Nigeria Air Aircraft Finally Lands in Abuja AON: It’s a scam, aircraft owned by Ethiopian Airlines, covered with Nigeria Air sticker Chinedu Eze in Lagos and Kasim Sumaina in Abuja A plane belonging to the controversial Nigeria Air, the proposed national
carrier, finally landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, yesterday afternoon. Outgoing Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, excitedly announced
the arrival of the aircraft via a Tweet: “We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. It has been a very long, tedious, daunting, and difficult path. We thank everyone for the support.
This, by the will of God, will be for us and generations to come. Ya Allah make it beneficial for our country and humanity.” But the Airline Operators of Nigeria
(AON) described the unveiling of Nigeria Air’s aircraft as a scam, insisting that the aircraft displayed was a Boeing 737 MAX owned by Ethiopian Airlines and covered with
Nigeria Air sticker. Later yesterday afternoon at NAIA, Sirika officially unveiled the plane, a Continued on page 5
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Diezani Sues AGF, EFCC for Libel, Demands N100bn as Damages Tells court she is abroad because of ‘aggressive breast cancer resulting in 2 operations’ Alex Enumah in Abuja A former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke,
has slammed a N100 billion libel and defamation suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) at a federal high court in Abuja. She also informed the court that
she had been away from the country since May 2015 because of cancer treatment. In the suit filed at the High Court
of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on May 26 and marked: CV/6273/2023, the former Minister who is also seeking a restraining
order against the EFCC and AGF from further defamation, asked the Continued on page 5
48 Hours to Inauguration Tinubu tours Presidential Villa S’Court dismisses PDP’s suit seeking to stop president-elect, Shettima Age, perjury, citizenship suit also dismissed at high court FG declares May 29 public holiday Buhari directs outgoing officials to declare assets Deji Elumoye, Alex Enumah, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode in Abuja Preparatory to his resumption of office next Monday, President-elect Bola Tinubu was yesterday taken on a tour of the State House, the seat of the federal government, by outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. On the same day, legal hurdles before the inauguration of Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima were cleared by both the Supreme Court and a Federal High Court in Abuja. The federal government has also declared Monday May 29 work free for all workers in the country, to commemorate the inauguration of the nation's 16th President. Yesterday afternoon, Buhari and Tinubu walked into the Press Gallery of the State House after participating Continued on page 5
IWO LOKAN…TINUBU TOURS VILLA L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari welcoming President-elect, Bola Tinubu to his office, during a familiarization tour of the Presidential Villa, Abuja...yesterday.
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