive global business ties and Russian tourists are still welcome in holiday destinations such as Egypt, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. But…