BEARS & BULLS

Is youthfulness a crime? Maybe a suitable response will give an insight to the ugly incident that hit some residents of Ijora-Badia, Orile and Amukoko last week. While Eid filtr celebration was took place with jamboree in many Muslims homes …

Kings Communication Limited celebrates the baby of the company as our charming, graceful, beautiful and elegant front desk young officer, Vanessa Ene Ocholi  turns a year older. Vanessa as we fondly call her is intelligent, mature, respectful and obedient. Vanessa is …

The manner with which police officers abuse, maltreat and humiliate innocent members of the public has assumed a new dimension in recent times that no sane nation will accommodate such brutal and primitive activities capable of throwing the nation into …

The joy and merriment in the picture above was orchestrated by the melodious tunes of a team from the Bethesda Child Support Agency. Dr. Obiora Madu showed a remarkable way to celebrate a birthday party as he gave these folks …

On Saturday last week, there was plenty to cheer, dance and sing about as the Director-General of Multimix Academy turned 60 years old and celebrated in style. Dr. Obiora is also the Director-General of African Centre for Supply Chain (ACSC). …

It is common to see flyers and stickers with the inscription, “Nigerian Police is your friend”, However their actions never correspond with their witty statement. On Thursday last week the Apapa port was engulfed in gunfire from policemen as they …

It is disheartening to see the supposed future leaders of a nation degenerate to such level of extreme intellectual decay. The recent “Kaduna Declaration” is a reflection of the malfunctionalty, irrationality and unpatriotic disposition of the northern war plotters, and …

Iyalode Alaba Lawson is the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA). Alaba holds the record as the first female President of the notable association. Alaba is an educationist who owns and …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) probably has the record of being the most hostile maritime agency but that hostility is used to be displayed at the Marina headquarters of agency by its security. However, last week maritime journalists were treated …

Several Managing Directors of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) nurtured the monopoly of the INTELS on the issue of specialized terminals but the current Managing Director of NPA, Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman has taken a firm stand on the issue recently …

Can the stakeholders and users of the Lagos ports take solace in the promises of the Nigerian Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman that …

It took the consolidated demonstration of freight forwarders, truckers and some other business persons at the Apapa and Tin Can Ports over the dilapidated roads to get the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to pledge N4.3 billion to reconstruct access roads …

Two subsidiaries of SIFAX Group; SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited and the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) won two major awards at the 5th Nigeria Transport Awards held in Lagos. SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited won the Haulage & …

The hunter became the bush meat when the Comptroller-General of Customs patrol team on routine assignment was attacked last week by smugglers at the toll gate end of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, leaving their patrol van burnt and officers injured. Some of …

Yea! Hearty celebrations for the embattled former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Barr. Temisan Omatseye, who was freed one year after ‘wrongly’ been found guilty on 24 counts of corruption and sentenced to five …

Lagos Boat Club at Awolowo road, Ikoyi may have a rich history but when it hosted top dignitaries during the investiture of the new executives of Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, it trapped the participants in an overcrowded hall without proper …

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has been honoured as a fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations. Ali was decorated with his batch by the National President of NIPR, Dr. Rotimi Oladele …

Mr. Yomi Olomo’s sad experience as a journalist who was almost beaten to death at the Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) for inquiring into smuggling activities, makes one begin to wonder if such officers aren’t worse than …

As the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) began full enforcement and arrest of unlatched containers on the roads, the rate of containers falling off vehicles is expected to reduce. FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer for Ogun and Lagos, Shehu Zaki, disclosed …

It sounded somewhat comical last week, to hear that the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) extended their 21 days notice of service withdrawal from the ports. This is …