THE All Ni-geria Peoples Party, ANPP, in Anambra State claimed, yesterday, that it has sacked its chairman and the party’s governorship candidate in the February 6, election, Chief Mike Ejezie, over allegation of incompetence.
But in a swift reaction, Ejezie said that he was not aware of his removal, and that he was at a meeting in Abuja as the state chairman of the party.

FOLLOWING the querry to the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) by the immediate past Minister of Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Bio, of the need for the Authority to have a development plan, the authority has revealed that it has put in place a 25 year port development plan for effective utilization of resources and efficient service delivery in the port sector.

ABIA State Government needs no less than N350 billion to effectively control the menace of erosion, which is devastating some parts of the state.

Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCL), Mr. Isaac Orolugbagbe, has said that government must provide the necessary logistic infrastructure that would enable the nation export its natural and agricultural products, if the goals of vision 20:20 must be acheived.

Over 100 houses and property worth millions of naira were destroyed as a result of a heavy rainstorm at Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

A glance at the one-storey building located at 9, Oloje Street in Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos would not give a clue of any recent tragedy. Just last week what was considered a strange fire, engulfed a two-room bedroom flat located on the ground floor at the back of the building, consuming the entire members of the Madus family.

THE importer of the controversial toxic waste brought into the country by a Mearskline vessel ‘M V Nashville is still on the run several weeks after the vessel had left the shores of Nigeria.

Two and a half years after they were unceremoniously disengaged from their jobs, the 22 ex staff of the Nigeria Maritime Services Ltd, (NMSL), Apapa are yet to be paid their entitlements by the company’s management. Maritime Services Ltd was established in 1962 by the late shipping magnate, Chief Henry Fajemirokun and is now been run by his son Chief Oladele Fajemirokun.

Minister of Finance, Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga, has taken a swipe at importers and their agents for delay in the clearance of imported goods from the nation’s entry points in their bid to cheat and short change the federal government.

Bio-OrganicSNutrient System Ltd (BNSL), an indigenous food and beverage fortifier manufacturing company, has proposed for an upward review of import duties on food fortifier products from the current 15 per cent to 35 percent.