‘Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity’ – Revisiting 2025 World Maritime Day By Dianabasi Effiong The World Maritime Day is marked globally on September 25 every year. This year’s edition, observed in Nigeria by stakeholders, had the theme, “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity.” Though the event had comeContinue Reading

The Managing Director, Fleet Fence Ltr., Mrs Esther Oibo, Rear Admiral Suleiman Ibrahim, the Convener Lagos International Maritime Week LIMWEEK, Mrs Tosan Edodo-Emore, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Odunayo Liasu, Ambassador Florentina Ukonga and President, Maritime Security Provider Association of Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Maiguea, during the 10th edition of the two-dayContinue Reading

    Lagos, Sept. 29, 2025, The President, Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, has called for urgent and collective action to tackle maternal mortality in Nigeria.   Adeniyi made the call during the COWA empowerment and sensitization programme at the Apapa Customs Command on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading

    The Managing Director of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA), Alhaji Abubakar Malam, has reaffirmed commitment to safeguard rivers and surrounding human activities for socio-economic prosperities. Malam gave the assurance during swimming, canoe race and fishing competitions part of the celebrations in commemoration of World Rivers DayContinue Reading

By Taiye Olayemi Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has admitted the president of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs Yetunde Ilori, her predecessor, Mr Edwin Igbiti, and 48 others into its Society of Fellows. The council also honoured the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, andContinue Reading

  The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, barred Prof. Pat Utomi from establishing “a shadow government” in the country, describing the move as “unconstitutional and void.” Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, upheld the arguments of the Department of State Services (DSS) that Utomi’s action portends danger toContinue Reading

  By – Adenekan Shogunle, Esq, FSi. Coronations are not carnivals. They are sacred thresholds where history, faith, and leadership converge. In Yorubaland, a coronation embodies continuity of tradition, a renewal of covenant with the ancestors, and a communal aspiration for divine favour. That is why the coronation of theContinue Reading

Dr. Oluwatoyin Alabi, respected community leader and advocate of socio-economic development, has expressed deep concern and solidarity with the people of Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area and other parts of Kwara State South, following the recent attack that claimed the lives of several natives and local forest guards. The tragicContinue Reading