NCAA CLEARS MEDVIEW AIRCRAFT TO FLY AGAIN

The MedView aircraft that made an air return Saturday following a smoke alarm in the cabin has been declared safe and cleared by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to fly again.

The NCAA had grounded the aircraft following the smoke scare and conducted safety checks on the Boeing 734 aircraft with registration number 5N-BPB.
Medview Airline confirmed in a statement that after the 30 minutes flight to Ibadan and back to Lagos with the inspectors on board, the aircraft was given a clean bill of health. They concluded that what was mistaken for smoke, which caused false fire alarm, could have been thick fog from the aircraft cooling system.
A statement by the media consultant on behalf of the airline’s management, Obuke Oyibotha, commended the timely action of NCAA in conducting checks on the aircraft and releasing it for normal flight operations.
The Medview aircraft en-route Abuja on Saturday took off 9:12am at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, Lagos, but had to make a precautionary air return back to Lagos following a smoke alarm five minutes after takeoff.
The aircraft had 94 passengers and five crew members onboard. It landed at the Lagos airport safely at 9:17am and all the passengers safely disembarked following the deployment of the emergency slides. They were later put on another flight to Abuja by 1pm.

2015: Nigerians Should Vote for Credible Politicians - Kumuyi

As Nigerians prepare for the 2015 general elections, the General Supritendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has called on electorates to vote for credible candidates.

Kumuyi made this clarion call in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, during the ministry’s two-day crusade. The crusade took place on Friday and Saturday in the oil rich state.

The former university don however appealed to Nigerians not to rely on sentiment in their votes but to vote for people who could deliver on the dividends of democracy and good governance.

Kumuyi said, “Concerning the coming elections, we (Nigerians) can say that only credible candidates show up for the election. The political power is in the hands of the people. It is for the people to vote for credible people who can rule the country well and not those with selfish motives.

“I urge Nigerians to vote for the right people. I believe that when we are able to vote for the right and proper people, we will together lift up the country.”

On insecurity, the cleric said Nigeria would enjoy peace again, despite the ongoing events in the nation.

He urged Nigerians to look unto God and not to beworried, saying that he was optimistic that God would soon solve the nation’s numerous challenges.

He said, “Obviously, Nigeria as a country has challenges. Some might call them problems, but I prefer to call them challenges. And we as a nation should not give up in looking unto God. I believe that God will help to solve those challenges even in our own time.

“What I can say is that God is on the throne. I believe that before long, we would have more security, peace and prosperity in the country more than we have seen before.”

“What I will say to the people of Bayelsa is that they should let peace reign. Live and let others live. We need to understand that without other people, our lives cannot be complete.”

Picture of woman who got married to her Dog yesterday

A woman in the United Kingdom who said she was tired of men has found an unlikely partner in her dog.

46-year-old divorcee, Amanda Rodgers, got married to her pet in a ceremony which was witnessed by 200 people and described as romantic.

The event held in Croatia and Amanda wore black stockings while Sheba the dog wore a traditional white dress.

The happy newlywed said:

 “Sheba had been in my life for years, making me laugh and comforting me when I was feeling low. I couldn’t think of anything more I’d need from a life partner.”

Ms. Rodgers got married to a male human being 20 years ago but it didn’t work out between them.

fears of reprisal attack real in kaduna - DSS

Armed security personnel have been deployed to strategic locations in Kaduna following palpable tension in parts of the state over the killing of more than 100 people in three villages in Kaura LGA of the state on Friday.

Rumours of reprisals in Sabon-Tasha, Gonin-Gora, Narayi and Television village among other areas of Kaduna South and Chikun Local Government Areas of the state spread rapidly yesterday as residents made calls and sent text messages to relations to be on guard. Such rumours led to panic as people scampered around the settlements.
“I saw people running, even though I didn’t know what was pursuing them, I also joined them to run for my life. In fact, those who opened their shops were locking up,” said Musa Ayuba, a resident of Sabon Tasha.
It was gathered from residents of Sabon Tasha that some people were chasing a thief as a result of which several others started running.
 “Non-Christians doing business in the area quickly ran to the nearby army barracks,” a resident said. As a result of the tension, some travellers going to Kaduna from Abuja were turned back while those who wanted to travel from Kaduna cancelled their trips.
Spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Aminu Lawan, said the panic was as a result of mere rumours, and urged residents to disregard such rumours. While assuring that everything was under control as security personnel have been deployed to strategic locations, he said whoever is caught trying to cause confusion would be arrested and dealt with.

How A Female banker Defrauded Emir of Kano recently

A female banker identified as Amina Magaji, who works with one of the old generation banks has reportedly defrauded the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, to the tune of N17million. The Emir reportedly opened the account with the said bank in 1967 but left it dormant over the years and the amount in the account grew to N46million. Amina who is highly placed in the bank got tempted and deceptively requested for a cheque book, claiming it was for the emir. She started operating the account and withdraw monies from the account to the tune of N17million. Her immediate boss eventually noticed the difference in the signature of the Emir they have in their file and that of the signature on a cheque Amina presented and alerted the authorities. Amina who is said to be married to a top staff of a broadcast organisation is currently in the custody of the EFCC alongside 12 colleagues who have been identified as accomplices. The bank has however raised the 17million from the accounts of Amina and her other accomplice and returned to the Emirs account.