Author: Saint Augustine

The President, Shippers’ Association of Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Jonathan Nicol has said that following the precedent set by the Seaport Terminal Operators (STOAN) and the Association of Shipping Line Agencies (ASLA), this year may witness a lot of the operators in the maritime industry going to court to enforce one right or the other. Nicol who was speaking in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday also said that because of the culture in Africa where when one takes someone to court, one may likely become lifetime enemies, most people may not want to go to court so…

By Chuks Oluigbo The debate as to whether someone’s given name has anything to do with how that someone eventually turns out in life is an open-ended question. But whether we are for or against, the truth is that in life, we often find individuals who go ahead to fulfil the meaning of their names in every sense of it like a prophecy, negatively or positively. One man that has positively fulfilled – and continues to fulfil – his name in recent history is Victor Umeh, the indefatigable national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the party’s…

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has condoled with President Goodluck Jonathan on the passage of his sister, Mrs. Nancy Jonathan-Olei who recently died at the age of 53. In a statement signed by James Eze, his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Governor Obiano expressed a deep sense of regret that the late Mrs. Jonathan-Olei passed on at a very young age, describing her death as colossal loss to her family and the nation. According to him, the late Mrs. Nancy Jonathan-Olei was a pillar of strength to her family while she lived and a tremendous influence on…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has on behalf of the government of Anambra state expressed profound appreciation to Ndi Anambra for the peaceful and memorable Christmas and New Year celebrations witnessed in various communities in the state. The governor was particularly impressed by the enthusiasm and sense of duty displayed by Ndi Anambra through their positive response, attendance and participation in the activities and programmes of the maiden Anambra Heritage Festival which held from December 23 to 26, 2014. The Festival activities included reading by Novelist and Newspaper Columnist, Prof. Okey Ndibe, Masquerade display at Ekweme Square,…

The ancient kingdom of Aguleri exploded in a kaleidoscope of colours last weekend to mark its 115th Ovala Festival. It was a feast of culture and opulence as the illustrious sons and daughters of Aguleri turned up in their largest number to celebrate with their Igwe – Eze C. N Idigo IV (Ogalagidi) as he marked yet another great year on the throne of his fathers. The 4-day cultural festival began on Friday with a rich display of the once dreaded Ada Masquerade which drew a mammoth crowd of youths from the neighbouring towns. There was also a ceremony for…

“We are gathered here today to open up the floodgates of our national memory and spare some thoughts on the numerous sacrifices that the members of the Nigerian Armed Forces have made to protect our freedom and preserve our nationhood”. These were the striking words of the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano at a special ceremony held on Tuesday to launch the sale of emblem to mark the 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Conference Hall, Government House, Awka. The governor who was represented by the Deputy Governor of the State, Dr Nkem Okeke in appreciating the…

Nollywood actresses and Pampers ambassadors, Dakore Egbuson Akande and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, on Tuesday visited the ‘First Baby of the Year’ 2015 in Lagos State. The Pampers’ First Baby of the Year visit, which took place at EKO Hospital, is Pampers’ way of celebrating the baby and mother who among several women awaiting delivery pulled through the pain and delivered the first baby in Lagos State,” said Iphie Chuks-Adizue, Brand Manager for Pampers Nigeria. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Dakore Egbuson-Akande, popular Nollywood actresses and Pampers brand ambassadors congratulated Mrs Enilolobo Temitope, on her safe delivery and presented a full year’s supply…

By Ngwu Nweze Looking at the rising profile of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, one cannot but marvel at the aptness of the Igbo saying that when a child washes his hands clean, he joins his elders at the dinner table. It is very much in evidence that in less than nine months, Chief Obiano has made a fast job of washing his hands and now sits comfortably at dinner with the elders of the clan. What may never stop fascinating most people might be perhaps, how someone who was dismissed as a political jellyfish, a stooge of the…

The Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has disagreed over the success or otherwise recorded by Nigerians under the cabotage regime eleven years after implementation. Speaking in a chat with Primetime Reporters in Lagos, the Secretary of the association, Comrade  Julius Efokpor adduced that cabotage regime had failed as it had not met the expectations of Nigerians who saw the law as coming to their rescue. Efokpor pointed out that the waiver component of the law which they kicked against as working against the interest of Nigerians was still there wondering how Nigerians which the law…

The Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has called on the Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to expedite action towards correcting the anomaly which saw Nigerian Certification bearing the Near Coastal Vessel (NCV) status. The Assistant Secretary of the Association, Aleakhue John Okpono who made this know in an interview with Primetime Reporters in Lagos stated that with the NCV certification, Nigerians would hardly secure major marine jobs which were mainly offshore. He said,” we are saying by implication, somebody looked at it, near coastal certificate; the person will just…