The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has reiterated the government's commitment to tackling the challenges facing the nation, such as illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism, piracy, illegal fishing and water trespassing, among others. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Maritime Security Unit of the Deep Blue Project in 5 Battalion Nigerian Army, Elele, Rivers…

The Omoluabi Progressives, a caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, loyal to a former governor, Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, condemned the mainstream party under the leadership of the current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, that dismissed the caucus and its leader.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, and the Minister of Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, have pushed for the establishment of a shipping regulatory agency in Nigeria. The duo canvassed for the establishment in Abuja during a public hearing on the Shipping Council's repeal and enactment of the Shippers' Council and…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has omitted Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from the list of former governors of Osun state. Speaking with newsmen at a media parley in Osogbo on Friday, Basiru missed Aregbesola's name as a former governor of Osun. “Our party is a party of leadership. As of…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has set up an eight-man panel for the implementation of the report and white paper of the committee set up to review contracts awarded during the administration of his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. According to a statement yesterday, by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the action was in pursuance of the…