Muhammad Buhari Int’l Airport, Maiduguri, Commences Int’l Ops

The General Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Maiduguri, Borno State, has officially commenced full international operations as of January 1, 2025.  This significant development enhances connectivity for the North East Zone and positions Maiduguri as a pivotal hub for international air travel and cargo transportation.  In a collaborative effort to ensure the smooth operation of the newly upgraded airport, the Borno State Government has donated two state-of-the-art fire service trucks.  This initiative underscores the government’s commitment to supporting the aviation sector and ensuring the safety and efficiency of airport operations. READ ALSO: Court Orders Arrest of Impeached South Korean President Yoon The establishment of an international airport in Maiduguri is strategic, aiming to receive international flights from the Middle East and other regions.  The airport’s capacity, infrastructure, and strategic location are expected to bolster economic activities and regional development.  The Federal Government, in partnership with the Borno State Government, has undertaken significant upgrades to the airport’s facilities, including the construction of a world-class runway and the installation of state-of-the-art equipment.  These enhancements are designed to meet international standards and accommodate a variety of aircraft, thereby facilitating increased passenger and cargo traffic. READ ALSO: Court Orders Seizure of Funds Linked to Ex-INEC Official The commencement of international operations at the General Muhammadu Buhari International Airport marks a milestone in the region’s development, promising to stimulate economic growth, create employment opportunities, and enhance the overall infrastructure of Borno State.

2027: Northern Politicians Who Visited Buhari Plotting To Unseat Tinubu – Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, a civil rights activist and social critic, has described the recent meeting of Northern politicians with former President Muhammadu Buhari as a strategic move to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The ex-president played host to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Sunday, less than 24 hours after ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar paid a similar visit to him at his residence in Daura, Katsina State. Like Atiku, El-Rufai is not on the same page with the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his home state of Kaduna and at the federal level. Reacting, Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, described the move as an effort to regroup Northern political forces for the next general election, predicting that it would ultimately fail. In a post via Facebook on Monday, he criticized the attempt to revive Buhari’s political influence and mobilize support, cautioning against stirring Arewa sentiment without regard for the potential chaos it could cause. He wrote: “The recent visits by some prominent Northern politicians to Daura appears to be the Usual Eid homage, but looking deeper and beyond the facade, it’s surreptitiously a new attempt to build a strong northern alliance using ex President Buhari as a rallying point to challenge and evict President Tinubu’s Government in 2027. “It’s a regrouping of Northern political forces for the next general election.A project that will eventually kiss the dust. They want to resurrect Buhari’s political charm, fanaticism and mobilise the gullible to another hollow and bewildering end. They want to stock up and light up the Arewa sentiment without considering the inferno it would eventually generate. “The same Buhari that led Nigeria for eight years and left the North Worst than he met it. It’s too early to forget. By the time he left power, poverty and insecurity was at its peak than at anytime in Nigeria’s history. They had power and wasted it; what do they want to do with it again?. “A Southerner is in power just for one year. It’s too early for the desperate and power hungry northern elite to start plotting. The south never did that to Buhari. Their intended action has the capacity of ruining the democratic process and wrecking the fragile unity of the country when the south is awakened to this reality. “Their obsession with power is condemnable. Opposition to Tinubu from the point of policies, promises and programs of his administration is a democratic right of any Nigerian. People have the right to speak and criticize the Government. “But attempts to whip up Northern sentiments to achieve their political ends is a dangerous political experiment and expedition at this material time. No serious southerner challenged Buhari for eight years;these power drunk Northern politicians are dragging the region to a new political journey through a land mine. “Buhari’s reign ensured nepotistical placement, installation and dominance of Northerners at strategic positions of authority and power for eight years. Results had shown that they only enriched themselves, pillaged the economy of the country and pauperised our country. “The Daura homage of the disgruntled and the obsessed will fail. Our people in the North should reject these faces and their plots. They have nothing to offer. From the abandoned Baro Port, Ajaokuta, Lake Chad basin refiling and Mambilla hydro power, they failed. They came to power when the North was in the hands of terrorists and left it in the joint hands of terrorists and Bandits. The Northern Talakawa should reject their antics.”

Abductions/Killings: Engineers give FG 18 days’ ultimatum

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has given the Federal Government 18 days’ ultimatum to fish out and prosecute killers and abductors of its members across the country. The President of NSE, Mr. Tasiu Gidari-Wudil gave the ultimatum at a news conference in Abuja on the killings and abduction of its members. He said over the years, the society has been inundated with reports of abduction and vicious killings of its members across the country, especially in the South-East. Gidari-Wudil said the most recent of such cases was the report of the killing of Mr Donatus Udeh, who was abducted on April 22. “Three days later, his mutilated, lifeless body and vehicle were found at different locations within 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo, Enugu State on April 25. “The late Engr. Udeh was, until his demise, the Vice Chairman of the Enugu Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. “In a similar way, five Engineers from NELAN Engineering Consulting Limited were abducted on their way to inspect a project site in Ebonyi on Nov. 3, 2021. He said the victims, Nelson Onyemeh, Earnest Edeani, Ikechukwu Ejiofor, Samuel Aneke and Engr. Stanley Nwazulum were to be on a supervisory visit to the $150 million Abakaliki Ring Road project. The president said that until this moment, the Police have not unraveled the mystery behind the disappearance of the hardworking professionals. He said presently, the life of one of the Executive Committee members of NSE was under threat just because she was supervising a project in Ebonyi. The president said it was a shame to continually witness these cruel killings without any respite from the government. He said that the primary purpose of government was the security and welfare of the people, as provided in section 14(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). Gidari-Wudil said that when all the professionals are killed, who would construct the roads, build bridges and waterways. “The engineer saves lives and improves the quality of living by her innovative ideas and inventions. “The slain engineers were exactly on such patriotic nation-building and economy- stimulating course when they were cut down. “It is an irony that such breed of humans would be targeted for such brutality without a convincing action by the government to bring the perpetrators to book. “Going forward, I hereby make an appeal to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to wade into the matter,” he said.