EXCLUSIVE: Navy Lists Protection of Offshore Oil Platforms as One its Key Challenges

Asides its continuous quest to fight sea robbery and piracy in the nation's maritime domain, the Nigerian Navy (NN), yesterday listed protection of offshore oil platforms as one of its daunting challenges.

This disclosure, according to the navy is due to the constant sabotage being perpetuated by hoodlums and bunkerers on offshore oil platforms and facilities, adding that the navy is breeding a formidable force that would contend fully with such challenges.

EXCLUSIVE: Navy Decorates 19 Officers in Lagos

The Nigerian Navy (NN) authorities in the Western Naval Command (WNC) area of responsibility (AOR), yesterday decorated 19 officers of different ranks including the rank of commodore. 

While five captains were promoted to commodores, six commanders were decorated with the ranks of captain and eight lieutenant commanders made the rank of commanders.

Oshiomhole Employs Widow, Gives Her N2m

Governor Adams Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has offered employment to the widow, Mrs Joy Ifije, whom he upbraided, penultimate week, and whose goods were seized by men of the State War Against Indiscipline for obstructing the Mission road in the state capital.

The Governor who announced the job offer to the woman, in addition to a N2 million grant for her to get a shop and trade, said during a breakfast meeting with her at the Government House, Monday, that her job would be to join State’s War Against Indiscipline in the campaign against street trading and to keep the state clean.

SIMON KOLAWOLE: Every Reason to Cheer

Simon Kolawole Live!: By Simon Kolawole, Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com

Maybe I am seeing things that many observers cannot see yet. Or maybe I am deluded. But I will continue to say that the current blossoming of a viable opposition is going to be one of the greatest catalysts for democracy and development in Nigeria. With the defection of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC), we are now entering a phase in our democracy where the ruling party and the opposition are almost evenly matched, at least on paper. I, for one, had been impatient with the PDP governors because they had been threatening endlessly to defect to the APC. Governor Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) had made it a daily habit to announce that he was on his way to the APC office in Yola to pick membership form. 

Five Aircraft Razed as Boko Haram Attacks Maiduguri

Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd),   National Security Adviser  

After almost seven months of relative peace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the city came under renewed attacks Monday by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, leading to the death of two military personnel, 24 insurgents, the destruction of three decommissioned military aircraft, two helicopters and property worth millions of naira, which were burnt during the onslaught.

Owing to the siege, military authorities and the Borno State Government slammed a 24-hour curfew on the city and its environs.