Author: Saint Augustine

…Says he cannot support one group against another Following the recent position taken by the leadership of the Western Zone of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), the National President of the association, Chief Tony Iju Nwabunike has called on the members of the association to eschew bickering and embrace peace for the collective good of the association. It will be recalled that the leadership of the Western Zone of ANLCA had in a communiqué issued few days ago by its Zonal Coordinator, Sir John Ofobike, the Zonal Secretary, Alhaji Bayo Oyekangun and eight others resolved not to…

Former General Manager of the Lagos Traffic Radio, Ikeja, Mr. Layinka Adagun has charged maritime journalists to go beyond reporting events in the maritime industry as doing so will enable them realize that they have the resources to constitute themselves into a consultancy group. Adagun who gave this admonition at a one seminar for Maritime Journalists organized by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in conjunction with the Maritime Industry Advocacy initiative in Lagos yesterday stated that doing this had an inherent prospect of calling the bluff of employers owing arrears of wages advising them to give his advice the desired…

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has announced free transportation for indigenes of the state living in other parts of the country, who intend to return home to celebrate the festive season with their loved ones. Announcing the welfare package, the Managing Director, Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO), Mr. Bob Itanyi, stated that the gesture was “in the spirit of Christmas” and “in keeping with the tradition of this administration to cater for the needs of the people and give them a sense of belonging as the true heroes of democracy”. Mr. Itanyi added that the decision was also borne…

The United Progressives Party (UPP) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for demonstrating in clear terms that his Government will support developmental programmes initiated by state governments completely devoid of partisan prejudice. The Chairman of UPP, Chief Chekwa Okorie who made the commendation in a press release he issued yesterday said that the signing of the N500 billion Enyimba Economic City at the Presidential Villa on Friday 7th December, 2018, between the Federal Government and the Abia State Government was a landmark achievement in every consideration. Okorie maintained that the federal government’s commitment of 20% equity, amounting to N100 billion to…

…Says it’s dirty politics The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) condemns  Saturday’s raid and unleashing of violence on the home of the sons of its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar by the Buhari Presidency-controlled Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as vicious, outrageous, dirty and reprehensible. The organization in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan said that the invasion of Aliyu and Mustapha Abubakar’s home, even in their absence, allegedly in search of imaginary cache of foreign currency, had further exposed how depraved the Buhari Presidency had descended in the desperate…

…Says it’s highest form of corruption Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the distribution of cash to the public very close to general elections by public officials, saying no matter how noble the intent may be, such endeavors amount to vote buying and inducement, which is a clear case of corruption. Delivering remarks at a public hearing organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Political Parties Matters on Vote-buying and Improving the Electoral Processes in Nigeria, Hon. Dogara said the act of inducing the public with cash in exchange for their…

Following the recent media reports that quoted the National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Chief Tony Iju Nwabunike as saying that Chief Henry Njoku faction of the Board of Trustees of the association would conduct the forthcoming Western Zone chapter elections, the Western Zone has resolved not to recognize him as the National President of the association until the final determination of the case filed against him challenging his purported victory in the last National Executive Committee (NECOM) election. In a six point communiqué issued in Lagos and signed by the Coordinator Western Zone, Sir…

The major stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have agreed to make sacrifices and give concessions in their areas of operation in order to solve the menace of gridlock that has almost crippled business in the port city of Apapa, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has said. Bello who made this disclosure while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of the Stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organized by the Council last week said that the issue of Apapa traffic will soon be over as according to him, the federal government had adopted short terms, medium…

The governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano has granted state pardon to ten inmates serving various jail terms at the Aguata Prisons, Ekwulobia. The governor disclosed this yesterday when along with his wife, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano and other stakeholders worshipped with the inmates at the prison facility. Gov. Obiano in his remarks, said although it is a federal government facility, his government would be supporting it with operational vehicles, transformers for electricity, as well as other logistics. Earlier in a homily, the Auxiliary Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Jonas-Benson Okoye reminded the inmates that the…

The federal government has given reason for the delay in signing into law the National Transport Commission (NTC) bill as passed earlier this year by the National Assembly. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha who gave the reason in a keynote address he presented at the Stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organized by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) recently in Lagos said that the federal government was sorting some technicalities and use of language, that would bother on overlap of functions with other agencies and needs to be clearly delineated. The SGF who was represented at…