JOY OKON Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letterContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Lagos-based automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze, for attempting to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement on Sunday. He saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday destroyed N100 billion worth of substandard drugs in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The agency said the destruction became necessary to prevent reintroduction of expired, fake, substandard, and falsified drugs into circulation. Speaking duringContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Senate President Godswill Akpabio has spoken of the damaging effect on him and the Senate, of the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio said he and other Senators felt traumatised by the allegations. The Senate President, who spoke at an event toContinue Reading
BSHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI ‘MFR’ BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has responded to a heated confrontation at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Cargo (MMAC) NAHCO Shed on March 6, 2025, after a miscommunication sparked a dramatic showdown between officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and NCSContinue Reading
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has cautioned critics against making uninformed comments on the affairs of the Upper Legislative Chamber, urging the public to understand parliamentary rules before engaging in debates The Senate President issued the warning when he received a delegation from the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities YouthContinue Reading
In an ambitious push to transform Nigeria into Africa’s leading maritime logistics hub, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, revealed a bold vision aimed at revolutionizing port services across the continent. He disclosed that the Authority is determined to harness the burgeoning opportunities withinContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency have said that despite Nigeria’s huge investment in maritime security, the country still pays War Risk Insurance Premiums on Nigeria-bound cargoes. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dayo Mobereola, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos when he received a team from theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), West Idahosa, has faulted the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by the Senate despite a court order restraining the red chambers from meting out any sanction to the lawmaker. Idahosa, who represented Ovia South-West/Ovia North-East Federal Constituency from 1999Continue Reading
Pope Francis recorded and released an audio message on Thursday thanking those who have been praying for his recovery, his voice breathless as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, IContinue Reading