Author: Saint Augustine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their nationwide offensive against drug traffickers in the past week, seizing hundreds of kilograms of illicit substances at the airports, courier firms, hideouts and destroying hectares of cannabis farms in the remote forests. This is contained in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to NAOSRE on Sunday. According to the statement, attempts by a female passenger, Isesele Obehi and one Emmanuel Chibuzor Omebere to export illicit drugs to Europe through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…

…. Calls for improved synergy by sister agencies for cost efficient port services Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko says the Authority is poised to leverage Nigeria’s status as Africa’s biggest economy to actualize the country’s maritime hub status in the region, through investments in modern deep seaports that would attract very large merchant vessels with the attendant multiple socio-economic benefits, as well as boost port revenue performance. Bello-Koko made the comment at the first retreat for the reconstituted board of Directors of the Authority, with the theme “Expanding the Frontiers of Service Excellence” which…

… Says due diligence vital for project’s sustainability … Dry Dockyard a profitable national asset – Jamoh The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued a Certificate of Compliance for an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the operation of the Modular Floating Dockyard acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Acting Director General of the commission, Mr. Michael Ohiani led a team of ICRC officers to the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos to present the certificate. Ohiani said the Agency’s outline business case for the Modular Floating Dockyard’s management contract to be operated, maintained, and transferred under a…

… Dismissed officers to be charged to court soon Delta State Police Command has dismissed two officers of the command for seriously assaulting one Brodrick Omesan. The two officers namely; Sgt. Felix Ebikabowei and Ndubuisi Abazie before their dismissal were attached to ‘B’ Division Warri. The statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed that the dismissed officers, after close of work on August 12, 2021, conspired among themselves and engaged in illegal duty along estate roundabout Warri. “They accosted a tricycle rider, one Brodrick Omesan, ‘m’ age 36yrs of Oviri Street, Agbaroh.…

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alikali has approved the posting of DSP Edafe Bright as the new spokesperson of Delta State Police command with immediate effect. DSP Edafe Bright before his current posting was the acting image maker of the command. The new PPRO holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) from Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, he was one time the Administrative Officer, Area Command, Asaba and he has also served in Ekiti State Police command. The new PPRO, however, appeals to the general public and journalists in particular to accord him same support that was given to his…

… Accuse Emefiele of sabotaging Buhari government … Want CBN Governor sacked Following the suspension of FOREX sales to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators as well as processing of new licenses for BDC operation in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), applicants for new BDC licenses have demanded for the immediate refund of their processing fee totaling N35 million back to them. Speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondent last night, one of the affected applicants who did not want her names in print recalled that CBN brought up the policy suspending processing of new licenses…

… Says it’s bound by judgement of Court of Appeal, Kano Division on APGA leadership  … Refers case back to lower Court Barrister Tex Okechukwu, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dismissed the misinterpretation being given to the pronouncement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja earlier today by some undesirable elements bent on misinforming the general public. To put the record straight, Barrister Okechukwu has issued a notice to guide and inform the general public of what actually happened at the Appeal Court earlier today thus; “The attention of our great party, the All…

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As the October 9, 2021 date for the election of freight forwarders into the Governing Board of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) draws nearer, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has petitioned the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi over some aspects of the Electoral Guidelines, which in its opinion, might impede the conduct of a free and fair election. NAGAFF, in the petition signed by its Secretary General, Dipo Olayoku, observed that the time frame of one-month given by the Electoral Committee for the entire process beginning with…

The Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum yesterday met at the Government House, Enugu to review the state of the nation and the progress of implementation of the decisions reached in her previous meetings. Reading a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimí Akeredólu, SAN noted that the Forum expressed satisfaction with the rate at which the states in the Southern Nigeria were enacting or amending the Anti- Open Grazing Laws which he said aligned with the uniform template and aspiration of Southern Governors and encouraged the states that…