By Innocent Orok Jagaban Borgu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had swept the votes in Borgu land, to top the Presidential vote scale in Niger State . He garner 375,183 votes, leaving the runner- up Alhaji Atiku Abubakar with 284, 898 votes. The breakdown of votes for Jagaban Borgu shows the two voting areas which made up the powerful ancient ...
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CVFF: MINISTER MEETS MD/CEOs OF PLIs FOR QUICK DISBURSEMENT
By Innocent Orok The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has called for a concerted effort by key stakeholders to make the quick disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) a reality. The Minister made the call in Abuja at a meeting with representatives of the Primary Lending Institutions, the Managing Directors /CEOs of Polaris Bank, UBA, Union ...
Read More »Amotekun arrests Man with Fake N250,000 New Notes in Ekiti
Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with counterfeited new N1,000 notes amounting to about N250,000. Celestine, who claimed he was an Anambra State born Lagos-based businessman, said he was heading from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kolanut and bitter kola when he was arrested with the fake new ...
Read More »REACTION TRAILS NTDA BILL, BOARD COMPOSITION
By Martins Osagie There are serious exceptions to many aspects of the new NTDA Bill recently signed into law by the President. One singular character that is absolutely perverse about the Bill is that it is devoid of any sense of ownership or inclusion of the Private Sector Tourism Stakeholders’ interests. It purely emanates from the selfish interest of ...
Read More »WHO BECOMES NIGERIA’S NEXT PRESIDENT?
By Innocent Orok The die is cast, Nigeria, the world’s home of most populous black people come February 25th , 2023 will be heading to the polls to elect a new president. Already, tempers are high, political gladiators and their followers have been deploying all tactics and strategies campaigning to clinch the number one citizen seat in NIGERIA. Who ...
Read More »APC Campaign Council assured TSMAG of representation if voted to power
By Innocent Orok The Tinubu/Shettima; Maritime Advocacy Group (TSMAG), a maritime sub -sector support group for the All Progressive Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shittima, as well as the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-0lu in the 2023 elections has been assured of adequate representation if voted into power. Mr. Tayo ...
Read More »CRFFN DECISION ON ANLCA IS LIKE THROWING LIFE JACKETS TO DROWNING PERSONS
By Val Iwuchukwu Please read to the end for it is a chronicle researched work that informed CRFFN decision. The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria (CRFFN) in the exercise of their oversight function contained in Sec. 4(d) CRFFN Act No. 16 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2007 convened an Extraordinary General Meeting on 9th ...
Read More »WMC Customs Controller Visits Lagos NIWA Area Office, Seeks Collaboration
By Innocent Orok The new Customs Area Controller ( CAC) of the Western Marine Command (WMC), Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos State, Comptroller Oduadu Salefu has led his management team on a curtsey visit to the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Lagos Area Manager, Engineer ( Dr) Sarat Lara Braimah on Thursday, seeking strategic collaboration that will calibrate new opportunities for the ...
Read More »Buhari Government to Inaugurate Transition Committee on February 14
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council to facilitate and manage the handing over of power by his government to the next president of the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, announced this in a statement signed and made available to reporters on Thursday. According to him, the committee comprises ...
Read More »Comrade ADEYANJU PG, MWUN Takes Oath of Office as NLC Deputy President
By Innocent Orok The President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has officially taken oath of office as the new Deputy National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) after his emergence. ADEYANJU among others on Wednesday took oath of office to manage the affairs of the NLC for the next four years. He among others ...
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