BY GODWIN OBI The Chief of the Air Staff(CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has visited the families of the deceased crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E Helicopter that crashed in Niger State on 14 August. Abubakar, who was at the family home in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. While condoling theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI In line with the mandate of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, which includes safe shipping and cleaner oceans, a team comprising of Search and Rescue and marine accident investigation officers have been dispatched to the scene of the incident involving the Majestic Rig belongingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The West African bloc ECOWAS yesterday lashed threats by Niger’s military rulers to prosecute ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, saying this contradicted the regime’s declared willingness to resolve the crisis peacefully. The coup leaders who toppled Bazoum said late Sunday they had gathered evidence enabling them to prosecuteContinue Reading
•Marketers blame sustained rise in crude oil price, exchange rate BY GODWIN OBI There are strong indications that pump price of petrol is expected to record another round of increases, the third within 10 weeks as oil marketers hint that the landing cost of petrol has risen month-on-month, MoM, byContinue Reading
Between 2020 and 2023, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has brought the country to speed in the maritime world with ratification of 6 conventions. Under the Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh OFR, led Management NIMASA in the last three years have doubled Nigeria’s momentum for a viable blueContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of the I Division, Nigerian Army, have killed three bandits, rescued ten kidnap victims, and recovered some weapons in Kaduna. These feats were recorded in Kabode village of Chikun Local Government Area and Birnin Yero village of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State “Acting onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the operations of its modular floating dock. The areas include the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jetty adjourning theContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has ordered fresh sanctions through the Central Bank of Nigeria on entities, and individuals related to and involved with the military junta in Niger Republic. The Special Adviser to the President, Media, and Public Affairs, Ajuri Ngelale who disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday, saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF have killed 11 Boko Haram terrorists and captured four others alive in Sambisa forest of Borno State. The feat was recorded between August 4 and 5, 2023 when the troops raided theContinue Reading
Nigerian Senate BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Senate has called on the president and chairman of ECOWAS, Bola Tinubu, to explore political and diplomatic options in resolving the political impasse in the Niger Republic, rather than military action, to return the country to democratic leadership. This is as the Senate condemnedContinue Reading