BY GODWIN OBI Residents and motorists are currently on panic mode following suspected explosion from a gas tanker around Toyin Bus Stop in Iju Ishaga area of the state. The incident according to an eyewitness happened at about 10:15 pm. Meanwhile, the number if casualty could not be ascertained asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has requested the Interpol National Central Bureau to place a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff and two others on its Red Notice. The request was in connection with their alleged conspiracy and forging of documents in the name of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari to stealContinue Reading
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, appeared at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, and testified in the ongoing trial of ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is standing trial before Justice Muazu on 20-count amendedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has felicitated Alhaji Mohammadu Lawal Sada Kuka-Sheka for clocking fifty years as the village Head of Kuka-Sheka in Ketare District of Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Congratulatory message was contained in aContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA In what observers have described as rare show of courage, the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, yesterday, drew the attention of the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, to the worsening hunger and starvation ravaging the nation as well as the precarious security situation and sent her toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that in 2024, it is setting its target on the removal of five wrecks across the inland waterways in Lagos. This is even as the agency said it will license 2,200 boats and train 1,500 skippers before the endContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Organised labour in the nation’s maritime sector has rejected a circular from the Ministry of Finance which directed a 50 per cent deduction from the internally generated revenue, IGR, of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, into the federation account, arguing it portended great danger for port operationsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The opposition governors also decried the free fall of the naira and its attendant consequences, and asked that theContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Super Eagles lost to hosts Ivory Coast in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final match at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan, on Sunday. Nigeria looked set to repeat their 1-0 victory over the Ivorians here at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium during theContinue Reading
· We will continue to prioritise Safety and Security on Nigerian Waters – Jamoh BY GODWIN OBI The United States Coast Guard USCG, has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed onContinue Reading