Author: Saint Augustine

…Declares him Persona non grata The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF has said that it has expelled and declared a former Secretary General of the association, Mr. Dipo Olayoku a Persona non grata following his role in the crisis currently rocking the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. Mr. Dipo Olayoku, a former Media Consultant and later, former National Secretary of NAGAFF was seconded to represent NAGAFF at the National Working Committee, NWC of NNPP in the build up to the 2023 general elections. A statement signed by the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of NAGAFF, Mr. Chidiebere…

…Says story handiwork of opposition to undermine peace, security The Anambra State Government has described as untrue and totally false, a recent trending story of abduction and rape which allegedly occurred in Ukwulu, a town in Dunukofia Local Government Area of the State. The State Government in a statement by Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to the Governor and made available to our correspondent on Tuesday recalled that in recent time, the state government had observed that certain individuals, motivated by political agenda, had persisted in spreading false and baseless stories in an attempt to undermine the peace and security…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON has maintained lead in the efficiency and transparency compliance ranking scale released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC. In a report released on Monday, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC emerged as the overall top-performing agencies. The report had all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government in Nigeria ranked on the basis of transparency and efficiency compliance, which assesses their ability to provide, cost-effective, timely and customer-friendly services. NCDMB and SON were ranked first and second respectively…

By Khalid Ibn Abubakar Political power play, power game as well as high political interests aggregation, are normal variables that define partisan politics. However, when these correlates are stretched beyond certain limits, there may be the likelihood of ushering in very dangerous instinctual reactions that have huge capacity for destabilizing the polity. For all followers of the politics of Kano, Northwest Nigeria, particularly between May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007, there is a tie-back to the historical precedence of the joint electoral victory between Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as then governor-elect and Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, PhD, as deputy…

…Alerts Tinubu over Kwankwaso’s plans To destabilize APC A Kano-based political think-tank, the Concerned Kano Progressives, CKP says it will do everything humanly possible to support ongoing efforts of the national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to reposition the party and encourage all elected representatives on the platform of the APC to manage the gains of their respective electoral successes. Similarly, the progressives have also vowed to checkmate what its members have described as “the infantile and highly dysfunctional thought-processes being elicited by one-time civilian Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in his…

By Dr. Eugene Nweke, KSM Prior to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, February 2023, General Election, an unwritten gentleman’s agreements was entered between Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso and Dr. Boniface Aniebonam. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso entered into this political agreement alongside his political followers – Kwankwasia Movement to join forces with the professionals political integrity group of the NAGAFF – a registered Freight Forwarding professional Association, founded by Dr. Boniface Aniebonam. During the electioneering process, these agreements were actually tagged a likely emerging 3rd Force by political analysts. Indeed, it must be stated that the once envied and celebrated agreement…

…. Donates school furniture to Abia school The Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, AAAF, the philanthropic arm of SIFAX Group, has set a target of awarding a scholarship to 2,000 indigent students across the country in 2024. According to Foluke Ademokun, Executive Coordinator, AAAF, while speaking on the activities of the non-governmental organization in the first quarter of this year, noted that the driving force behind this initiative was to support indigent parents as well as tackle the menace of out-of-school children. She said, “We are focused on helping the government reduce the number of out-of-school children, so in our way,…

Following the rejection of the new haulage rates from Eastern Ports to various destinations across the country by the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council has extended the implementation of the new rates by two months. The National President of APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite had observed that the negotiated and reviewed haulage rates which had been approved by the NSC said to be in consideration of current cost moderation and cargo transport issues did not reflect the current reality. He further opined that the negotiations which were said to be harmonious…

…Urges national support, makes case for safer roads …Urges government to address insecurity The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP has backed the construction of a 700km coastal highway from Lagos to Calabar describing it as a critical infrastructure for national development. President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke made the observation yesterday when he met with a group of Ogoni Students at the national secretariat of MOSOP in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area. Nsuke said the initiative will enhance communication, support the distribution chain and create jobs through increased economic activities engendered by the road network.…

The House of Representative Committee On Public Accounts has given an opportunity to the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC and the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC to amicably settle the differences on the alleged non-remittance of over N45 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam gave the directive on Monday in Abuja during the Committee’s public hearing on leakages of government revenue. The FRC had alleged that the SEC did not respond to its report issued in 2022 where N45 billion unremiited operating surplus was recorded against the Commission from 2007 to 2021. The Director General…