File image of an explosion. BY GODWIN OBI Explosion at an illegal fuel depot in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, has killed 34 people. A government official confirmed the incident to newsmen today, Saturday. The government official said no fewer than 34 people were killed when a contraband fuel dumpContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Five persons who have been masquerading as soldiers have been arrested by 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos. The suspects who were handed over to the Police for further investigation and prosecution, yesterday, were reportedly apprehended on separate occasions at Ojodu Berger, Ikorodu, Ogba,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has filed an application with the District Court to stop the Chicago State University from releasing his academic records to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. A United States Magistrate Court had made an order directing the Chicago State University to within 48 hours releaseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Special Forces troops under the Hakorin Damisa IV have burst a gun manufacturing syndicate which has been used in fuelling crisis in Kaduna and neighbouring Plateau States. The troops also recovered 26 assorted weapons, combat gears and caches of ammunition in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR presenting a souvenir to the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mallam Usman Hayatu Mazadu when the later paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of NIMASA in Lagos BY GODWIN OBI The DirectorContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI There are indications that pressures are mounting on the pump price of petrol as the landing cost has risen by 19.3 per cent to N596.93 per litre as of yesterday, from about N500 per litre in July 2023, when the last pump price adjustment was effected acrossContinue Reading
…Says FG’s spending of 96% of revenue on debt servicing unsustainable…N8.5 trn collected by mid-Sept, says immediate past FIRS chair, Nami BY GODWIN OBI The new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said yesterday the nation is in a revenue crisis and requires urgent stepsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, said a democratic system that fosters a lack of security and peace must be abandoned. Obasanjo, who was hosted by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, at the opening of internal roads in Iseyin, described a democracy built on unemploymentContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Chief Dr. George Moghalu has expressed immense grief on the boat mishap that happened at Gurin River, a surburb of Fufore Local Government Area, Adamawa State, as well as at a river in Gbajibo, Mokwa of Niger state.Continue Reading
….Agency Hosts Workshop on Seafarers Medical Certification in Lagos. BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hosted an enlightenment workshop for seafarers, employers of seafarers and other maritime stakeholders in Lagos on Seafarers’ Medical Certification and other related issues concerning the health of Nigerian Seafarers. SpeakingContinue Reading