An emotional moment unfolded on Wednesday, 13 May, 2026, as the management of Pioneer Airlines officially received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC), with the airline’s leadership describing the milestone as the fulfilment of a lifelong dream and a major breakthrough for regional air connectivity in Southern Nigeria. Speaking shortly after receiving the certification from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the airline’s promoter and Managing Director, Capt Henry Ungbuku expressed deep appreciation to the NCAA, his team, and the Bayelsa State Government for supporting the rigorous certification process. Overcome with emotion, he revealed that the journey had come with enormous…
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The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, has announced plans by the Federal Government to unveil a new pipeline of eligible Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects aimed at attracting both local and international investors into Nigeria’s infrastructure sector. Ewalefoh disclosed this on Wednesday, 13 May, 2026 while delivering a goodwill message at the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, warning that Nigeria’s widening infrastructure gap now stands at an alarming $2.3 trillion. According to him, the country urgently requires innovative financing models and stronger private sector participation to…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a massive consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency cannabis strain, valued at over ₦10.4 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, in one of the agency’s biggest anti-narcotics operations of 2026. The seizure, which involved 4,173.5 kilogrammes of the illicit substance, followed weeks of coordinated intelligence gathering and international surveillance involving security agencies across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. According to the NDLEA, the shipment originated from Toronto, Canada, on March 28, 2026, and was moved by rail to Montreal before being loaded onto a vessel…
The aspiration of Hon. Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh to contest for as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Apapa Constituency II, was on Thursday, 14 May, 2026, formally discussed and endorsed by the Apex Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Apapa Constituency II.At the stakeholders’ meeting, which was chaired by Alhaji Moruf Gbadamosi (popularly known as Costly), the leaders expressed their satisfaction with the aspiration of Hon. Muyiwa, describing it as timely and well-deserved.They highlighted the remarkable feats accomplished by the leading aspirant during his previous tenure as the representative of the constituency and expressed…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Agege Local Government chapter of the Renewed Hope Network (TRN), has faulted remarks credited to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Mudashiru Obasa, over claims that he single-handedly shaped the political rise of several figures in Agege and beyond, insisting that no individual could claim ownership of the political destiny of the people. In a statement issued in Agege, Lagos, the group said the comments, if truly made, undermined the collective sacrifices of party faithful, community leaders, youths, women groups, elders, and progressive stakeholders who had sustained the dominance of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame have resolved to activate mechanisms to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Africa CEO Forum, President Bola Tinubu met with Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Villa. Both leaders emphasised the importance of reviving the Joint Permanent Ministerial Commission (JPMC), originally signed by both countries in 2021, as a vital platform for advancing their shared objectives. They further agreed that Nigeria should host the next meeting of the Commission. In reviewing consular matters, President Tinubu stated that Nigeria will seriously consider reciprocating Rwanda’s 30-day visa-free…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, 13 May, 2026 sentenced a former Minister of power, Saleh Mamman to 75 years imprisonment for money laundering charges. Mamman, who was absent in court, was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503,73( Thirty Three Billion, Eight Hundred and Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred and Three Naira, Seventy Three kobo). Justice Omotosho convicted him last week on all the 12-count charges preferred against him by the EFCC but deferred his sentence to Wednesday.…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally presented the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, to stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun West as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in the state. Governor Abiodun, alongside the state Chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi, and members of the party’s state executive committee, made the presentation during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Empire Ground, Ilaro, in Yewa South Local Government Area. Speaking at the event, Governor Abiodun said the decision to support a candidate from Ogun West was…
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced on Monday, 11 May, 2026, that the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions will be the final one overseen by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede. Speaking at the meeting in Abuja, Ahmad said Oloyede’s 10-year tenure had “fundamentally changed the institution.” “This is the last policy meeting you will be holding. You have been here for ten years. You have done a lot of good things. Ten years is a long time but you are not tired,” Ahmad said. “We will just…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday, 14 May, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com President Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. Others who came to receive the President included the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed; the Nigerian Chargé d’Affaires in Rwanda, Ambassador Ibrahim Zanna; and the Special Adviser to the…