BY GODWIN OBI The purported endorsement by some outgoing governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of certain individuals for leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly is causing ripples among leaders of the APC and some incoming members of the National Assembly. In aContinue Reading
—He lacked understanding at inception, says expert BY GODWIN OBI Before he won the 2015 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari led the opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) in grand opposition to the removal of petrol subsidies. President Buhari’s contention then was that there was no subsidy on petrolContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said the unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable, assuring all citizens that he will be fair to all. Tinubu spoke when he commissioned the Magistrates’ Court Complex in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital at the instance of Governor Nyesom Wike. TheContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of the Nigerian military have killed over 70 suspected terrorists in counterinsurgency operations in the North-East region. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists about the operations of the military in the last two weeks. HeContinue Reading
L-R: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR; Director Legal/ Board Secretary of Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mrs. Patience Diaba and Executive Director Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services NIMASA, Engr. Victor Ochei during a study visit by members of the Ghana Maritime Authority atContinue Reading
The Board and Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have paid a condolence visit to the family of late Barr. Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi. In a condolence letter presented by Mallam Samaila Abdullahi the Chairman of the Council’s Governing Board, the Board expressed shock over the news of the passing ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The League of Maritime Editors on Monday expressed shock over the demise of the Chairman of the Shipowners Forum, Barrister (Mrs) Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi weekend. Describing Orakwusi as epitome of knowledge, the League in a condolence message to the family said her death is devastating to the entireContinue Reading
Ekweremadu BY GODWIN OBI THE Speaker of the Parlament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament/Community Parlament, Hon. Sidie Mohamed Tunis has written a letter to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former DeputyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border. The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, paid a condolence visit to the home of Late Barr. (Mrs.) Margaret Orakwusi, in Ikoyi, on Monday. Orakwusi died on April 28th, 2023 after a brief illness as announced via a statementContinue Reading