· We Will Continue to Place Priority on Safety – Mobere BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria is set to join the rest of the world to commemorate the 2024 World Maritime Day with the theme “Navigating the Future: Safety First”. Speaking ahead of the event, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, Minister ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir-Usman, has urged traditional titleholders to reconsider their roles in maintaining law and order, stressing its importance as a solution for peace, unity, and tranquillity. He made the appeal in Katsina on Saturday during the turbaning ceremony of the Deputy Governor, AlhajiContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA, CHIGOZIE EZEH There was a heavy presence of soldiers on the borders of Edo State with Kogi, Delta, Ondo and Anambra states on Thursday, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the South-South state, even as about 100 operatives of the Economic and FinancialContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that will attract more foreign direct investments. The President made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja, as the Coca-Cola Company announced plans to accelerate its investments in Nigeria toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidential Committee on Livestock Sector Reforms Implementation has submitted its inception report to President Bola Tinubu. The committee submitted its report to the President at the State House Abuja on Thursday. Speaking to journalists shortly after meeting with the President, the Chairman of the Committee andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has stated that the Ministry, in collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), is fully committed to promoting partnerships with industry players, driving innovation, and championing sustainability. Oyetola made this statement during hisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH AGENCY REPORT The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested seven suspects for selling human parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state. A statement signed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Mr. Emmanuel Giwa-Alade,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Indigenous People of Biafra said on Wednesday that it had no intention to force Igbo people to resign from the Nigerian Army and other security agencies. The separatist group also denied the Nigerian Army’s allegations that its members abducted and assaulted a soldier sent to theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Kashim Shettima has promised to meet with key stakeholders to resolve the bureaucratic challenges denying Nigerian airline, Air Peace, landing rights at Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic. “It is diplomacy. There is no quarrel, and the Vice President hasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A delegation of the House of Representatives has visited Maiduguri, the Borno State capital that has been ravaged by devastating flood. Led by the Chairman of the Northern Regional Caucus, Alhassan Doguwa, the lawmakers sympathised and commiserated with the government and people of the state over theContinue Reading