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The Founder of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has said that the party is not asking for any favour from the Supreme Court but for the Court to grant it justice and fairness in determining its case before it. It will be recalled that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano and the NNPP had appealed the judgement of the Court of Appeal voiding the election of the former as the Executive Governor of Kano State and declaring the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the rightful winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Registrar of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, Pharm. Ibrahim Baba-Shehu Ahmed FPSN, says there will be no going back on the relocation of Bridge Head Drug Market, Onitsha to Oba, in Idemili South Local Government Area, even as he absolved the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo of any blame. Addressing newsmen in Awka shortly after a closed door meeting with the stakeholders, Pharm. Ahmed said that the project was private sector driven and that the government was there to provide infrastructure while they ensure that proper things were done, saying that the project…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu Friday, 15th December, 2023 marked day two and the final day of the ongoing Computer-Based Tests, CBT examinations organized for applicants who turned in applications for the Anambra State Government Health Workers recruitment exercise 2023.  The exercise, driven by the Anambra State Ministry of Health and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, with support from the State ICT Agency, kickstarted on Thursday, 14th December, 2023, at the IDK centre, Awka. Over 6,970 applications were received on the application portal, out of which only 500 personnel will be selected eventually. A breakdown of the applications received for…

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR has congratulated the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Nasir el-Rufai on his installation as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland by his Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland. Jamoh posited that the fact that His Excellency, El-Rufai is the first person outside the south-west to be conferred with chieftaincy title by the monarch speaks volume of the person and character of the two time former Governor of Kaduna State. Having left your footprints in the sands of time in the…

The Comptroller-General of Customs,  Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, held a roundtable interactive session with maritime and excise stakeholders to devise a lasting solution to issues facing clearance processes in ports across the country. The meeting, which was held in Lagos on Friday, 15th December 2023, was part of activities for the just concluded CGC’s Conference, 2023. It was attended by senior serving and retired Customs Officers, Terminal Operators, Freight Forwarders, Licensed Customs Agents, and Representatives of Excise stakeholders, among others, to create a platform for interaction and identify the way forward to better customs operations. CGC Adewale Adeniyi clarified that…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Somtochukwu Udeze, has described the death of former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife as a big loss to Anambra State and Nigeria at large. In his condolence message to the Ezeife family of Igboukwu in Aguata Local Government Area on behalf of the State Legislature, Rt. Hon.Udeze noted that the late Dr. Ezeife lived a fulfilled life as an accomplished politician, distinguished public servant and revered community leader with the title of “Okwadike Igboukwu.” The Speaker who attributed the present state of development in Anambra State…

The Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has congratulated the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on his birthday anniversary. Jamoh says Buhari’s love for unity of Nigeria is well documented through his service as a Military Head of State and later, a two term democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The NIMASA DG noted that Most importantly, Buhari’s zeal towards ensuring that democracy is sustained in Nigeria remains one of the greatest gift given to the most populous African nation. In his words…

The Nigeria Customs Service has pledged not to rest on its oars until it meets its goal of integrating and streamlining its operations to international standards.  The Comptroller-General of the Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the  2023 Comptroller-General of Customs,CGG’s Conference on Thursday, 14 December, 2023. Speaking at the Conference, the CGC stated that the Nigeria Customs Service constantly strives for performance in all its engagements. He said, “Our commitment to using meticulous data management to improve security and trade and positively engage with its stakeholders is actively on and running.” The event…

…Inaugurates Comrade Humphrey Nwafor led executive  By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The National leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has administered oath of office to the newly elected NLC Anambra State Chapter Executive led b Comrade Sir Humphrey Nwafor shortly after concluding hitherto inconclusive election. Comrade Nwafor was elected after polling the highest number of votes to beat his closest rival, Comrade Chinwe Orizu. Comrade Nwafor is the current Anambra State Chairman of the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, Anambra State branch, and he took over from Comrade Chinwe Orizu whose tenure came to an end months ago. The election which took…

…As NAGAFF calls for scrapping of ETO, replacement  Truck drivers operating at Lagos ports, yesterday protested the corruption and extortions surrounding the ETO call up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA to usher in trucks to the ports in a seamless manner. The drivers who protested at Tincan Island Port against the excesses of the concessionaire handling the ETO call up system, Truck Transit Parks, TTP were seen shouting “no more call up” and carrying placards with different inscriptions such as “let the drivers breath because of call up; drivers are not slaves; drivers are dying, owners are…