BY GODWIN OBI A group, the Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, has condemned the recent military accidental bombing at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with a threat to institute legal action against the Federal Government over the incident. The group said the decision toContinue Reading
L-R: Chief Timothy Okorocha, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo, CAC, Oyo/Osun Command ,Dr Charles Okorefe, of the Maritime University , Delta State, Prince Olayiwola Shittu at the League of Maritime Editors 25 years Anniversary, which held in Lagos. BY GODWIN OBI/ CHIGOZIE EZEH The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has clarified that henceforthContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has tasked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of credible task, encourage the immediate disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to deserving indigenous shipowners and other allied shipping practitioners. President of the League of Maritime Editors (LOME),Continue Reading
BY ADA EZEH The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed readiness to receive their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, after the Supreme Court ruling on December15. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement, yesterday, urged IPOB members to remain calm and peaceful, while waiting for the judgement. In theContinue Reading
File: Leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu a court session. BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Onitsha branch has said it is expecting the rule of law to thrive this time around in the final determination of the treasonable charge against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Wahab Hammed, a ward Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state, to a one-year jail term or in the alternative a fine of N1m. Justice Ismail Ijelu sentenced theContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that the Federal Government is determined to fully probe the accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and thereafter punish anyone found culpable in the incident. He also pledgedContinue Reading
…As Jamoh Hosts Maiden ‘Day Of The Dockworker’ Event, after NIMASA, MWUN deliberation over Ex-NNSL Seafarers’ Benefits BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has hosted the maiden edition of the ‘Day of the Dockworker’ in Lagos, with the Director General, Bashir Jamoh charging all employers of labor toContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Procter & Gamble (P&G), an American multinational consumer goods, says it has plans to transition from local production to solely importing its products as the firm winds down its on-ground presence in Nigeria. Andre Schulten, chief financial officer, P&G, disclosed this on Tuesday, during his presentation atContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja has given an order freezing 24 Kano State Bank Accounts, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over the alleged illegal demolition of Filin Shops. The presiding Judge, Justice E.A Ekwo, also directed the KanoContinue Reading