Author: Saint Augustine

The Anambra State Government has praised the state fire service for containing fire outbreaks throughout the state in a very professional way. The commendation is contained in a letter by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba to the Managing Director of the Anambra State Fire Service, Air Vice Marshall Ben Chiobi (retired) in appreciation of the prompt response of his agency to the fire at the Onitsha Main Market this afternoon. “The reaction time of the fire service was superb and its handling of the fire at the Plaza Section of the internationally famous market…

In a continuous effort to improve security in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Speaking at the Government House Kano, Gen. Yahaya stated that he was in the state on a working visit to 3 Brigade Kano and Nigerian Army Battle Fitness Centre (NABFC) Falgore, where the ongoing 82 Regular Recruit Intake screening exercise into the Nigerian Army (NA) is being conducted. He expressed appreciation of the Nigerian Army to the…

… Directs Perm. Sec. to stick to CRFFN enabling Act The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has ordered the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani to set machinery in motion towards conducting the election of freight forwarders into the Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) in two weeks time. Amaechi who issued the order in a meeting he had in Abuja yesterday with all the contestants who purchased forms to contest in the election directed the Permanent Secretary to ensure that the election was conducted in…

…Says preventive reforms involving all relevant stakeholders more effective Following Nigeria’s drop in latest ranking on Corruption Performance Index (CPI) released yesterday by Transparency International (TI), the Convention on Business Integrity (CBI) has urged the federal government to adopt the model used by the Maritime Anti-corruption Network (MACN) in collaboration with the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Practices Commission (ICPC) and Technical Unit on Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR) and other port agencies through the instrumentality of the Port Service Support Portal (PSSP) housed by the NSC and the Project Steering Committee (PSC), the Nigerian Port Process…

Many residents of Oreki village in Ibeju Lekki heaved a sigh of relief when Yakubu Abubakar was arrested but how he escaped from Police net is still a misery to many. Yakabu Abu is an alleged gun runner and notorious armed robber who had been terrorizing Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State for long. On 20th December, 2021; Abubakar under the training of Musibau Oladiti, David Chang and his notorious gang attacked Samuel Esaw, a resident of Oreki Village, Ibeju Lekki Local Government with guns. According to a police source, it is a case of conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms,…

SIFAX Group, a conglomerate with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Logistics, Oil & Gas, Financial Services and Hospitality has spent over N250 million on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes across Nigeria in 2021. The company’s CSR is focused primarily on education, health, economic empowerment (youth and women) and the physically-challenged. On education and health, hundreds of indigent students enjoyed full scholarship while equipment and facilities were donated to public educational and health institutions. Individuals with medical emergencies also received financial support. Youth and women economic empowerment also took a large chunk of the budget with skill acquisition trainings organized for unemployed…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya has said only the best candidates who are medically and physically fit will be recruited into the Nigerian Army (NA). The COAS gave the assurance on Tuesday when he visited the Nigerian Army Battle Fitness Centre (NABFC) in Falgore, Kano State where the ongoing screening exercise for 82 regular recruit intake is being conducted. Lt. Gen. Yahaya charged the recruitment officers to leverage on the experience garnered from the previous recruitment exercises to improve upon the conduct of the ongoing recruitment and ensure that the goals of the exercise are…

…Vows to drive Innoson motors as official vehicle, wear made in Anambra clothes The Anambra State Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has said that it is his wish that not one Kobo of Anambra State Government’s money will be spent on his inauguration day. Soludo who was reacting to reports in some quarters that he opted for half of N20 million Naira for his inauguration said that the report was the figment of the imagination of the writer. The Governor-elect who questioned the rationale behind spending humongous amount for his inauguration said, “Someone wrote that I said that we won’t…

The new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi has charged Area Commanders, DPOs, HODs and tactical commanders to translate their long-time relationship with him to success in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu and made available to NAOSRE on Wednesday. According to the statement, CP Alabi charged the officers during his maiden meeting with them shortly after taking over the mantle of leadership as Commissioner of Police in the state at a brief ceremony held on 24th January, 2022 at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. The charge was informed…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has commissioned newly completed official residence of the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of 1 Division, Nigerian Army and several other quarters for Senior Non-commissioned Officers in Dalet Cantonment, Kawo, Kaduna. The COAS commissioned the new residential quarters, yesterday during an operational visit to Headquarters 1 Division, Nigerian Army. Speaking during the commissioning, General Yahaya averred that RSMs are very vital in the management of soldiers and play the crucial role of inculcating discipline as well as promoting ethos, traditions and doctrinal values of the Nigerian Army amongst personnel in formations…