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A’Ibom buys new aircraft, plans aviation village

The Punch 

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Tuesday officially received the new Airbus A220-300 aircraft for the Ibom Air. This was as he announced plans for an Aviation Village near the Victor Attah International Airport. Speaking at the airport during a brief ceremony to receive a new A220-300 series aircraft for the state-owned Ibom

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Convention host Tony Goldwyn: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé endorsements could be 'significant' for Harris

TheHill.com 

Actor Tony Goldwyn argued an endorsement of Vice President Harris's presidential run from global superstars Taylor Swift and Beyoncé could be "significant" to her election prospects. Goldwyn, who was the entertainment host for the first night of this week's Democratic National Convention, told Variety magazine he believes the November election will be "won on the...

Mucarsel-Powell to take on Rick Scott in Florida Senate race

TheHill.com 

Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) has won the Democratic primary to face off against Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) for his Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mucarsel-Powell easily prevailed over relatively nominal opposition for the nomination, including from former state Rep. Brian Rush (D). She had the support of President Biden, top House...

Nepal celebrates Gaijatra festival: A vibrant parade honours departed souls and LGBTQI community

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 21 (ANI): People in Nepal on Tuesday marked festival of Gaijatra, commemorating beloved ones whom they lost within a year converging parades of cow and the sexual minorities. The Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site saw the parade of people disguised as cow accepting alms and donations following beliefs that it would give salvation to the departed souls of their loved ones. The b

Plateau gov suspends two commissioners, others

The Punch 

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday, suspended two of his commissioners and two aides. The governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, disclosed the development in a statement on Tuesday. Bere’s statement was silent on the officials’ suspension, which, he said, was with immediate effect. He said, “The Executive Governor of Plateau

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Family planning as survival strategy during economic distress

The Punch 

That the Nigerian economy is in a shambles is an understatement. The rising cost of living, high unemployment rate, astronomic poverty index, low life expectancy, high child mortality are all testimonies to this fact. Every development index is pointing south for Nigeria. We are not on the way to achieving any of the 17 Sustainable

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Talks ongoing to resume Nigeria-S’Arabia cargo flights – Keyamo

The Punch 

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that negotiations to resume cargo flights between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia were currently ongoing. He explained that while progress was being made, no final dates had been set for the implementation of those reforms. “Negotiations are still ongoing, and the final dates have not

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Vehicle licensing needs reform, says Niger VIO director

The Punch 

To ensure Nigeria’s dream of achieving a reliable database in the automotive industry, the Director, Niger State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, Dr Bako Mohammed, has called for major reforms in the vehicle testing and licensing procedures in the country. Bako stated this in a paper at a recent sensitisation webinar with the theme: “Standardisation and

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Zaha Hadid 'discovers' Johor 

New Straits Times 

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Corporation (JCorp) and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will develop a major component within the 7,290-acre Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC) township, a prime destination for strategic growth in Malaysia’s southern region.

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