The 16th Extraordinary Session of the Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa (MOWCA) in Accra, Ghana. The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh and other delegates from Nigeria and 24 other countries are participating in the General Assembly.Continue Reading
– As Court Fixes Date For Ruling On Akpobolemi’s N2.6bn Fraud BY GODWIN OBI The trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and three others for an alleged N8.5billion fraud continued on Tuesday, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A combination of photos showing parts of the vessel MV Chayanee Naree which the NDLEA says was used to import 32.9 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport.A combination of photos showing parts of the vessel MV Chayanee Naree which the NDLEA says was usedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes. Jamoh made the appeal in Lagos at the Third Technical RotatingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Candidates in the imminent Anambra governorship election on Thursday signed a peace accord in Awka, the state captial. The election is slated for Saturday. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, was present at the ceremony, which was facilitated by the National PeaceContinue Reading
The management and staff of Frontline Media Int’l gratefully felicitates with an iconic Monarch of Ketare District, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ on the occasion of his 21st Anniversary on the throne. May Allah sustain him and his well intentioned programmes for his community, enrich him with long life andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ketare Youth Development Associaon in Kankara Local Government (KEDEMA) and other eminent citizens across the states of the Federation have commended Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara for bringing developmental projects in communities of Ketare district. This is contained in a statement jointlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Committeee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM), has said that it has recorded landmark achievements in port operations since the introduction of the manual at the nation’s seaports. Chairman of NPPM’s Advisory Committee, Prince Olayiwola Shittu stated this when he led the committee on a courtesyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi has commended to he management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for synthesizing greater efforts in capacity building, even as he also asked the Dr. Bashir Jamoh leadership to consider the country’s maritime training institutes whenContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A fully loaded luxurious (Volvo marcopolo) bus with an inscription “GUO OKEKE MOTORS” was early on Wednesday intercepted by armed bandits with about 90 passengers kidnapped.A source who witnessed the incident told our reporter that, “the bus which was travelling from Owerri in Imo state and headingContinue Reading