Asaba—GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, has said that the state will explore “every available method to deal with kidnapping,” just as he said that he was withholding giving staff of office to the traditional ruler of Kokori community until the wanted kidnap kingpin, Kelvin was fished out.

AN initiative that will cut transport costs as well as reduce delays along the Lagos-Lokoji corridor has begun. The programme is designed to promote inclusive economic growth and security through implementing activities as part of an integrated approach to trade and transport competitiveness, according to the Coordinator, Prof. Akin Aluko.

HOSTAGE-takers have asked Dr. Godstime Ogbeoleka, Senior Lecturer with Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, IAUE, Rivers State, to cough out N15 million to buy freedom for his son, Thomas Ogbeoleka, who they kidnapped Wednesday afternoon.

In management parlance, a periodic appraisal is necessary to consider and compare the present position with the last one as a means of planning for the future. Therefore, it may be rewarding to assess the progress of the present administration from the time of its inception in 2011 to the present time. Some analysts might question the justification for judging a President half-way to the end of his term.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said that Nigeria as a maritime nation has not satisfactorily implemented the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).