By Abdul Jayu Over the years, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has maintained a safe and stable air navigation environment. The agency under the leadership of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar entered 2026 with the enormous responsibility of sustaining safe, efficient and reliable air navigation services amid rising aircraft movements, ageing infrastructure,…
By Martha Ajagbawa Presently, in Delta State, there is a lot of shenanigans going on, coupled with misplaced priorities regarding some fundamental projects. The MORE Agenda of the Oborevwori administration, three years down the line, seems ineffective and inconsequential. Many Deltans were taken aback when the Governor announced the construction of 25 police divisional headquarters—one in…
The federal government said it has secured the renewal of a Nigerian international passport for a citizen who had experienced delays. The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. This comes after a Nigerian woman had taken to her social media account and recounted facing prolonged delays with the Nigerian Immigration…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed his administration is looking into the possibility of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the UN summit. Netanyahu is among the world leaders expected to attend the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 8 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. In…
The curtains will be drawn on the 2026 FIFA World Cup tomorrow. The 104 football battles fought amongst 48 countries will come to a most befitting climax. The two teams at the finish line are amongst the 7 that have previously won the World Cup, maintaining a tradition that only a few countries in the…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19th is not merely a match; it is a funeral for the game as we knew it. Every civilization has a moment that historians later recognize as the quiet beginning of a new age. It rarely arrives with the fanfare of revolution. More often, it wears the…
By Douglas Baye-Osagie If the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, could have written the script of the 2026 World Cup before a ball was kicked, this would possibly be it. The European Champions against the World Champions. The past meeting the present. And in the middle, at 39, is Lionel Messi. One more final….
It was not merely the accident at Chappaquiddick that destroyed Senator Ted Kennedy’s lifelong ambition of becoming President of the United States. It was Mary. Mary Jo Kopechne. She was the young woman who died after Kennedy’s car plunged from a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in July 1969. Kennedy escaped from the submerged vehicle, but he…
Theirs was a classic Father/Daughter story. She was the apple of his eyes. His Miss Nigeria if not Miss Universe. He was her knight in shining armor. The one person who could do no wrong. She sat on his knees into her teens – much longer than many puritans would deem acceptable. He was putty in…
The European Union on Friday expressed its concern about the Israeli government’s decision to allocate significant new funding to settlement expansion in Palestinian territories. The alliance said the development will further entrench settlements in the West Bank and break Palestinian communities, leaving them exposed to greater risks of human rights violations. European capitals likewise reject…
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