BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government says 160 women claiming to be Nigerians in Sudan have no passports to fly back to the country. The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed stated this in Abuja on Sunday while briefing the press on the progress made soContinue Reading
Director Cabotage Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Rita Uruakpa (middle) with some operational staff during the commemoration of the 2023 World Safety Day at the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos BY GODWIN OBI In commemoration of the 2023 World Safety Day, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASAContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen enforcing an illegal sit-at-home order in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State, yesterday, burnt a bus and a tricycle in the area. A trending video of the incident showed the vehicles on fire. In the video, some gunshots were also heard. A message wasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI As controversy intensifies over the micro-zoning of principal offices of the National Assembly, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has admitted error in the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC). He made the confession a day after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON has stated that the judiciary has a role to play in all legal forms of fight against piracy, noting that a secured maritime domain was vital toContinue Reading
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman over alleged N22bn fraud According to competent sources, the former minister was arrested early Wednesday and was subsequently detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency. The arrest is said to beContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday faulted the zoning arrangement for the 10th National Assembly proposed by his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a “skewed arrangement that reinforces injustice” This is even as 52 Northern groups have rejected the APC’sContinue Reading
NASS: Senators-elect push for Kalu, Yari BY GODWIN OBI Attempts by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to impose his prefered leadership candidates on the forthcoming Senate has suffered a setback, as Senators-elect have vowed to resist the plot and forge ahead with their plans to elect their own candidates. APC announced theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Ikeja Zone “A” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arraigned three persons before a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The trio of Ismail Shaibu Kolo, Jimoh Yakubu and Abdullahi Muazu, were brought before the court onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has urged residents of Osun State to team up with Governor Ademola Adeleke to build up the state In a statement on Tuesday, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the President recognised Tuesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on the July 16, 2022 governorship election inContinue Reading