Author: Saint Augustine

…As government berates night operation on waterways Three persons were confirmed dead while twelve others were rescued when a boat conveying 20 passengers capsized mid-sea in Lagos on Wednesday evening. General Manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel who confirmed the incident, said the agency at about 7:30pm received a distress call that a 20 capacity passenger boat with 18 passengers and two crew members had capsized mid-sea enroute Ojo from Coconut jetty, a suburb in Lagos He said that an on the spot investigation carried out by LASWA revealed that the incident was caused by…

The Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineering and Naval Architects (NIMENA) has blamed the woes of the Nigerian shipowners on outdated maritime assets and limited access to capital. The National Chairman of NIMENA, Engr. Henry Unuigbe who made this known in a welcome address he delivered at the 7th Annual Conference/Annual General Meeting held today in Lagos stated that the lucky ones to have access for the acquisition of ships do so through a double digit interest arrangement that end up, in most cases, on a sad note. Unuigbe observed that there was no doubt that the development had greatly hindered…

A Police Inspector identified as Inspector Kadima Useni with appointment number 176219 was yesterday summarily dismissed from the Force for getting drunk while on duty. Confirming the dismissal, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police command, Mr. Chike Oti said that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on seeing a video of the policeman who got drunk at Akowonjo, Dopemu area of Lagos State, directed the State Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal to fish out the erring policeman for appropriate disciplinary action. According Oti, the policeman who was stupefied after guzzling large quantity of alcoholic beverage was located…

As many freight forwarding practitioners are yet to come to terms with the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Tsanni as the third Chairman, Governing Council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), former National President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke has sent his congratulatory message to the Chairman, members of the Governing Council and the Minister of Transportation over the successful inauguration of the third Council. Nweke in his congratulatory message made available to Primetime Reporters stated that the emergence of Alhaji Abubakar Tsanni who is also a…

The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has described as unfortunate the comments credited to the President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transports (CILT) Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Jibril to the effect that touts are managing trucking business in the country. It will be recalled the this medium reported Mr. Jibril as saying in an interview with journalists during the just concluded National Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Institute in Lagos that truck owners were not breaking even in the business because touts were the ones managing their trucks for them thereby harping on the need…

…Arrest woman for abusing 14 year old girl The Lagos State Police command has arrested one Lukman Haruna from Niger Republic for allegedly defiling a 10 year old girl by inserting his fingers into her private parts. The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Mr. Imohimi Edgal who made this disclosure while parading the suspect before newsmen in Lagos stated that the act was brought to the fore by one Mrs. Abali when she saw stains of blood around the girl’s genital region. While adding that the command’s Gender Unit on 2nd November, 2018, began investigation into a case, the Lagos…

There seems to be no end in sight in the raging feud between the Anambra State Government and the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese on the Niger over the ownership of a piece of land at Nkisi Road, G.R.A. Onitsha on which Crowther Memorial Primary School stands as the duo yesterday engaged in war of words in a bid to set records straight. It will be recalled that the priests and the laity of the Diocese had last Friday staged a peaceful demonstration to draw attention to what they called government unjust takeover of their school and the properties…

The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Senator, Dr. Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora has called on the contractor handling the installation of cargo handling equipment at the Baro River port to immediately move to site to commence work before the end of the year 2018. The Managing Director said this when he visited the Baro River Port to inspect facilities at the site. Senator Mamora assured the contractor that the Authority will reconstruct the bad portion of the road leading to Baro in 2weeks time for easy movement of equipment and personnel to the River Port. Receiving the Managing…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has conformed to the order of Nigeria’s High Court, directing the removal of the name of the Executive Vice Chairman of Aiteo Group, Benedict Peters, from its list of wanted persons. This action confirms EFCC’s compliance with the judgment handed down in March 2018, by Justice O.A. Musa of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Justice Musa had ordered that Peters’ name be taken down from the anti-graft agency’s website, describing the process leading to his declaration as ‘wanted’ by EFCC as unconstitutional, since it was not initiated or validated by…

…Arrest six others for conspiracy, robbery Attempt to kidnap a Lagos based businesswoman; Mrs. Ijeoma Ezeokafor was recently foiled as operatives of the Lagos State Police command have arrested three suspects in connection with the crime. Two of the suspects namely; Emmanuel Okemayin, male, aged 27 years and Austin Anya, male, aged 30 years were both employed as drivers to the victim and the victim’s husband respectively, while the third suspect, Arowosola Adewale, male, 32 years collected the sum of ten thousand naira (N10, 000) from the drivers to enable him hire a native doctor that will protect them after…