Author: Saint Augustine

The Lagos State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) has said that it will flag-off its gubernatorial campaign on Friday January 23, 2014 at the Party’s Headquarters Annex, 2A Maybin Street GRA Apapa, Lagos at 10 O’clock in the morning. According to a statement issued by the Director of Media of the Party, Mr. Dipo Olayoku, the campaign will be flagged-off by the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Boniface O. Aniebonam, members of the Board of Trustees, the National Working Committee and Executive Officers at National, State, Local Government and Ward levels. The occasion will also witness…

Mr. Basil Agboarumi is the General Manager, Corporate Communications of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL). In this interview with newsmen in Lagos, he bares his mind on the activities of the aviation industry in the last one year, their challenges, his expectation from the industry this year and many more. Our correspondent was at the parley. Excerpts: What is your assessment of the industry in the last one year? I am still looking at some reports and we are observing that 2014 seemed to be a beautiful year for aviation globally. Actually, we had some major calamities that…

The Commissioner of Police, Western Ports Police Command, CP Hilda Ibifuro Harrison has underscored the need for improved collaboration and intelligence sharing among all the agencies of government for a well secured port environment. Harrison who wade this assertion at a one day Stakeholders’ meeting and Training of the Police Officers of the command on attitudinal change in Lagos on Tuesday noted that all hands must be on deck to ensure that all persons who did not have genuine business around the ports area were not allowed to stay in the ports. She stated that the police must continue to…

The Western Police Command has been advised to seek ways to reach out to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with respect to equipping the Marine Police to effectively discharge its responsibility of securing lives and properties along the nation’s waterways. A representative of ENL Consortium, Apapa Lagos, Mr. Rapheal Oyinloye gave this advice at one day stakeholders’ meeting and training on attitudinal change held in Lagos on Tuesday. “I am aware that the Marine Police are handicapped of equipment. About last year or early last year, NPA (Nigerian Ports Authority )took delivery of two boats which we…

By James Eze On a balmy evening in late October last year, I ran into the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke as he was stepping out of the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Anambra State. He had just rounded off a meeting with his friend, Governor Willie Obiano and was heading to his car. A brief exchange ensued. I had been a huge fan for so long and it was a gift to finally meet him, I said. A sunny smile lit up his face as he said, “I have just told your principal what he must know.…

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill prohibiting political aspirants whose names did not appear on the final list of candidates cleared by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) to stand for elective posts in the coming general elections. Titled “Breaches of the Peace and Unlawful Assemblies Law”, the legislation which took immediate effect from January 20, 2015 stipulates in Section 3 (1) that: “A person shall not advertise, publish, and solicit for votes for or otherwise engage in any campaign for himself or for a person whose name was not duly published by…

President Good Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has commended members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for their unflinching support and assurances in the coming presidential election. Speaking at the Government Lodge in Onitsha during his weekend campaign tour of the city, President Jonathan recalled that the support he got from APGA helped seal the victory for him during his first term and thanked all members of the party for standing to be counted when it mattered most. According to him, APGA’s continued support of his administration had not only made his first term highly eventful but it has also boosted…

A 28-Man Delegation from the business community in Thailand has finally arrived Awka, Anambra State capital on a week-long visit to explore the abundant business opportunities in the state. The Trade Missioners are largely drawn from diverse sectors of the Thai economy cutting across sectors like Oil & Gas, Agriculture, power generation and distribution, waste and water management, Mining, Healthcare etc. The delegation, led by Dr. Ratana Porn D arrived the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu via Addis Ababa having flown Ethiopian Airlines straight from Bangkok, Thailand. Accompanied by the Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Chudi Okafor, the Trade Missioners…

The intense investment drive of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has had a flying start to the New Year as a strong team of international businessmen from Thailand arrives Awka, the Anambra State capital to take advantage of the growing investment opportunities in the state. The delegation is scheduled to arrive the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on Ethiopian Airlines flight via Addis Ababa to be received by top functionaries of the Anambra State Government including the representatives of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) which facilitated the trade mission. The delegation is made up…

Returning from the Yuletide break, the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has resumed his effort at accomplishing his administration’s vision of making Anambra State the first choice investment destination and a hub for industrialization and commercial activities with the recent attraction of an automobile assembly plant and a natural gas distribution plant to the state. The two investors are Richbon Nigeria Limited which plans to establish a $40m vehicle assembly plant in the state and Falcon Corporation Limited which intends to set up a natural gas distribution project valued at $100m that will pipe natural gas to the…