HOW WE SMUGGLE COCAINE ABOARD FLIGHTS – ARIK AIR STAFF

An Arik Airways  staff  has told the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency investigators how members of staff of the airline smuggle illicit drugs aboard flights.

Oliver Chibuzor, a catering loader at the airline who has been arrested by NDLEA officials, said they subvert airport security checks by concealing cocaine in catering supplies.

On Monday, Chika Udensi, a senior member of the Arik Air cabin crew, was arrested by UK Border Force officials with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at Heathrow Airport in London.

REBUTTAL: GOVERNOR OBIANO TAKES UMUERI AGULERI WAR TO A HIGHER LEVEL

In recent times we have observed a ratchet of very strange insinuations, messages and statements being attributed to the peace loving people of Umueri in an effort to rekindle the long forgone dispute with our neighbouring brothers, Agulerians or peach Ndi Umueri against the visibly working governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. A recent statement tagged “Governor Obiano Takes Umueri Aguleri War To A Higher Level “  and released online by an unknown, and more accurately, illegal group called Greater Umueri Liberation Forum (GULF) do not represent the position and interest of Umueri or its people.

Read What Buhari And Bishop Kukah Disussed Behind Closed Door In Aso Rock

   

                            Buhari, Kukah

Nigerian President, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bihsop Matthew Kukah on Thursday met behind closed-door.

The meeting which lasted for about thirty minutes, took place inside the President’s office in Aso Villa.

OBIANO, LEADERSHIP AND THE PEOPLE

             

As I observe the reactions of the led to leadership, I compare it with the game of sports, a game like football where the audience seem to know better than the coach and the players.My reason for this comparison is the reaction to governance by some Nigerians, in this case, Ndi Anambra.

The reactions of the masses can be understandable considering the long sufferings we have endeared hoping that the next day will be better. We expect reduction in the cost of living, free health-care, better roads, clean environment, security, housing and so many more, we are right but we must consider all things dully, they all require money to be achieved.

Nigerian Ambassador To US, Professor Adefuye Dies In Washinton DC.

Sad to note that the Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, has been reported died in Washington, DC hospital, Thursday.

 A former professor of history, Mr. Adefuye was in 2010 appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s ambassador in the US. An outspoken person and fierce defender of Nigeria, the deceased diplomat tackled critics of Nigeria in the US. He vociferously lobbied against Nigeria’s classification as “a country of interest” in America’s terrorism watch list.

Breaking News: Buhari Appoints Senator Ita Enag As SSA Liason On NASS Matters (Senate) And Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments:

Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation

Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President

Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service

Kure Martin Abeshi – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service.

Read About Dangers Associated With Prolonged Sitting

 Sitting comes naturally with living. Most daily tasks,from watching the television, eating, driving and performing official duties, are done in a comfortable sitting position. But there is overwhelming evidence associating prolonged sitting with mortality, with a few studies even insisting that a sedentary lifestyle is more lethal than obesity.

Experts say an inactive lifestyle is a certain recipe for a complete degeneration of several parts of the body. According to them, sitting for long periods of time does not only lead to a strained neck and sore shoulders. They posit that an individual with a sedentary lifestyle has a greater risk of developing heart disease, a decrease in insulin production as well as colon, breast and endometrial cancer.

Read How Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson, Dies at Age104---PHOTOS

 Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who helped lead the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" voting rights march and was the first black woman to run for Congress in Alabama, died early Wednesday at age 104, her son Bruce Boynton said.

Boynton Robinson was among those beaten during the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 that became known as "Bloody Sunday." State troopers teargased and clubbed marchers as they tried crossing the bridge. A newspaper photo featuring an unconscious Boynton Robinson drew wide attention to the movement.

I Consider Orubebe To Proceed On Jail Term–Oshiomhole

 The Labour leader turns politician and Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, took a swipe at a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, saying the erstwhile minister should be jailed.

Oshiomhole also said that the ex-minister was afraid of being probed by President Muhammadu Buhari over the multi-billion naira East-West Road contract.

Read How Buhari Intends To Confisticate Crude Oil Swap Deals with NNPC

 All offshore crude oil processing agreements and crude oil swap deals for refined petroleum products between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and oil traders around the world have been cancelled by the Federal Government.

Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the immediate cancellation of the agreements.