The AfricaNews articles of Andrew Airahuobhor

  1. Opposition mounts against Nigeria’s president

    31-07-2011 08:04 door Andrew Airahuobhor
    Nigerians have come out in strong terms to condemn attempts by President Goodluck Jonathan to amend the constitution to accommodate the controversial move on the six-year single term for the president and state governors. Many have described the recent moves by President Goodluck governors as a political misadventure. - Many others see it as a self serving agenda but some describe it as a subtle tenure elongation agenda. Spokesman for the presidency, Reuben Abati had, in a press statement last week, confirmed that the president would forward a bill to the National Assembly to seek the amendment of the constitution to provide for a single term in office for the president and governors begi…

  2. Nigeria under siege as bombings continue

    12-07-2011 03:02 door Andrew Airahuobhor
    Nigeria is under a siege. No thanks to the spate of bombings in many parts of the North, which has continued unabated. The dreaded Boko Haram sect has issued a directory warning Muslims to steer clear of Christians, public servants, public installations and political gatherings and from politicians. - Statistics emanating from the police on the horror that followed the post-election violence in April 2011 is alarming. According to the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, over 520 persons lost their lives in Kaduna alone with 77 injured and 22,000 displaced. At least 157 churches and 46 mosques were burnt with 417 vehicles, 219 motorcycles and 47 police buildings affected. The latest…

  3. NIMASA woos Nigerian mariners in Diaspora over maritime tran

    15-07-2011 17:00 door Andrew Airahuobhor
    - By Andrew Airahuobhor Management of Nigeria’s apex maritime regulatory agency, Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) has said it will not spare any effort to ensure that the country’s maritime professionals in Diaspora are engaged in its quest to transform the nation’s maritime sector, bedeviled by lack of infrastructure and poor capacity. Director general of the agency, Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi led a team of the agency’s management to the United Kingdom to meet with Nigerian mariners living there as part of his quest to enhance capacity in the nation’s maritime sector. Nigeria has the human capital required to develop the co…

  4. Nigerian Monarch places curse on cultists in Benin City

    14-07-2011 00:07 door Andrew Airahuobhor
    - By Andrew Airahuobhor The Benin monarch, Omo n’ Oba N' Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, The Oba of Benin, capital of Edo state, Nigeria, is unhappy. His unhappiness stems from the mindless cult killings that have been ravaging the ancient city in the last few years, the latest being the killing of a yet to be identified young boy suspected to be a student of College of Education, Ekiadolor, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The head was deposited at the school gate and was found on Tuesday. The monarch on Wednesday placed curses on perpetrators of the dastardly act of beheading a human being, which is considered a taboo among Benin people. A group…