Author: Candid Reporters

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced an ongoing plan to create an aircraft manufacturing company in Nigeria. Keyamo shared this information at the inauguration of XeJet’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility and flight support center in Abuja on Wednesday. Keyamo emphasized that this initiative is in line with the government’s objective to assist local operators and enhance the country’s aviation sector. This facility represents a partnership between XeJet and local banks, with the goal of positioning Nigeria as a regional center for aviation services. The Minister stated: “Since we came to office, we’ve been focused on attracting…

The wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria following her imprisonment in the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. CANDID REPORTERS gathered on Wednseday that Mrs Ekweremadu arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday. Ekweremadu, along with her husband, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and their associate, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were convicted by a UK court for conspiring to bring a young Nigerian man to the UK to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter.

Twenty four Democratic-led states and cities in the United States are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed Monday violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which gives a constitutional right of citizenship to all children born in the United States. “Despite a President’s broad powers to set immigration policy, however, the Citizenship Stripping Order falls far outside the legal bounds of the President’s authority,” states a lawsuit from 18 states, Washington, DC, and San…

I, Chief Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, the Executive Governor of Abia State, for the successful flag-off of Project Ekwueme, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revitalizing 200 healthcare centers across our state. Indeed this project is a testament to your unwavering commitment to providing accessible and affordable healthcare for our people. I also express my profound appreciation to the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Uche, and the entire Ministry of Health team for their dedication and efforts in bringing this vision to life. My sincere thanks go to the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has implored the United States to reconsider its withdrawal from the global health body. After his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed an executive order kick-starting the process of pulling the country out of the WHO. The order said the US was withdrawing “due to the organization’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states”. The executive order also said WHO…

President Tinubu is holding a closed-door meeting with a delegation of Ogoni leaders led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The meeting comes after a coalition of civil society organisations demanded an allocation of $1 trillion from the Federal Government for the cleanup of the Niger Delta and compensation for lost livelihoods, before the resumption of crude oil production in Ogoniland. Their demands were tabled in a statement signed by the organisations including Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), while expressing concerns over the…

The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has threatened to sue the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the 50 percent tariff hike. CANDID REPORTERS recalls that the NCC on January 20, approved the request of telecommunications companies (telcos) to increase tariff. The adjustment came after the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) raised several concerns and asked the NCC to review call tariffs upwards. Karl Toriola, the chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, said telcos wanted a 100 percent increase in tariffs. But in approving the operators’ request, the NCC capped the…

His Majesty Eze Chukwuma Oliver Ememe Ochi Ndi Igbo 1 Na Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State has congratulated senator John Azuta-Mbata on his unanimous election as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Eze Ememe spoke to journalists in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Sunday. Eze Ememe said senator John Azuta-Mbata who represented the good people of Rivers East Senatorial Zone will apply his vast experience in politics, policy and diplomacy in serving the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization very well. “His emergence will promote and project the unity, cultural heritage and Socio-Economic Development of our people. “Ochi…

 Pope Francis has criticised US President elect, Donal Trump over  plans for an immigration crackdown. The Pope said if it is true that he wants to expel undocumented migrants, “it will be a disgrace because it makes poor unfortunates pay the price of societal imbalance.” Pope Francis gave his position during an interview with the Italian programme Che Tempo Che Fa on Nove on Sunday while also stating that the pope said he had not spoken to Mr Trump since his first term in office. “This won’t do,” the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church told Italian presenter Fabio Fazio.This…

TikTok has restored its services in the United States (US) following a brief nationwide shutdown caused by a federal ban over national security concerns tied to its Chinese ownership. The ban, which took effect on Sunday, temporarily forced TikTok offline, leaving over 170 million US users without access to the platform. It also led to the app being removed from Apple and Google’s digital stores in compliance with federal regulations. However, Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, pledged to delay the enforcement of the ban through an executive order on his first day in office. In a statement on X, TikTok appreciated Trump for providing “the necessary…