The Kanwan Karsina District Head of Ketare,Alhaji Usman Kankara Bello being ushered majestically to the stage as part of the celebration of his 24 years on the throne By Godwin Obi The Kanwan Katsina III, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, ‘mni’, has continued to bask in an outpouring of admiration andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has secured an agreement with Dangote Petroleum Refinery to lift products directly. This, according to the association, will ensure the availability of petroleum to Nigerians at a cheaper rate. IPMAN’s National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this at a press briefingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, convened to address the current situation in the MiddleContinue Reading
DR. KAYODE COLLINS FARINTO BY GODWIN OBI Dr. Kayode Farinto, a former Acting National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), has expressed grave concerns over the current state of the association under the leadership of President Emenike Nwokeoji. In an interview, Farinto accused the ANLCA leadershipContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The estimated cost of landing Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, on Nigeria’s shores has seen a considerable reduction of 20.34 per cent, dropping to N971.57 per litre over the past three months. This decline in landing cost, which reflects the price of importing and distributingContinue Reading
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have dismantled two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates. The agency said six suspected drug kingpins from Adamawa, Anambra, and Lagos states, as well as Cameroon were arrested with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in states that are yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike, beginning from December 1, 2024. The directive is part of the resolutions of the NLC after its National ExecutiveContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Founder, New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has again expressed displeasure over the ill treatment from Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to the party. Aniebonam who was speaking on the sideline of a recent court judgment which returned the Managment of the NNPP 5o the Board ofContinue Reading
-Effective Inter Agency collaboration key to Black Box recovery.—Mobereola. BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA will share details of her findings from the helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, with the International Maritime Organization, IMO. This was just as the Flight DataContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and APM Terminals Apapa over the weekend contained a fire outbreak on a crane at the Lagos Port Complex (LPC). According to a statement, the terminal operator said there were no injuries or fatalities as a result of the fire adding thatContinue Reading