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Chaos at Kano Airport: Max Air Passenger Clashes Over Missing Business Class
A Max Air flight from Abuja to Kano on Sunday turned chaotic after a passenger, identified as Mikai’l, clashed with airline staff over the absence of a Business Class cabin on the aircraft. Originally scheduled to depart at 7:30 a.m., the flight eventually took off at 9:05 a.m., causing delays and tension among passengers. Eyewitnesses…
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FG Probes Detention of Nigerian Air Force C-130 Jet in Burkina Faso
The Federal Government has confirmed it is investigating the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso after it made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso on Monday. Reports suggest the jet may have violated Burkinabe airspace during the flight. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the government is…
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Why I Stopped Pilgrimage Sponsorships in Ogun – Osoba Reveals
Former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has explained why he halted the state’s sponsorship of pilgrims to Mecca and Jerusalem during his 1999–2003 tenure, saying the funds were better used to improve education and public infrastructure. Osoba recounted that he was troubled by students carrying desks from home and brilliant pupils unable to sit…
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Stop Singing, Finish Your Speech! – Remi Tinubu Clashes With Adeleke at Ooni’s Coronation
Drama unfolded in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday as First Lady Senator Remi Tinubu publicly told Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop singing and finish his speech during the Ooni of Ife’s 10th coronation anniversary. The clash occurred while Adeleke, in his usual lively style, danced and sang at the podium, prompting Mrs. Tinubu to step…
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Concerned Law Students Drag Edo AG Over Alleged Professorial Fraud
A group of law students at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti is calling on the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council of Legal Education to investigate the professorial title awarded to Edo State Attorney-General, Roland Otaru (SAN). The students allege that Otaru may have manipulated the system to secure the academic rank, describing it as…
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Meet Bennie Graffins – A voice You Simply Can’t Ignore
Standard Daily Press proudly presents Bennie Griffins, our newest Contributing Editor on Sexuality, Gender, and Family Issues. Bennie brings fresh insight paired with lived wisdom that speaks to the heart and stretches the mind. Bennie’s journey is rich and compelling: • A humanitarian at heart and a motivational voice trusted across cultures Expect powerful articles…
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The Salvo In Solomon’s Sermon
By Bala Ibrahim. Solomon Dalung, lawyer and former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, had written a congratulatory message to President Tinubu, on the swift response by Nigerian troops to thwart the coup attempt in the neighbouring Benin Republic. The message was titled, Congratulations President Tinubu for the intervention in Benin Republic, now Trump…
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The Middle East Crisis And Global Security
Preamble Intellectual exertion is the most exhausting task when one considers its toll on the human frame. Understandably so, within the excruciating ecology of its practice in this part of the world. As an academic with interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary orientation, who has written several essays for learned journals, editorials and columns for The Nigerian Guardian Newspaper, I…
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Osoba Defends Ending Ogun Pilgrimage Sponsorship, Prioritizes Schools, WAEC Fees, and Infrastructure
Former Ogun State governor Olusegun Osoba has explained that he stopped government sponsorship of pilgrimages to Mecca and Jerusalem to redirect funds to education and public infrastructure during his 1999–2003 administration. Osoba said he was troubled by the condition of public schools, where students had to bring desks from home and many bright pupils were…
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EFCC Tells Court Arik Loans Were Diverted to Launch NG Eagle Airline
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, that billions of naira and foreign-currency loans meant for Arik Air were allegedly diverted to set up NG Eagle Airlines. Testifying before Justice Mojisola Dada, the EFCC’s Kaduna Acting Zonal Director, Bawa Usman Kaltungo, said financial investigations revealed that…