NIWA Inaugurates Search, Rescue Centre in Lagos
BY GODWIN OBI Bare 30 days after activating navigational aids in Lagos, Federal Government’s regulatory agency on brown water economy, National Inland waterways Authority (NIWA) recently ramped up more safety timelines for Lagos waters by setting up a Search and Rescue centre. To ensure the centre is adequately mannedContinue Reading
CAPACITY BUILDING: NIMASA RENEWS MoU WITH WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY
To Set Up Regional Maritime Safety and Security Research Center BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the World Maritime University, (WMU) Malmo, Sweden. The move is aimed at enhancing capacity development; to grow the Niger ian maritime sector. Speaking shortly after the signing of the MoU virtually,the Director General of theContinue Reading
NDLEA Intercepts Fake $4.7m Cash In Abuja
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted fake $4.7 million cash from Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said operatives of the agency had in the early hours of Friday, February 18 stopped a consignment sent fromContinue Reading
Kidnapping: 8 Victims Rescued In Benue State
BY: GODWIN OBI ON: FEBRUARY 20, 2022 IN: MARITIME By Godwin Obi As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, has reportedly made a breakthrough when it rescued 8 persons from kidnappers den. The rescued locals who hail from Agasha town in Guma local government area, were kidnappedContinue Reading
Kidnapping: 8 Victims Rescued In Benue State
By Godwin Obi As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, has reportedly made a breakthrough when it rescued 8 persons from kidnappers den. The rescued locals who hail from Agasha town in Guma local government area, were kidnapped on their farms byContinue Reading
Obasanjo: Nigeria needs more rebels who will speak truth to power
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs more rebels who will speak truth to power not minding whose ox is gored. The former president stated this on Saturday while unveiling the autobiography of the Babanla Adinni of Egbaland, Tayo Sowunmi, titled ‘Footprints Of A Rebel’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.Continue Reading
Why Nnamdi Kanu couldn’t change his fendi outfit to court -Ozekhome
BY GODWIN OBI The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu resumed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja with him wearing his regular Fendi outfit. This is contrary to the order made by Justice Binta Nyako in December 2021 thatContinue Reading
Toxic Petrol Not Imported Deliberately – NNPC. Says Fuel Scarcity To End Soon
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says the recent importation of toxic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, into the country was not deliberate. It added that there was no way the importers would have known that the petrol contained methanol, as checking for theContinue Reading
Bello, Ketare Monarch Calls for training of journalists to improve their productivity
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has called for training and re-training of journalist to improve their productivity and face the challenge of twenty first century. Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara made the call while speaking as Royal Father at the twenty twentyContinue Reading
Salary Arrears: Aides Drag Lawan, Gbaja, CNA Before Buhari, EFCC, ICPC
BY GODWIN OBI Legislative aides to federal lawmakers on Monday dragged the Clerk to the National Assembly, Amos Ojo, National Assembly leadership before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), over ‘criminal diversion of their budgeted legitimate entitlements. Armed with a damning petition,Continue Reading