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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed five members for the Standing Tribunal of Inquiry into Chieftaincy Matters. The five Newly appointed members are: Honourable Justice O. A. Dabiri (rtd) – Chairman; Chief (Mrs.) Mariam Olaniyi; Chief Adebola Dosumu; Engr. Jimoh Folorunsho Kazeem and Mr. Nojeeb Ola Agunbiade. This latest appointment was disclosed in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to him, the tribunal was constituted to ensure peaceful resolution of Chieftaincy disputes and harmonious communal presence in the State. Muri-Okunola stated,: “In the same vein, Mr. Governor has also approved the movement of the…

2 internet fraudsters have been sentencd to five years, six months imprisonment for committing internet-related offences and cheating. Justice Nasiru U. Sadiq of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, convicted and sentenced two ithe fraudsters to five years, six months imprisonment . The fraudsters: Peter Uzorchukwu Sharon also known as Drew Mason and Peter Prince John, were jailed on Monday, September 12, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge, bordering on internet fraud and cheating by impersonation. The Economic and. Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Kaduna Zonal Command arrested and arraigned the fraudsters.

Plans are underwayto facilitate seamless transit cargo movements from Nigeria’s dry ports to the Republic of Chad. The Secretary General Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu disclosed thisin ND’jamena, the Chadian capital during his first working visit to Chadian Minister of Transportation, Hajia Fatima Goukouni Weddeye. Dr Adalikwu during his visitation, promised to support Chad’s Ministry of Transportation and the Shippers’ Council for the facilitation of transit transport of Chad destined cargoes. He also promised to make arrangement for Chadian government officials to visit the proximate dry ports in northern Nigeria. This, according to him,…

Comptroller Mohammed lauds Port users’ corporation The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area ll Command Onne Port has generated a total of ₦115,264,159,921.12 from January to June 2022. This was contained in a press release signed by Onne Port Rivers State Customs area ll Command PRO, Ifeoma Onuigbo Ojekwu. According to the release, the 2022 half year collection shows a remarkable difference from the ₦78b collected in the first half of 2021 and ₦46.6b generated in same period of 2020 while further comparison indicates 147 percent increase above the 2020 collection and 47 percent increase. It further states that, under…

President of Advocacy for Maritime Development Association Oluwasegun Alabi has said lagislations are required to improve policies that would revolutionise the Maritime sector. At a round table discussion organised by AMJON, on Thursday, Alabi noted that his mission for establishing his Advocacy Association was to further improve the industry for the good of stakeholders.”I’m also a strong ANLCA member and a trucker too with a disguised record, I formed the association to actualise standard, improve functional methods of doing business in the industry”Alabi who address various issues affecting the Maritime sector insisted that policies guiding the effecient running of the…

The Nigeria’s Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Deep Blue Project is recharged to assist the country fight the smuggling of illicit drugs and narcotics into the country. Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh disclosed this at the just concluded JournalNG Port Industry Town Hall Meeting held in Lagos. He stated that NIMASA has been doing a lot to breach easy access to drugs and other illegal substances through the sea.”NIMASA is also making concerted efgorts through the Deep Blue mechanism to hunt down perceived drug peddlers that operate on sea,” Dr Jamoh said. Dr Jamoh who was represented…

The president General Maritime workers union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Prince Adeyanju Adewale has affirmed that the UnionWill keep the flag of zero tolerance to drug peddling and use on it’s burner in a bid to address the drug trafficking problem in the ports. Comrade Adewale disclosed this while making a presentation during the JOURNALNG Port Industry town hall meeting on Wednesday in Lagos. In his presentation, he highlighted the need for a concerted effort toward drug control in the ports and country “Indeed, drug trafficking represents a major challenge for Nigeria and port users/operators. This is true due to…

Spokesman of the National Consultative Front and Chairman National Concience Party (NCP) Yunusa Tanko has said Nigerians would witness actions of the Third Force in the equation of the Nation’s politics. Tanko said, all contending parties namely NCP, Labour Party and others are ready to take Power in 2023 elections.Tanko noted that “For the first time, the so called leftist or progressives have been able to dug a chip and this chip congromate all contending forces, you have the NCP advancing to this particular congress, that shows you there’s a paradigm shift.The NCP chieftain explained that public interest is begining…

Labour party Presidential aspirant Faduri Oluwadare Joseph has advised the Youth to aspire to greater heights and shun financial inducement towards 2023 general elections. He disclosed this during the party’s presidential primaries in Asaba which Peter Obi won.He also noted that Youth should be allowed to compete fairly no matter who was involved.”Despite the seemingly anormaly during my party primaries, I want to lead a country.It’s important for youth like us to get involved, if they don’t get involved, the experience they require to move forward won’t be there”At the end of the day we are the ones that would…

Senatorial aspirant under the newly formed New NigerIa peoples party(NNPP), Comrade Sunny Ofehe has said he has all it takes to make the difference if elected into office. Comrade Sunny Ofehe disclosed this while speaking to pointnew247.com in Delta state. According to him, NNPC has policies that would match the current problems facing Nigeria with an appeal to voters to look in the direction of NNPP when making their choices. The Isoko-born oil shieke, stated further that” the difference is clear, all we need is voters trust and confidence in our party. “As for me, hard work would be the.name…