Author: Saint Augustine

His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Oranu Chris Chidume, Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igwulube, Igwe Omor has called on the indigenes of Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State to shun violence and embrace peace, as peaceful coexistence is the only way to foster development. Igwe Chidume, who made this call during the new yam festival celebration, noted that love for one another would help in fostering peace and development in entire local government. He noted that all hands must be on deck to achieve a lasting peace, stressing that peaceful coexistence is the only way to achieve the needed development. HRH…

…Charges FRSC on free traffic flow on seaport corridors The acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko is seeking the support and cooperation of the newly appointed Assistant Inspector General of the Nigeria Police in charge of Maritime as well as the Nigerian Navy to end the incessant cases of attacks on vessels, barge operators and other port facilities around the waterfronts and channels. The authority has also charged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the need to clear all encumbrance and bottlenecks that impede free flow of traffic on all port corridors with…

The Police Service Commission has set up an in-house panel to study in details available documents related to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) indicted by a report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. The Panel, according to a statement issued in Abuja by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, is expected to examine the facts of the allegations as contained in the FBI indictment and also to look at the…

The Lagos State Government has donated two operational vehicles to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to boost its activities in the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking across the State. The vehicles donated through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) were presented to the State Commander NDLEA, Lagos State Command, Barr. Ralph Igwenagu at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja today. Presenting the vehicles on behalf of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu by the Director of Administration Lagos State Security Trust Fund, Mr. Degbola Lewis representing the Executive Secretary of the Board, stated that this…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment.” The President’s directive followed his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Among others, the committee had recommended the collection of field data on 368 Grazing Reserves across 25 states to assess encroachment and encroachers, stakeholder engagements and sensitization. The Committee also recommended production of maps and geo-mapping/tagging of sites, analysis of findings and report preparations as well as design…

The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has obtained a court injunction from a Federal High Court in Kano stopping Mr. Mudi Farouk Rabiu from further parading himself as the president of the umbrella farmers’ body and holding any activity in the name of AFAN. The Mudi led breakaway faction had illegally usurped the authority of the association at the national level without grassroot support and in violation of the association’s constitution, to the extent of gaining recognition from the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono who did not heed to appeals from the bona fide executive…

…Publishes Dr. Chidozie Nwankwo as AAC candidate The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday returned the name of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo and his running mate, Dr. Onyekachukwu Gilbert Ibezim as the Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday said that the Commission was served with the judgement of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division) which set aside the judgement of the High…

The Anambra State Government has praised Nigeria’s leading air carrier, Air Peace for its new “No City Left Behind” strategy which has seen it open operations in different parts of the country in the last few months with rapidity. The latest operations were opened in Gombe and Ibadan, Oyo State within a space of three days. In a statement yesterday in Awka, Anambra State capital, the state government said that “it is proud of the development record, the pan-African vision and commitment of the airline’s leadership, particularly its chairman, Chief Allen Onyema, a worthy son of our great state.” In…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that contrary to reports in some sections of the media, the probe into the alleged indictment of DCP Abba Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), being conducted by the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP) is still ongoing. NPF which made the clarification in Abuja yesterday in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba enjoined members of the public to note that the panel had not submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police as being wrongly reported in some news outlet and online platforms. It reassures…

The Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has inaugurated the National Campaign Committee for the Anambra State governorship election with a charge on them to work together to deliver the state to the party. Speaking during the inauaguration in Abuja yesterday, Buni stated that the inauguration of the National Campaign Committee underscored the importance the party attached to that important committee and the task before them. He pointed out that the members of the committee were carefully selected owing to their individual capacities and the believe that they would collectively…