Hadi Sirika
9 Apr
Nigerian's politicians like many politicians in many countries are always in the pageant of promises, false promises to be exact. These promises often constitute the core of their election propaganda. For them electoral promises are like a pencil and eraser affair, you write it with a pencil and you erase it with an eraser.
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The recent directive that returned the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos has been welcomed with pushbacks on political grounds.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, the younger brother of former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, on suspicion of corruption. The arrest, which took place on Sunday, February, is linked to an ongoing investigation into the awarding of aviation ministry contracts. EFCC alleges that while Hadi Sirika served as…
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Spectators at the Lagos Polo Club were treated to the best of the game on Friday when Lagos Art Hotel-Shoreline team beat Abuja Rubicon 13-10 to win the Italian Ambassadors Cup at the ongoing 2024 Lagos International Polo Tournament.
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Akin to his predecessor in office, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, this week toured Magnus Aircraft manufacturing company in Hungary, in search of partnership for local assemblage and manufacturing of light aircraft in Nigeria.
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House of Representatives has summoned immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over the national carrier project, “Nigeria Air.
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the sack of all the directors of agencies under his purview.The affected agencies include Nigeria Airspace Management Agency..
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo said he would not relent on a plan to concession the five international airports, including Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu.
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Thursday ordered the suspension of the Nigeria Air project. Keyamo gave this directive during a tour of the international airports in Lagos, where he was accompanied by the Managing Director (MD) of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kabir Yusuf Mohammed. Keyamo also…
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• As court dismisses application to hold Emefiele for another 14 days • Arewa civil rights group condemns assault on judiciary Department of State Services (DSS) has remained silent over the alleged arrest of former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika. Messages sent to DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, on veracity of the arrest were not acknowledged. Sirika…
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There are indications that some airline operators might be sabotaging the Nigeria Air project, following an alleged launch of a campaign of calumny against the immediate past Minister of Aviation Send Hadi Sirika for daring to launch the national carrier.
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Hurried launch of the Nigeria Air project on the last day of Muhammadu Buhari-led administration smirks of fraud, violation of court orders, and should not go unpunished. All those involved in the executive stunt and conspiracy against the State should account for bringing the country to ridicule....
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