Arik Air Sacks 300 Workers Amid Pandemic

 “The leadership of the impacted unions have been contacted to negotiate a redundancy package for the affected staff.”

The management of Arik Air has announced the sacking of 300 of its workers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline’s spokesman, Adebanji Ola made the disclosure via a statement on Friday.

Nigeria’s Unity Questionable, Says Ex-President Jonathan

 “…in Nigeria, they appear not to even have a national youth body. Because in most cases, the regional youth bodies are stronger than the national youth body.”

Nigerian former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the unity of the country is in doubt going by the current state of the nation.

Jonathan expressed this while speaking at the exclusive command performance by the Port-Harcourt Male Ensemble International tagged ‘Peace for All Nations’ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.

Fraud: Ndume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety, Says ‘He Is Not Trustworthy’

 Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has announced his withdrawal as the surety of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT).

The senator has asked his lawyers to begin the withdrawal process after Miana, who is standing trial for fraud jumped bail.

Biden To Name Adewale Adeyemo Deputy Treasury Secretary

United States (US) President-Elect, Joe Biden, is about to announce Nigerian-born attorney and economist, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as Deputy Treasury Secretary.

Horrorful Matricide: Daughter Butchers Mother, Keeps Dismembered Parts In Bowl

 By Kunle SOdiq

A  20-year-old girl has gone wild, killing her mother and cutting the body of  the deceased into pieces in Ikot--Ekpene, a sprawling town in Akwa--Ibom State,  Sout-South,  Nigeria. 

TheCaveat.info reports that even as her details were yet to be given by the police, residents of Umoh Obot street, off Nto Akpan Inyang Road,  revealed  that the girl who murdered her mum might be suffering from some psychiatris syndrome of recent. 

Killing of 43 farmers: Buhari must rejig security architecture now, says Atiku

 By Kazeem Ugbodaga 

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said the rejig of the nation’s security architecture by President Muhammadu Buhari is long overdue following slaughtering of 43 farmers by Boko Haram in Borno on Saturday.

The farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government area of Borno were on Saturday slaughtered by the insurgents.

FBNHoldings Group Wins Big At The 2020 Great Place To Work Awards

 By Adeyeye Aderonke, Lagos

FBNHoldings Group has won big at the 2020 Great Place To Work Award ceremony held last week Friday in Lagos. 

The Holdings Company along with its subsidiary companies; First Bank of Nigeria Ltd,  FBNQuest Merchant Bank and FBNQuest Capital won various awards at the prestigious event.