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The wife of governor of the Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) has commended the people of Nnewi North and South Local Government Areas for the unity they displayed in welcoming her at Nnewi Local Government headquarters and the large turnout at St. Marys’ Catholic Church field Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area as she commenced empowerment tour of the twenty-one Local Government Areas. Mrs. Obiano appreciated and described the presence of dignitaries from four communities of Nnewi made up of both APGA and non APGA members as a display of unity of purpose and the excited crowd comprising…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that with the potentials of the African maritime sector, competitive operating environment, proper regulation, incentives and infrastructural development; Africa would be the next maritime investment haven. Dr. Peterside who made this known while speaking on the theme “Promoting Sustainable Investment and Financing In Africa’s Shipping & Maritime Industry” at the Africa Maritime Summit held during the London International Shipping Week 2017 in the United Kingdom, stated that Africa’s share of import and export via world container throughput is on the increase annually. The…

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has finally taken over the ownership of Agura Hotels, Abuja after a legal judgement was given in favour of the NPA against Fasel Services Limited, Omeire Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Limited, Chief M.O. Kanu and Daniel Kanu. It would be recalled that in the year 2003, an Abuja Federal High Court upheld the NPA as the majority shareholders of Fasel Services Limited, a judgement which was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2017. Arising from a board meeting of the hotel held on the 20th September 2017, the NPA Management stated that…

The Commissioner of Police Lagos State Police command, Mr. Edgal Imohimi yesterday led teams of police operatives to shrines suspected to be used by kidnappers and ritualists in Ikorodu area of the state. At the end of the 3-hours operation, no fewer than four shrines were destroyed in Imota and Agbowa areas of Ikorodu. In one of the shrines, a couple suspected to have been abducted were rescued. Also, a man who operates in one the shrines was arrested. The raid of the shrines as gathered followed intelligence report that they were used for criminal activities. Speaking with The Guardian,…

Nnewi, one of the largest communities in Anambra has suddenly become the new bride in the build up to the forthcoming November 18, 2017 gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in the state as two leading opposition parties in the state namely; the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have both picked their running mates from the community. It will be recalled that former Governor Peter Obi’s Deputy and a one time Governor of Anambra state, Dame Virgy Etiaba also come from the community. While the PDP picked Lady Chidi Alexandra Onyemelukwe (Nee Ekwueme), the daughter of…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has said that she would continue to stick to laid down regulations and adhere to government policies in the discharge of her duties. Speaking, when she received the visiting President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Alhaji Ismaila Muhammadu Zakari in her office, Usman added that she would strengthen collaboration with the ICAN and other similar bodies as this would help to enhance capacity building of the personnel of the organisation. Usman who had the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello Koko by…

The Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has condemned in totality the imposition of the Interim Management Committee on the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa-Ibom State. The National President of the association, Engr. Matthew Alalade in an interview with newsmen in Lagos said the development was in defiance of the guidelines and the Act establishing the institution. He also faulted the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for going ahead to appoint an Acting Rector for the institution when he should have appointed an acting Vice-Chancellor for the institution following the passage of a…

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has faulted calls by Nigerians on the federal government to ban imports coming from Turkey into Nigeria describing the calls as misplaced. Some Nigerians have advocated that federal government bans imports from Turkey into Nigeria following the level of illegal arms import that were shipped from the country to Nigeria in the first eight months of 2017. But reacting to the calls, the National President of NAGAFF, Chief Increase Uche posited that goods from a particular country is not just banned as the world now is a global village. Uche however…

Following reports in some sections of the media suggesting that the three batches of arms illegally imported into the country within the last eight months of this year was imported by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Maazi Nnamdi Kanu and his group, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tincan Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Uche Ejesieme has cautioned officers of the service and the media against making insinuations capable of jeopardizing the course of the ongoing investigations. Ejesieme who made this call in a chat with our correspondent in Lagos Tuesday posited that…

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