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British Airways axes flights to Tehran
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british airways will suspend flights between london heathrow and tehran from in september1 the airline said its last outbound service will operate on september 22 with the final inbound flight returning on september 231 we are suspending our london to tehran service as the operation is currently not commercially viable1 we are sorry for any disruption this may cause to our customers travel plans and we are in discussions with our partner airlines to offer customers rebooking options1 alternatively they will be offered a full refund or the opportunity to bring their flights forward1 ba relaunched flights to the iranian capital in september 2016 following a gap of four years. business traveller reviewed the service shortly after its launch1 it was not clear whether the flight suspension is rooted in the collapse of iranian currency and soaring food prices following president trumps re-imposition of sanctions on the country1 -
Why Buhari will win 2019 general election lawyer
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okpanachi of joe abrahams san1 according to him the president is very much on ground in kano state and so if kwankwaso saw himself as a son of the soil he can as well see himself as a son of the soil1 okpanachi said that buharis popularity had been tested and proven in kano even while kwankwaso was the governor1 according to him this is attainable with the likes of former governor of akwa ibom mr godswill akpabio defecting to the ruling all progressives congress apc and other strong politicians who are already on ground1 before the last election someone like sen. ndoma egba was not with the president but now hes with him. there are also appointees he has from that place who were not there before he said1 okpanachi opined that in rivers state the president would surely do better than he did in the 2015 elections1 he said even though former gov. rotimi amaechi supported buhari his powers were neutralised by federal might. but now the federal might was in favour of amaechi1 all amaechi has to do is to ensure that the kind of rigging that allegedly took place in rivers state during 2015 elections should not repeat itself1 and with what is going on in delta state where political heavy weights are going into the ruling party buhari is sure to get 25 per cent which he needs okpanachi said1 -
Delta Govt. increases jurisdiction of magistrates
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the governor said that the order followed the recommendation of the state chief judge justice marshal umukoro1 mr timothy agbaragu the head public relationsprotocol department delta high court disclosed this in a statement made available to the news agency of nigeria nan on thursday in asaba1 okowa said the order was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 24 1 of the magistrate court law cap m1 vol. 3 laws of delta state 20061 the law empowers the governor to increase the jurisdiction of magistrates in civil and criminal matters1 by the order the maximum monetary limits of chief magistrates special grade chief magistrate grade 1 and chief magistrate grade 2 has been increased to n10 million n8 million and n5 million respectively1 senior magistrate grade 1 and senior magistrate grade 2 now have jurisdiction on matters within n3 million and n2 million1 magistrate grade 1 and grade 2 shall have jurisdiction on matters within in n1 million and n500 000 he stated1 the governor said the order took effect from aug. 20 20181 the recommendation provides that in all actions relating to landlord and tenant the claimant may in addition claim arrears of rent and the profits1 this is irrespective of the fact that the total claim exceeds the amount assigned to the cadre of magistrate concerned1 okowa also increased the criminal jurisdiction of magistrate courts to chief magistrate special grade1 the governor said that chief magistrate grade 1 and grade 2 were now empowered by the order to impose sentencesfines of 14 years or fine not less than n250 0001 he said they now had powers to impose sentences of 10 years or fines not less than n200 000 and six years imprisonment or fine not less than n150 0001 the governor said these were applicable where the law creating the offences did not make any specific provisions1 similarly senior magistrate grade 1 and 2 can now sentence convicts to four years and three years while their criminal jurisdiction has been expanded to sentence convicts to two years and one year1 -
Man arrested for issuing fake number plates to Ondo motorists
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the ondo state police command on thursday paraded a 43-year-old man francis oladapo who was arrested for allegedly issuing fake number plates to some motorists and motorcyclists in the state1 the commands spokesman mr femi joseph said that the suspect collected over n4000 from each of his victims while carrying out his illegal activities1 joseph said that detectives from the command swung into action by arresting oladapo after they had received information regarding his illegal act from the members of the public1 it was unfortunate that on sighting the police the suspects accomplices escaped arrest1 this illegal act no doubt must have depleted the revenues that should have accrued to the state government revenues the spokesman said1 joseph however advised the members of public to only register their motors and motorcycles at the state board of internal revenue or at the office of federal road safety corps frsc1 the suspect told newsmen that he was introduced to the illegal business two years ago by a gang member now at large1 he said that he was not aware that his accomplices were engaged in criminality1 -
Buhari: Opposition, defectors cannot derail our focus
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on the defections within the major political parties the president reiterated his earlier message to them for those who have decided to change camp for whatever reason we wish them good luck1 president buhari who spoke in daura on thursday stressed that the ruling all progressives congress apc has the full understanding of nigerias challenges and is encouraged by the support of nigerians in addressing them1 we are always encouraged when all our constituents are happy with the work we are doing and our genuine efforts to make sure that what we campaigned for in 2015 is still very much in our minds and we have not lost focus1 in terms of security economy and the fight against corruption we have maintained focus. even the opposition with all their resources cannot fault our identification of nigerias priorities and the efforts being made to better them1 we will continue to do what we ought to do in the leadership position god has placed us and we thank the constituents for the support he said1 the president spoke at a lunch with some apc governors accompanied by some members of the national and state assemblies and commissioners1 the leader of the delegation and chairman of the progressive governors forum governor rochas okorocha of imo state commended the president for his great efforts in keeping the nation together through visionary leadership1 he noted that president buhari had remained focused and unshaken by situations and circumstances adding that it shows that your administration is approved by god1 okorocha told the president we are here to encourage you to keep doing what you are doing as nigerians are very very pleased with you1 we also want to inform you that we had wonderful and peaceful sallah celebration across the country because of security of lives and property you have guaranteed in our nation1 governor okorocha was accompanied by the governors of katsina kebbi kano and niger states1