By Ayoade Esther Damola
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked making changes to the date for its primary elections.
The clarification was made by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary All Progressives Congress on the party’s X social media handle.
The party stated: “The All Progressivee Congress wishes to clarify that the dates scheduled for the Party’s forthcoming Primary Elections for the 2027 General Elections remain unchanged.
clarified that the report in circulation is false and misleading.
He stated that as earlier announced, the Primary Elections will be held as follows:
• House of Representatives – Friday, 15th May, 2026
• Senate – Monday, 18th May, 2026
• State House of Assembly – Wednesday, 20th May, 2026
• Governorship – Thursday, 21st May, 2026
• Presidential – Saturday, 23rd May, 2026
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Pioneer Airlines gets flight operations certification, commences business with two Bayelsa State aircrafts
By: Vincent Ikuomola
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted an operation license to Pioneer Airlines for unscheduled flight operations.
The Airlines will be commencing operations with two Bayelsa State owned aircrafts.
The Managing Director of Pioneer Airlines, Capt Henry Ungbuku, who received the certificate in Abuja, said the airline is ready for operations.
Ungbuku also credited the readiness of the airlines for the short period it took them to obtain the certification, which was done in just over four months.
“We have two aircraft, which are owned by the Bayelsa State Government. Before the certification process, the regulation states you must have a minimum of six aircraft for you to be able to get the certification for scheduled operations.
“So, since we had two, we applied for unscheduled, which is like charter and group booking and things like that. But before we finished the certification process, the civil aviation authority reviewed the process and now brought the aircraft requirement down from six to two.
“That is why we are applying for the scheduled operation from tomorrow [Thursday]. Because the requirement is two and we already have two aircraft,” he said.
Capt Ungbuku said the company is leasing the aircraft from the Bayelsa State Government, adding that “once we start flying, we pay on a monthly basis in terms of lease rentals.”
The Director General of the NCAA, Captain Chris Ona Najomo, who handed over the certificate to the management of the Airlines, charged the airline to maintain the standard.
Najomo warned that operatives of the NCAA will continue to monitor its operations to ensure the best standard of practice.
