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It can be argued that Chief James Idornigie is the father of ANLCA. He was been around for more years than any other active member, have served in critical positions at very critical periods, participated in almost every turning point in the life of ANLCA, aside presiding over its affairs for seven straight years. Sir Ernest Elochukwu, Alhaji Innua Mohammed, Aare Shittu, Chief Henry Njoku, Chief Uzor Chuckwuma, Hon. Tony Nwabuinike, and many other greats in ANLCA has passed through his singular tutelage and grooming, until he recently retired from active association activities. It took a lot of persuasion to practically dragged him to react to developments in the association he gave quite a substantial amount of his time and energy. Lively, unassuming and intellectually engaging with an acute sense of history, he took our editor, Eguono Odjegba on a tour of leadership crisis in ANLCA, but dramatically, sought to fence Prince Olayiwola Shittu, the former embattled National Pres...

When the Nigerian Ports Authority and its supervisory Ministry of Transportation, including the Ministry of Works signed an agreement with the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), late last year, 2017, the government side were believed to have given firm assurances that the protracted repairs and rehabilitation of the Lagos ports road, pending over years would be fixed and returned to activity by 2nd quarter of 2018, critical stakeholders at that meeting hived sign of relief, by faith. Thereafter, the journey of expectation started, amid silent apprehension, following what observers described as unimpressive commencement speed. But as it is with every journey of faith as against fixed official undertaking, which should have been the case here, expectations have been dashed, any less official promises have yet again, proven to be unreliable. Disappointed, the President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has vowed to return the u...

Broadly speaking, and in the context of this report, Calabar represents the tribal nationality of the Calabar, Efik, Ibibio and Anang people of the South-South geo-political region. Culturally and politically, they are regarded as one people with a common ancestry, language, culture and history, embedded in a political affinity and accountability. It is one of the various minority nations scattered about the country, but with a distinct political force, democratic character and value, and renowned for its strong social engagement. Despite its geographical smallness, Calabar has never been a push over in terms of national politics or political bargaining. They have always maintained a united voice in the demand for what is due them from the commonwealth. Perhaps, this explains the reason the Federal Government sited the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) in Oron, presently under Akwa Ibom State in 1988.Like every other thing else in the country, MAN Oron has had its fair share o...

As Uba lands 112 seizures, recovers N1.4bn in 3 weeks The Nigeria Customs Service has exonerated a number of corporate blue chips whose vehicles are sometimes used for smuggling of offensive items, even as the service again, appealed to the affected organizations to improve on their recruitment strategies as a way of eliminating the employment of drivers whose conducts are doubtful. The Controller, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Comptroller Mohammed Uba who was responding to our reporter’s question on the frequency of the arrest of some of the trucks and trailers on the fleet of conglomerates such as Dangote and Nigerian Breweries and a number of popular mass transit companies whose luxurious buses are occasionally impounded for conveying classified items, said the service does not want to believe that these organizations have any direct link with facts of smuggling, noting however, that the Customs will continue to intercept trucks or trailers conveying smuggled good...

Customs issues trespassers quit notice Management of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command has launched an aggressive clean up initiative to reclaim customs land from illegal occupants and land grabbers in Seme, as well rid the land border commander of impostors and touts. The initiative aimed to give Seme Command improved ambience in tune with international land bother appearance. is designed to eliminate all unwanted structures that has defaced the environment, and constituted social and physical eyesore. Customs Area Controller of Seme Command, Compt. Mohammed Aliyu who disclosed this weekend, said all illegal occupants of customs land should vacate the land immediately and remove their structures, even as he adviced those with any semblance of official claims to seek clearance from customs headquarters. A statement by the command Public Relations Officer, Taupyeng Selcheng, said the customs area controller has warned of imminent demolition of all illegal str...