Author: Saint Augustine

No fewer than two million seven hundred and fifty (2,750,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650 kilograms worth one billion three hundred and seventy five million Naira (N1, 375, 000,000) have been intercepted at the Apapa port in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. In a statement signed by Femi Babafemi Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, the consignment packed in 55 cartons of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol types of Tramadol was seized during examination of a container number SUDU 7538656 on Saturday 30th July following credible…

… As IGP orders immediate prosecution of offenders The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has expressed concern over the incessant and unauthorised possession and use of Police uniforms and accoutrements by some individuals, movies and skit makers as well as the illegal sale of Police materials and accoutrements by traders in shops, open stores not approved nor recognized by Police authority. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has equally frowned at the demeaning manner in which movie makers and skit makers portray the Police institution in their movies and skits using the police uniform without recourse to the…

Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has described as defeatist the antics of operatives of opposition presidential campaign organisations and their political parties who have shamefully resorted to outright distortion and mischievous misquoting of Peter Obi’s speeches in a futile bid to discredit him and try to drag him to the level of their candidates. In a statement made available to journalists today and signed by Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, Director, Strategic Communication, Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), the foremost group supporting the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate said the antics of the other presidential campaign organisations is further evidence that they…

… Condemns OPOCA for demanding apology, attacking Onyeagucha The Orlu Peoples Assembly Worldwide has condemned the recent statement credited to a group called Orlu Political Consultative Assembly (OPOCA), demanding an apology from the People’s Democratic (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for Imo East Senatorial District, Hon. Uche Onyeagucha for speaking out against the on-going killings in Orlu Zone. The Assembly, in a statement signed on Saturday by Chief Maxwell Anunobi, President, Orlu Peoples Assembly Worldwide, Dr. Ray Egere, National Secretary and four others observed that as patriotic leaders of Orlu zone, they were totally dismayed with the reaction of OPOCA, a group…

The Chairman of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Sir Ogo Ekwueme has congratulated the wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Nonye Soludo on the occasion of her 52nd birthday anniversary. Ekwueme, in a congratulatory message to Mrs. Soludo on Sunday described her as a role model and inspiring mother who had remained steadfast in supporting her husband, the executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo in his quest to better humanity and bequeath a liveable and prosperous homeland to the people of Anambra State. He added that Mrs. Soludo is everything a virtuous…

As part of his administration’s commitment to ensuring a healthy and liveable environment, Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Saturday flagged off a Special Sanitation Exercise in Awka, the state capital. Mr. Governor performed the exercise at the popular Eke Awka Market roundabout. Speaking shortly after the exercise which recorded active participation of a great number of the citizens, Governor Soludo said the exercise was part of the present administration’s determination to ensure a Hygienic and Healthy environment as well as the wellness of the citizenry. To this end, the Governor directed for a comprehensive sanitation exercise across the…

… Rededicate yourselves to the Agency’s core mandates and values – Jamoh The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of three new Directors, Mr. Otonye Obom, Captain Umoren Sunday Michael, and Mr. Kazir Abubakar Musa. The Directors were promoted along with Eighteen Deputy Directors and Twenty Assistant Directors.  Four hundred and Thirty-One other staff were elevated to their next grade levels. The promotions were ratified at a meeting of the Governing Board of the Agency held at the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, congratulated the promoted members of staff and charged…

The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise until at least, November 2022. The group stated this through its Director, Legal/ Election Monitoring, Modupe Olufemi-Akodu in a media parley on Thursday. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the POSN official said that the group might be left with no other option but to resort to court action since all its entreaties to INEC to continue the voter registration exercise appear to have fallen on deaf ears. According to her, “We have made several appeals to INEC…

… As ANHA confirms Members of Transition Committees of 21 LGA The Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of the son of the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Engr. Ogochukwu Ekwueme as the Transition Chairman of the Orumba North Local Government Area of the state alongside 20 others appointed by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo recently. Other Transition Chairmen confirmed at the Plenary by the Anambra State House of Assembly for the remaining 20 Local Government Area: Aguata – Prince Chibuike Ofobuike, Anambra East – Dr. Anselem Onuorah, Anambra West – Mr. Felix Ikechi,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replicate the success recorded in the INEC Candidates Nomination Portal (ICNP) technology to ensure transparent, fast, credible polling and transmission of results in the 2023 general elections. The PDP in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba commended the ICNP technology which allowed political parties to use specified and dedicated Access Codes issued by the Commission to log in and electronically upload the names and particulars of their candidates onto the INEC Web Portal in a manner that guaranteed promptness, safety of…