Author: Saint Augustine

Anambra State is blessed with human and material resources. Since the creation of the State, we have had Governors who have governed the State. The only two best so far who have distinguished themselves in governance of the State are Senator Dr. Chris Ngige and Mr. Peter Obi. The sole reason for their wonderful performances and prudent management of resources is very simple. They were homegrown. They lived with us, eat our food, travel on our roads and understand our predicaments. In fact, they have the local sense needed to place Anambra State where it rightly belonged. Today, Ndi Anambra…

Five months after assuming office, Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, says the incremental deployment of the electronic call-up infrastructure for cargo trucks known as Eto, launched in February this year has to a large extent resolved the endemic Apapa vehicular gridlock, even  as the authority keeps reviewing and improving Bello-Koko who made this disclosure as a guest on a Television breakfast programme monitored recently in Lagos explained that while the Authority is not unmindful of the pains of Apapa residents, what remains is to address the gridlock caused by the failed portion along…

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Kwara State chapter has condemned in totality abuse of minors and a gender based violence recorded in Ganmo Community area of Kwara state. The committee learnt the incidents happened in one Islamic School named Misbahudeen around Ganmo area few days ago. In a viral video, some male students were seen maltreating and manhandling a female student and a male student for reasons best known to them. In a statement signed by Afolabi Lukman Idris Afees and made available to NAOSRE, CDHR noted that during the course of investigation, it gathered that…

In a bid to rejig port operational efficiency and in the quest to become the maritime hub in Africa and South of the Sahara, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has approved the appointment of three new Port Mangers. The new appointees are: Yitnoe Stanley Magaji, Technical Assistant, Marine and Operations to Managing Director as Port Manager Onne while Buba Jibril formerly Traffic Manager, Lagos Port Complex moves to Tin Can Island Port as Port Manager and Ovbude Nelson Uwaifo, Traffic Manager, Dangote Jetty, now Port Manager Calabar. The erstwhile Port Manager, Tin Can…

As the November 6 election date approaches, fears, anxiety and unpredictability rents the air. People wake up unsure of making it to the end of the day. No one is sure of survival. Insecurity, stories of killings, shooting and deep tension is now common among our innocent children. We have also denied them joy of bonding, freedom of association and social activities obtainable in the past growing up as march past, games etc. All these are well known to Dr. Chidozie Nwankwo of Africa Action Congress (AAC) and it is documented in his master blueprint for the emerging Anambra State…

By C. Don Adinuba As part of the World Teachers Day celebrated in Nigeria every October 5, the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria Union of Teachers and The Presidency announced on Tuesday winners of the 25 prizes they award annually to primary and secondary schools throughout Nigeria, both private and public, for excellence. Most states didn’t get any; none of the few which received prizes got more than one except Anambra which went home with four plus a car from President Muhammadu Buhari. The star winner was Mrs. Bridget Nnabueze of Modebe Secondary School in Onitsha who was declared the…

Troops of Sector 5 of Exercise Golden Dawn deployed to Enugu have neutralized three unknown gunmen who attacked a Nigerian Police checkpoint along Okija-Onitsha expressway on Thursday. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu and made available to our correspondent, the gallant troops engaged and overwhelmed the gunmen with superior firepower, forcing them to flee the scene. The statement added that troops, however, gave them a hot pursuit and engaged the gunmen in a gun duel. “The three gunmen who drove in 2 vehicles namely; a Hilux and Hummer bus,…

In the face of the unrelenting advocacy by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to the effect that cannabis should be legalized to tap into its medicinal values in Nigeria, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in a lecture on Friday in Akure, made available to NAOSRE, explained why proponents of the legalisation of cannabis sativa cannot have their way under the prevailing security situation in Nigeria today. Gen. Marwa spoke as guest speaker at the 2021 Ulefunta Annual Public Lecture organized by the Deji of Akure Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba…

… Seek review of accredited freight forwarding associations As the two weeks ultimatum given by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani to the freight forwarders to come up with the modalities for their election draws near, the Concerned Independent Contestants in the forthcoming election of the freight forwarders into the governing council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) have written the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi urging him to go ahead and direct the conduct of the election to elect the fifteen (15) freight forwarders so…

The new Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Echeng Eworo Echeng on Friday assumed duty as the 32nd Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Police command. Prior to his appointment as the CP Anambra State, CP Echeng Eworo Echeng had previously served as Commissioner of Police Baysela State, CP Central Criminal Registry, FCID, Abuja, Commissioner of Police MOPOL, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Border Patrol, Force Headquarters Abuja, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Zone 13, Ukpo- Dunukofia LGA, Anambra State, Police Component Commander, Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe amongst others. A statement by the…