BY GODWIN OBI BY EFE MODESTUS The sharing formula of funds for constituency projects yesterday threw the Senate into a rowdy session, as Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, alleged that while senior senators got N500 million, others got as low as N75 million. Recall that the Chairman ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget Ningi, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended for three months after a long stormy sessionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH AGENCY REPORT The fight over claims that the 2024 national budget was padded with about N3 trillion, maybe far from over, as some northern senators loyal to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have dissociated themselves from the claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi. Ningi,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to shut down hostels and power supply in universities across the country if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands before next Monday, 18TH March 2024. SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, who was a guest on ChannelsContinue Reading
The tenure of Bashir Jamoh as the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) formally came to an end on Sunday . The erstwhile NIMASA Director General formally handed over the reigns of office to the agency’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chudi Offodile. During theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Less than two weeks after a building collapse at the Oduigbo section of the Ochanja market, Onitsha, a five-storey building, on Sunday morning, collapsed at on Garden Street Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Chike Mmaduekwe, decriedContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to compensate the families of victims of a stampede in Lagos State last month. On February 23, 2024, some persons lost their lives in a stampede during the purchase of seizedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Confusion has presently become noticeable amongst maritime industry stakeholders as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA strongman, Dr. Bashir Jamoh’s tenure ends Sunday, 12-midnight, with the Minister yet to announce either another term approval or a new Director General for the Agency An agency staffContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER An outing service has been held for Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi who were buried in the late businessman’s hometown Omueke, Isiokpo in Rivers State. The service which was held on Sunday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lion of Judah Parish, inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, said on Friday that it stopped three trucks heading to the Republic of Benin with 880 bags of white beans, 584 bags of onions and 18 bags of dry pepper at Ajilete/Idiroko road in OgunContinue Reading