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Ten vehicles worth several millions of naira, impounded by the disbanded Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS), and parked at its yard at the premises of the Abia State Meteorological Complex, Umukalika, Aba have been destroyed by fire. It was gathered that the affected vehicles were those impounded by TIMAAS led by Bright Chindeu Ikeokwu before it was disbanded by a State High Court sitting in Obingwa Judicial Division. The court presided over by Justice E.O. Enwereji in Suit No: HOB/24/2022: between Kalu Nnamdi Collins (plaintiff) and TIMAAS and Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu (defendants) had declared TIMAAS an…

bThe Nigeria Immigration Service, Bayelsa State Command, claimed on Thursday that it had uncovered ‘new methods’ used by suspected human traffickers to traffick underage girls. In a statement by the state Comptroller, Mr Sunday James, the command however cited the ECOWAS Travel Certificate as one of the means adopted by the human traffickers in their illicit business. James claimed that the perpetrators use the ECOWAS travel document “to evade security checks and avoid suspicion and transport their victims to any of the regional body’s member states.” Bayelsa flood impacted 1.3m persons, 96 deaths He said, “A victim by the name…

Fun seekers who tropped out in their thousands to witness this year’s Calabar carnival have bemoaned the inability of the organisers to light up the city, especially the possession routes of the carnival. Some of the fun seekers spoke in a seperate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday at the day six of the annual carnival. The respondents noted that the non-functional street lights on the routes robbed the carnival which started on a high note during the day of the shine it deserved. NAN reports that the 12 kilometres routes from Eleven-Eleven Roundabout…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), says it will intensify efforts towards improving aviation safety in 2023. NSIB Director-General, Mr Akin Olateru made this known on Thursday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to Olateru, one of the fundamental objectives of the bureau is to improve aviation safety by determining the circumstances and causes of air accidents and serious incidents. “It will also provide safety recommendations intended to prevent recurrence of similar accidents. The purpose of this is not to apportion blame or liability,” he added. The NSIB boss said to achieve the…

Families wept and kissed the tarmac at the main airport in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as they reunited after being kept apart by war for more than 18 months. The emotional scenes followed the resumption of commercial flights between the federal capital Addis Ababa and the regional capital Mekelle. The city, which has a population of around 500,000, was largely cut off from the rest of the world during a brutal two-year war that claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, and displaced millions of others. The government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) finally signed a peace…

George Obiozor, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation is dead, a source close to the organisation has said. According to the source, Obiozor died on December 26 from a heart-related illness. The chieftain, who wished to be anonymous informed our correspondent that Obiozor died of a heart-related disease. 2023: Northern governors planning to break-up Nigeria – Ohanaeze He, however, said the apex Igbo body would not announce Obiozor’s death until his family makes the announcement. “The man is dead but it’s not in our tradition to announce such death even when we have such information, we allow…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said he was “absolutely satisfied” with the performance of the newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards, Major Gen. Mohammed Usman. Buhari, who noted he was very difficult to satisfy, said shortly after decorating Usman at a short ceremony at the Villa, that, ‘‘Nobody has been able to touch me while you are here. I’m absolutely satisfied with your performance.” This was contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled, ‘President Buhari decorates newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards. Gunmen attack presidential…

The National Population Commission (NPC) has reassured Nigerians that the 2023 National Census would be credible, reliable and accurate. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Nasir Kwarra stated this at a news conference in Calabar on Tuesday. Represented by Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji, Chairman, Public Affairs Committee of the commission, Kwarra noted that presently, Nigeria is the sixth most populous nation in the world. He said that by 2050, Nigeria would be the third most populous country in the globe going by her growth rate. According to him, this is very significant, therefore, the next census is not just important to…

Honourable Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, commissioned NiMet Pilot Briefing Room at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. “Also on that same day, the minister commissioned NiMet’s state-of-the-art Central Forecast Office and Conference Hall at the Headquarters, “ he said. NAN reports that Nigerian Meteorological Agency Research and Development bagged most improved aviation agency of the year 2022 award while Matazu bagged the CEO of the year 2022 award. NAN further reports that Matazu was conferred with Fellow of Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON) as well as the distinguished service award by the Rotary Club of Abuja Metro…

Brushing aside all calls for caution, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is seeking the approval of the National Assembly for yet another N819.54 billion domestic loan. Ostensibly, the supplementary budget he presented to justify the request is anchored on fixing the infrastructure destroyed by floods across the country. Buhari has taken too many loans; with only five months left for him to relinquish power, lawmakers should stop rubber-stamping his requests and plunging the country further into the debt trap. In the letter attached to the supplementary budget read to senators by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,…