By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Maritime Security Project will be launched in Lagos in June by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister made this known when the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja Today. He said “the Crisis in the Maritime Sector is the maritime Insecurity and its more complex than the world knows” but the Federal Government has come up with a solution and it is ready to take off. The...

 …AS DANBATTA RECEIVES RECOGNITION AWARD By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   Traditional rulers and concerned community leaders have commended the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for his role in boosting security and supporting other initiatives aimed at developing Danbatta Local Government Area, Kano State, and its environs, as well as his efforts toward national development. The traditional rulers and the community leaders spoke at an event organised by Danbatta (Community) Charity Foundation (DCF) in conjunction with four other organisations...

By Okosun Dennis   Unity Bank Plc said it will provide additional funding to no fewer than 120,000 smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in the 2021 wet season farming. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun disclosed this while delivering a goodwill message at the unveiling of the first National Maize Pyramids and flag-off of Wet Season Farming programmes held in Katsina, recently. As a major stakeholder in the rollout of the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), Unity Bank Plc was invited to participate in...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, met with members of his cabinet in Aba on Monday to deliberate on additional measures needed to ensure the protection of lives and property in the state following recent attacks on police stations by yet to be identified hoodlums. Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, which was attended by the Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Ude Oko Chukwu, and other members of the state executive council, the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, stated that the state government was set to organize a security...

By Okosun Dennis   A 35-year-old Eze Obinna, a male and native of Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state has been re-arrested after escaping from the Correctional Services Centre after unknown gunmen attacked the facility last April. It was learnt that operatives of the Command's Quick Intervention Team (QIT) had on May 17, 2021, swooped on him in his hideout and got him arrested over his involvement in series of kidnap incidents recently. Spokesperson of the Imo State Police Command, SP Ikeokwu Godson Orlando, who confirmed the arrest...

By Okosun Dennis   The Onojie of Urohi Kingdom, Esan West Local Government Area, Edo State, His Royal Majesty, Uwuigbowen Otoikhine Dominic 1 has strongly advised every Esan, son and daughter, to embrace their tradition and culture at the expense of white man's culture and beliefs. He spoke on Sunday at the 2021 Annual Thanksgiving Service of Esan Sons and Daughters resident in Lagos which was held at the St. Leo Catholic Church, Ikeja Lagos. In his keynote address as the Special Guest of Honour, His Royal Majesty, Otoikhine I...

Distinguished Senator Nkechi Nwaogu PhD, CON has condemned the unfounded attack on Apumiri Ubakala Police Station which led to the death of two innocent Police Officers and loss of valuable properties. The former Senator that represented Abia Central Senatorial District, in a release made available today in Abuja was bewildered by this nefarious and atrocious attack on humanity which according to her, it's a clear indication of "Man's act of wickedness". Senator Nwaogu views such despicable violent attack on the police force as wicked, barbaric, and reprehensible. Ugonwanyi  ndi Igbo...

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said in Benin on Sunday that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people. “My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ he said. He was delivering an address at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly when he made the submission. Apostle Charles Osazuwa Jonathan stressed that people would always be remembered for...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration is prioritizing the needs of the people in terms of infrastructure development of the state. The governor made this known during a zoom meeting organized by the Abia Media Forum. According to him, the resources of the state must be properly channeled to address the fundamental needs of the people. He further stressed the importance of a dry port at Ntigha to facilitate ease of doing business in Aba and the state at large. Governor Ikpeazu who said the state...

The former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has expressed concern over the state of insecurity in Nigeria, saying he advises the government on the matter but does not make noise about it. He said it is imperative for the citizens to support the government and our soldiers, in order to bring an end to the crisis. The former President who called on the government to equip the soldiers with modern weapons and the necessary training spoke in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored on Sunday. Commenting...