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M Navy seeks support of Andoni Council - Site R/S HQtrs in Andoni The Nigeria Merchant Navy Command has solicited the support of Andoni Local Government Council following the siting of the Rivers State Command in the area. Speaking to newsmen during an inspection visit of the Council boss Benson Imie to the Command's temporary camp at Asarama, the head of admin M Navy Rivers Abel Idaminabo explained that the camp is expected to control close to a thousand personnel. He said the facility will also include a training camp and residential quarters for men and officers of the Command. Mr. Idaminabo disclosed that the community has already donated some parcels of land, the boundry between Andoni and Ogoni along the Andoni/OpoboNkor Unity road for the Command's permanent site and commended the community for their generosity. In his reaction, the Council Chairman Benson Imie promised to give the Command all necessary support after consulting with appropriate authorities. He advised them to comport themselves in line with the detects of their discipline, noting that, it was deserving to have the unit in the area, being a coastal environment and urged them to partner with other security agencies in crime prevention. |
King Owen Sylvanus Ukafia of Obolo History Abstract This treatise uses thematic analysis in reconstructing the historical events in the life of King Ukafia Ede VI. The events include his evolution; sexton, master fisherman, parent and mentor; his journalism and nationalism that prepared him for the enormous tasks during his reign as a monarch. Among his legacies are the creations of Eastern Obolo Local Government Council and infrastructural and intellectual developments for his people. Yet, his initiative of the one thousand naira (N1000.00) Nigerian currency during his Chairmanship of the State Council of Chiefs is a macro contribution to nation building. He performed these feats before death seized him, though his legacies still speak for him. Elements of time-dimension and inter-related innovations are intertwined in this brief analysis of his life and legacies. Introduction Eastern Obolo (Andoni) of King Ukafia-Ede VI is a Niger Delta community. It is economi...
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