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Apr132022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

UTOMI CALLS FOR SYMBOLIC RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT ANARCHY FROM OVERTAKING NIGERIA

Noted Political Economist and former Presidential Candidate Professor Pat Utomi has called out Nigerians to a spiritual, symbolic and practical halt of the advance of anarchy. In a statement in Lagos this morning April 12, 2022 Utomi called Nigerians to come out in groups everywhere they are in the country wearing white tops over black to symbolize light over darkness, light candles and shake hands in extension of solidarity and the universal brotherhood of men and sing the song Nigeria will rise up again and post it on social media #lightoverdarkness. The statesmen titled they are all God’s children reads. To Fellow Compatriots THEY ARE ALL GOD’S CHILDREN TOO In the last two weeks the pain pangs from our poorly governed country failings have touched all, from the grandmother returnin...

Apr82022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PROFILE OF THE NEXT EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE, DR BASHIR YUSUF JAMOH

Maritime, Politics, Profile

Bashir Yusuf Jamoh (Ph.D), the Director General, NIMASA has over 29 years of public service experience. He had served in the Kaduna State Government before transferring his services to the then National Maritime Authority (NMA) in 1994. Dr. Jamoh was until this appointment the Executive Director, Finance & Administration in NIMASA. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director in NIMASA in charge of Training and Development. He had the privileged experience of serving not only in executive management, but also in the operations and administrative departments in NIMASA at management level and brings this knowledge to bear on his new assignment. Dr. Jamoh holds a Ph.D in Logistics and Transport Management from the University of Port Harcourt, a Master’s degree in Management from the K...

Mar212022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NPA Top Job: How Amaechi Floored Kaduna Mafia

News Feature, Politics, Port News

The week and months leading to the dethronement of Hadiza Bala Usman at Marina House unravelled like the epic biblical battle between David and Goliath. While Hadiza Bala Usman drummed up the entire war chest of the famed Kaduna Mafia, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, had the backing of a little-known Kebbi Mafia, featuring Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami as its Consigliere. It was the classic setting for a battle of wits between the proud, powerful and established order confronted by an emerging force seeking to usurp the status quo. Kaduna Mafia, for the records, was founded in 1966 by a group of Nigeria’s northern intelligentsia made up of civil servants, businessmen and top military officers who resided or conducted activitie...

Feb192022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Yemi Osinbajo Flags Off Southern Ijaw Link Bridge *VP Commends Gov Diri on Projects Continuity

News Feature, Politics, Press Release

Sixty years after it was conceptualised, history was made on Saturday as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo flagged off a strategic bridge linking the riverine Oporoma, the headquarters of the largest local government area in Nigeria, Southern Ijaw, in Bayelsa State. The flag-off, which was held at Angiama community, was preceded by a historic drive on the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road, which construction has reached Angiama. Vice President Osinbajo commended Governor Diri for continuing projects that predated his administration, saying the 36km Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road was significant as it will improve the economy of the people and reduce the incidence of sea piracy. He noted that the partnership between the federal and state governments was working as evidenced in the refund of mone...

Feb162022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM AT THE END OF THEIR MEETING IN YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE

News Feature, Politics

The PDP Governors’ Forum held its regular meeting on Monday, 14th February, 2022, at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa. The meeting reviewed once again the state of the nation, the readiness of the PDP to rescue the nation from APC misrule and issued the following Communique: 1. The PDP Governors urged Mr President to immediately sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Waiting to run out the 30 days is yet another sign of unwillingness by Mr President to give Nigeria a reformed Electoral framework. If there are still misgivings on any aspect of the Bill Amendments may be introduced at a later stage. 2. The Governors congratulated PDP for winning 43 out of 62 Councillorship positions in the Abuja Area Council election results, just concluded. Inspite of improvements ...

Feb52022 by Asu BeksNo Comments

I will join Kaduna Governorship race…Jamoh

Maritime, Politics

Dr Bashir Jamoh,Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has at last broken his long silence over his rumoured political ambition as Governor of Kaduna State. Dr Jamoh who was fielding questions from reporters at an interaction session with maritime journalists in Lagos said though he has a passion for the maritime industry and would want to work in it all through his life, however, said he does not foreclose joining the political bandwagon if the opportunity throws itself up. “I love the maritime industry; I have a great passion for it and I can work in it for the rest of my life, but my people want me to serve them at the state level, I will not fail them, it would be unfair to do that so I will avail them of my services at the state. ...

Dec152021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

FINANCE MINISTER TEARS NEW CEMA BILL INTO SHREDS . * Says Nigeria Customs Service cannot be autonomous.

News Feature, Politics

Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, yesterday in Abuja took a critical look at the proposed Customs and Excise Act ammendment bill and came up with a verdict that the bill if passed in its present form cannot pass an Integrity test in line with global best practices. Zainab who spoke at a Public hearing organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise listed six critical areas that makes the bill draconian . Represented by a Permanent Secretary, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, she admitted that eventhough a review of the 1958 Act was imperative, any new law which does take cognizance of the Service's primary responsibility would be dead on arrival. She listed areas where the Bill would not pass the minimum Integrity test to include plans to create an autonomou...

Nov282021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Proposed N5,000 monthly allowance for subsidy removal is another scam from FGN —Bishop Matthew Kukah

Politics, Religion

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, has described as scam the Federal Government proposed payment of N5,000 transportation allowance as a remedial for the removal of fuel subsidy billed to take effect early next year. The Bishop who appeared on Arise News primetime news hour for brief interview, noted that Nigeria does not have such money to pay millions of people monthly. He add that he can bet with anything that the government will not pay such amount to Nigerians even if such fund is available He responded with a smile when asked if the government would abide by its word by paying N5000 monthly allowance: “I can bet with you that the government cannot pay such amount monthly. Where do we get such amount to pay millions of people monthly. Even if such amoun...

Nov192021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Buhari considers an unconstitutional release of Nnamdi Kanu

News Feature, Politics

An unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja, the President told the 93-year-old statesman: “You’ve made an extremely difficult demand on me as leader of this country. The implication of your request is very serious. In the last six years, since I became President, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary. God has spared you, and given you a clear head at this age, wi...

Oct202021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov. Diri Presents N310.7bn 2022 ‘Budget Of Sustainable Growth’ *Infrastructure, Health, Education Top Allocation

Politics, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, presented a 2022 Appropriation Bill of N310.7 billion to the state House Assembly. It is tagged: "Budget of Sustainable Growth" with the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure having the highest allocation of N51 billion to drive the critical infrastructure programme of his administration. The Ministry of Agriculture was allotted N12 billion followed by education and health sectors, which got N4 billion each while the Ministry of Finance was allotted N3 billion. A press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as stating that the Ministries of Power, Transport and Information, Strategy and Orientation got N1.5 billion each while that of Housing and Rural Development, Special Project...