Dame-xecutive movement: How Patience Jonathan’s departure kept planes grounded for hours in Rivers

There might be enough space in the sky for all to fly but First Lady, Patience Jonathan, had no intention of sharing.

Nigeria’s number one woman recently went to Rivers State for the burial of her mother, Charity Oba, who died in a car accident. According to reports, when it was time for Dame Jonathan to return to Abuja, the airspace was ordered to be shut for four hours.

Man kills friend over alleged affair with wife- Reports

According to Punch, the police in Ogun have arrested a 30-year-old panel beater, Wasiu Yusuf, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Adeolu Olatoye, to death in Abeokuta. Another suspect in the alleged killing of the 32-year-old graphic artist, Mukaila Popoola, is currently on the run.

The suspect’s wife, 26-year-old Busayo, is also in detention at the Adatan Police Station. The victim, the suspect and his alleged accomplice lived in the same premises before the incident. Our correspondent gathered that Adeolu was allegedly killed by Yusuf and his accomplice in their residence in the Oke-Efon area of Abeokuta for allegedly having an affair with his wife.

Pa Kasunmu's health worsens

The condition of the ailing veteran thespian, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu, has deteriorated.

The situation of the comic actor is said to be giving his family sleepless nights at the moment as all efforts to keep him stable have not yielded the desired result.

An industry source informed the media that Pa Kasumu is now seriously hypertensive. He is also said to have been diagnosed with advanced cerebrovascular disease (is a brain dysfunction related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain), which has impaired his memory. Not only that, the source also disclosed that there is a sharp drop in the volume of his voice.

Presidential fleet larger than three domestic airlines- report

The declining fortunes of the domestic airlines have made President Goodluck Jonathan’s 10-aircraft Presidential Air Fleet larger   than the fleets of three domestic airlines combined, investigations by our correspondent revealed on Tuesday.

The three carriers are Chanchangi, MedView, and FirstNation airlines. Chanchangi has one aircraft; Medview Airlines, three; while FirstNation has  two.

IRS Airlines, with five aircraft in its fleet, has only one that is currently operational. The four others have been sent overseas for routine maintenance for a long time now.

BBM is Coming to iOS & Android in a matter of days - Blackberry

This is an open letter from the Chief marketing Officer Blackberry, read and enjoy

To our valued customers, partners and fans,

You’ve no doubt seen the headlines about BlackBerry

You’re probably wondering what they mean for you as one of the tens of millions of users who count on BlackBerry every single day. 

We have one important message for you:

You can continue to count on BlackBerry

How do we know? We have substantial cash on hand and a balance sheet that is debt free. 

We are restructuring with a goal to cut our expenses by 50 percent in order to run a very efficient, customer-oriented organization. 

Our lives are in danger – ASUU leaders

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has alleged that its leaders across the country are being watched by security agencies. It said the union leaders’ lives were under threat.

ASUU said security forces were secretly investigating its leaders’ sources of finance.

Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, in a release titled “ASUU strike: Union leaders go underground,” said he had received calls warning him about his role in the strike. He however said the union would not bow to pressure from security agencies over its action.

Fashola To Pay Pa Kasumu's Medical Bill

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has intervened to save ailing actor, Pa Kasumu who is suffering a heart and kidney complication.

The news was confirmed by Pa Kasumu’s son, Tunde Odumosu who told reporters over the telephone that the governor has offered an intervention.

‘Governor Fashola is a very proactive governor. Just when we were still trying to send letters out and raise funds from different sources, he intervened and has asked that my father be taken for a new test.  We are really grateful to the God, the Governor and to Nigerians’, Odumosu said.

Odumosu says it is unclear how much involved the governor wants to get, but the family is hopeful that he will go all the way. ‘Although he (Governor Fashola) hasn’t really declared a figure, we are hopeful that since God has touched him to ask my father to undergo a test, he will fully intervene.’

Pa Kasumu needs N12million to treat a health situation that has compromised his heart and liver.