BY GODWIN OBI The Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that the flight operations of its members may experience disruptions due to a growing scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet-A1). A statement signed by AON’s spokesperson Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, said the “The scarcity is impacting negatively on seamless conduct ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris over an N80 billion fraud. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren confirmed his arrest in a statement issued on Monday evening. He said Idris was arrested after failing to honour the commission’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A pregnant woman who was one of the abducted passengers in the Kaduna train attack of March 28, has been released by the terrorists. A member of the Concerned Relatives of the Abducted Persons, Sani Musa confirmed the development to Frontline Reporters on Sunday. The pregnant woman,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto who was killed on allegations of blasphemy. Chairman of the forum Simon Lalong and Governor of Plateau State in a statement expressed the governors’ concern aboutContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government is working on a funding structure for public universities in the country as part of moves to tackle the incessant strikes by lecturers in these institutions. This is according to the former Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba who noted that the government’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has explained why he ordered that the controversial tweet on the killing of Deborah Samuel be taken down. He revealed that the tweet was deleted because he did not approve that it should be posted in the first instance. The former viceContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on Saturday said he is safe after protests rocked parts of Sokoto city over the detention of two persons linked to the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel. Contrary to some reports online, the Bishop also told Frontline Reporters thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A retired Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has advocated for enforcement of prudent management of local governments in Nigeria for uptimal improvement in marginal productivity, as well as attain full autonomy. Comptroller Bello ‘mni (Retd) who is now the Kanwan KatsinaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised concerns about the security challenges in the country ahead of the 2023 general elections. With about nine months to the polls, it, however, allayed fears that the elections might not hold due to security threats. INEC Chairman, Professor MahmoodContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has condemned the killing of a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. He also called for calm over the incident, saying it had nothing to do with religion. According to the police, Deborah Samuel, aContinue Reading