Author: Saint Augustine

The presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has vowed to tackle major maritime industry problems including Cabotage regime challenges, port access chaos, non-disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF), among others. Kwankwaso made this promise at a town hall meeting with maritime stakeholders yesterday, organized by Prime Maritime Project, at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos. Lamenting that so many things have gone wrong in the nation’s maritime domain, he opined that his experience as a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, former Governor, former Minister of Defense and a former Senator, avails him some basic…

Miss Veronica Victor Ekpe, popularly known as VEE has taken a distant lead in Week 2 Voting Result of the ongoing maritime industry Reality TV Show, NIMA. VEE, an indigine of Oron in Akwa Ibom State and online student of Brigham Young University, Idaho garnered 61% of votes in week 2 to overtake Winnie who took early lead in Week 1. According to week 2 Top 10 Voting Result released officially on Monday by PLATFORMS COMMUNICATIONS, promoters of NIMA, VEE who didn’t make top 10 list in week 1 is now being followed by WINNIE who is now Second with…

The Transition Committee Chairman of Orumba North Local Government Area, Hon. Sir Ogo Ekwueme resumed work last week with a courtesy call to him by the executive and stakeholders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Oko Wards 1 and 2 where he noted that the Governor of the state, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo spoke about the erosion menace troubling the community, an indication that the governor is concerned about the menace. Thereafter, he received the Anambra State Waste Management Authority, (ASWAMA) contractor for Orumba North Local Government Area and Managing Director of Smachi Ventures, Mr. Ben Ekwenie who made…

Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR has inaugurated a nine-member Committee for the State-Local Government Joint Account. The Governor inaugurated the Committee shortly after the State Executive Council Meeting, at the Government House, Awka. Members of the Committee include the Commissioner for Local Government, Mr. Collins Nwabunwanne who will serve as the Committee Chairman, Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Ifeatu Onejeme, Vice Chairman and Dr. Leopold Arinze Nwankwo-Ikwueto, Secretary. Other members include Barr. Ifeatu Obiokoye, member representing Central Senatorial Zone, Dr. Nnamdi Nwadiogbu, member representing North Senatorial Zone, Sir Van George Ezeogudi, member representing South Senatorial Zone, Dr.…

… Says incident highly regrettable The Headquarters, Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army has said that it is collaborating with the Yobe State Police Command to unravel the identity of the suspected soldiers who allegedly murdered an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Gashua. Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday added that the Sector had instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident. “At the end of the investigation, the soldiers will be…

A House of Representatives member, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State. A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada on Sunday indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an SOS call from the victim’s family who had sustained various degrees of injury in the hands of some suspected ritualists. Her family reached out to Hon. Akande-Sadipe on a need for urgent medical care from the life threatening injuries. Speaking on behalf of the rescued victim, Abisola Stella Aruleba from Nims University, Rajasthan, Jaipur, India expressed total delight and boundless…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised the Presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to keep a safe distance from those it called “the social climbers, tricksters, shameless impostors and mischief makers.” Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide who gave the advice in a statement on Sunday was reacting to a press release by those he called mischief makers to the effect that “Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, has invited the Presidential…

… Carifies media reports on collation of results Contrary to insinuations in some quarters lately, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said that the electronic transmission of election results has come to stay. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Mr. Festus Okoye who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday was reacting to misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for results management during elections. Arising from the interview, some had interpreted the explanation on election results management procedure to mean that the Commission had jettisoned…

The Association of Anambra State Town Unions (ASATU), Orumba North Local Government Area chapter led by its Chairman, Mr. Amaechi Okoli (Ochinanwata), recently, paid a courtesy visit on the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Anambra State, Hon. Ify Obinabo at her office in Awka. Speaking on the import of the visit, Okoli hinted that the visit which was to congratulate the Commissioner on her appointment described her position as a square peg in a square hole. He enumerated her achievements and contributions while she served as a two time Transition Committee Chairman of Orumba North Local Government Area…

Anambra state Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR has assured the youths in the state of his government’s determination to empower them by setting aside the sum of N2.5 billion budgeted for Youth engagement and empowerment. Governor Soludo gave the assurance in Awka on Friday when he was hosted as a Special Guest of Honour at the event organized by Youths Earnestly Seek Solution (YESS) The event was also used to unveil policy document and youth empowerment programme of the group to celebrate its three years anniversary. Prof. Soludo recalled the hurdle members of the group passed through to support…