BY GODWIN OBI The Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, led by the Executive Secretary, Barrister Akutah Pius Ukeyima paid a working visit to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, in his welcome address, noted the role enabling actsContinue Reading

BY EFE MODESTUS Kidnappers on Thursday night stormed the Nigeria Post Army Estate in Abuja, abducting two residents. The victims include the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 p.m. in the Phase 2Continue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has presented an auspicious honour to Kanwan Katsina, District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ for his contribution to the development of the journalism profession. The presentation was made recent when the Katsina StateContinue Reading

BY ADOLPHUS DURU There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. Residents, who spoke with Channels Television, said houses and cars far from the scene of the explosion were impacted by theContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Scores of people are reportedly missing after a passenger boat with about 100 people on board capsized in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba Arah, confirmed the incident to newsmen. He said that the number ofContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI There is hope that private scanning service providers including Cotecna Destination Inspection Ltd (CDIL), SGS Scanning Nigeria Ltd and others may find their way back into the system as the Federal Government said on Monday that it would consider reintroducing Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for the installation andContinue Reading