Edited by Frank Meke and sponsored by Hec Travels
*** Nigerian Aviation business was shut down Monday and Tuesday, by organized Labour over frictions with Ministry of Aviation and its agencies. The frisky signs, dubbed warning strike, was precipitated by Labour concerns over airports concessions and demolition notices of offices of Aviation service providers, to which Labour felt should be handled differently.
Performance enhancement drugs in sports will continue to rage as former boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has been flagged as using enhancing drugs by rival, jarrell Miller. Joshua, who defeated Jermain Franklin at 02 arena on April first, would have fought Miller, who failed a drug test. Is this a case of a kettle calling Pot black?
** Sports wear giants, Adidas has opened its brand store in lagos. It is the fourth in partnership with Brandco in Nigeria.
** Traditionalists in Nigeria say the government should consider them for key appointments and also declare every August 20th as their own public holiday. Speaker of the National Council of Traditional worshippers, ekiti state chapter, lawal stated that only Christians and moslems enjoy government appointments and recognitions, leaving out traditional worshippers.
The controversy over who keeps the returned stolen Benin artefacts has been laid to rest as President Muhammadu Buhari through a signed gazette domiciled the rare historical works of Arts in the hands of oba Ewure 11, His Majesty Omo N’oba N’ Edo, uku Akpookpolo, oba of Benin. This is a historic and bold intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari, a show of love and respect to Nigerian culture and tradition.
