Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, has asked Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to write his acceptance speech.  Sirika made the suggestion in a post on his official Twitter page on Monday.  “Notwithstanding the irritation in Lagos, Osun, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Gombe and couple others, ‘President elect’ Sen Bola Ahmed Tinubu should write his acceptance speech now,” he tweeted.  “But your Excellency please make it short, we will sleep early tonight. Zero tension. Alhamdulillah.”’ https://twitter.com/hadisirika/status/1630206779031166976?t=dLR9S52CBtr__Pe1Ti5tiA&s=19 Some states have announced the outcome of the presidential election, while others are being collated in offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country. Although Tinubu has been announced the winner of the presidential election conducted in states such as Kwara, Ekiti, Ogun, and Osun, he lost in states including Kastina and Lagos.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Addis Ababa met with Girma Wake, Ethiopian Airlines Board Chairman, during which they exchanged views on the operationalization of Nigeria Air. Wake  had requested a resolution of the legal obstacle halting Nigeria Air, in which Ethiopian Airlines has 49% stake, from commencing operations. He also requested the repatriation of the airline funds trapped in the country over foreign exchange challenges. On Nigeria Air, President Buhari told the Board Chairman that it was a ‘weighty decision’ by the Nigerian government to re-launch a national carrier, expressing confidence that ‘‘things will be alright.’’ Wake , who met with President Buhari on the margins of the 36th AU Summit, said the airline has been treated very well in Nigeria since it started operations 60 years ago in the country. “Nigeria is not just a market but a hub for aviation in Africa. Nigeria is a special country and nobody travels more around the globe than Nigerians,’’ he said. The