The inaugural direct flight by Air Peace airline from Lagos to Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday has been described as a approach to additional deepen the bi- litaral and financial relationships between Nigeria and South Africa.
The chairman of Air Peace , Barrister Allen Onyema made the declaration aboard the inaugural flight to South Africa whereas fielding questions from the media.
In response to him, the flight into South Africa, ” has opened up new prospects for intra-continental companies, commerce , in addition to create enhance bi-lateral relations between Nigeria and South Africa “.
He additionally expressed pleasure on the connection of the 2 economies stating that it will scale back the journey time between each international locations and encourage fluid relationships.
Onyema stated : ”I really feel nice for Nigerians. I really feel comfortable as a result of Air Peace is attempting to afford the flying public direct flight to Johannesburg and again to Nigeria as a substitute of going around the world, going spherical Africa earlier than flying to South Africa. Now in lower than six hours we might be there. So it’s one thing that we look ahead to doing at higher heights”.
“We promised Nigerians six years in the past after we began Air Peace that we aren’t solely going to attach cities in Nigeria and communities , but additionally join this nation with different nations of the world. Steadily we’re getting there”.“
” We don’t wish to child ourselves that we’re the one ones on the route now, another individuals additionally will wish to come there so for us to maintain the tempo of no matter we’re doing, we’ve to be pragmatic, we’ve to be strategic too in our planning and like I stated, we’ve been following our marketing strategy since 2014 meticulously”.
” The truth that Air Peace goes into South Africa will enhance financial relations, progress between each international locations and it’s going to enhance our bi-lateral relations, it’s one thing good and not one sided, ” he added.
Recall the connection between Nigeria and South Africa has not been at greatest because the xenophobic assault on Nigerians residing in South Africa . Diplomatic efforts have been ongoing to normalize relationship.
Granting Air Peace rights to function on to South Africa is a concrete demonstration of efforts on the a part of the South Africa authorities to normalize ties with Nigeria.
The Member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency, Hon Ben Igbakpa has requested the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed Ali to arrest the culprits behind the ugly dying of a nursing mom and her daughter throughout an accident in Effurun, Uvwie native authorities space of Delta State.
The nursing mom who sources say is a fish vendor, was crushed alongside the NPA Categorical street, in-between PTI junction and Effurun roundabout throughout an accident involving a police van.
In keeping with sources on the scene of the incident, the police van had misplaced management and bumped into the victims whereas chasing some suspected web fraudsters popularly generally known as yahoo-yahoo boys.
Reacting to the incident, the lawmaker in a press release, stated: “The Police Space Commander, Warri and Delta the Delta State Commissioner of Police should as a matter of urgency apprehend these culprits and convey them to guide.
“That is heinous and underscores the necessity to reform the police pressure with out ready for an additional spherical protest.”
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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State Excessive Courtroom on Wednesday convicted a 29-year-old web fraudster, Ademola Adebukola alias “Holy Ghost” to one-year imprisonment on 4 counts of dishonest and try and cheat.
The decide convicted and sentenced the defendant to 6 months imprisonment on every of the counts after he pleaded responsible to the fees introduced by the Ilorin Zonal Workplace of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC.
“Having pleaded responsible to the fees, you might be hereby jailed for six months imprisonment for every of the counts stated.
The sentences are nonetheless to run concurrently from September 14, 2020.
The court docket additionally ordered the forfeiture of the convict’s iPhone 5 and Dell Laptop computer, being the devices used to perpetrate the crime, to the Federal Authorities.
The costs in opposition to the convict learn:
“That you simply, Ademola Adebukola, someday in 2018, at Ilorin, inside the Judicial Division of the Kwara State Excessive Courtroom whereas appearing as Blackmore G. Scott a.ok.a Holy Ghost with e-mail deal with holyghost643@gmail.com did try and cheat one Sherri Reed by fraudulently inducing her to ship the sum of $3,500 (Three Thousand, 5 Hundred United States {Dollars}) to you below the guise of being in a romantic relationship together with her and in want of cash to clear items on the Seaport and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 320 of the Penal Code and punishable below Part 322 of the Penal Code”
The second depend reads: “That you simply, Ademola Adebukola, someday in July 2020, at Ilorin, inside the Judicial Division of the Kwara State Excessive Courtroom whereas appearing as David Frenchman with e-mail deal with msccruiseworld@gmail.com did try and cheat by impersonation, once you offered your self to 1 Wanda Smith of wsmith1166@yahoo.com as being a Caucasian male in a romantic relationship together with her, a illustration you knew to be false and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 95 of the Penal Code and punishable below Part 324 of the identical Penal Code. ”
