Mr Emmanuel Maiguwa (left) and MARAN President, Godfrey Bivbere BY GODWIN OBI Seafarers are increasingly bearing the brunt of the growing challenges posed by drug smuggling and stowaways on ships navigating Nigerian waters. With these issues disrupting operations and creating legal and personal hardships for crew members, the upcoming maritimeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A part of the popular Kaura Modern Market located opposite the Prince and Princess Market in the Kaura District of Abuja has been gutted by fire. The fire incident, which reportedly started a few minutes after 11 pm on Friday, razed about 40 shops, with items suchContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With the controversial seizure of three presidential jets on routine maintenance in Paris still raising dust, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has cautioned the Federal Government not to negotiate with Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. In a statement on Saturday, the Ogun governor between MayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Government has been commended for various Health policies and programs currently been implemented in the state. These programs include immunization campaigns against measles, polio, malaria,and other six child killer diseases,as well as antenatal care services. The commendation was contained in a statement signed byContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has hailed the proposed N73bn Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport as a strategic move to cement the state’s status as Nigeria’s industrial hub. During a site visit with Customs Comptroller General,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Several shops have been affected as fire ravaged a seven-storey building in Lagos. The incident happened early Friday on Sanni Adewale Street in Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been kidnapped. Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Kpajie ABK Offiah, an Onitsha youth and a stalwart of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was travelling with them,Continue Reading