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SCDDD: Buhari’s New Chief Of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari Resigns
The New Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has resigned as Chairman of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), ABN TV learnt. Gambari’s resignation was made known in a statement by the Executive Supervisor of the Centre, Amb. Abdullahi Omaki. According to him, he was surrendering his appointment to avoid disputes of passion. This is...
Head Of Kano Friday Mosques Imams’ Forum Dies At 66
The Chairman of Kano State Friday Mosques Imams’ Forum, is dead. He was aged 66. One of the sons of the influential cleric, Muntaka Dan-Almajiri, said his father died on Monday night after a protracted illness at a hospital in the metropolis. He however disclosed that the cleric’s funeral prayers would be observed at his residence at layin ‘Yan Kabalu, Fagge,...
BREAKING: Yobe Longest-Serving Chief Judge Dies
Yobe State again has been plunged into a state of mourning as its Chief Judge, Garba Nabaruma, died Tuesday morning after a protracted illness. The Yobe State chief judge, ABN TV learnt, had been sick for some time before being rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja for advanced treatment. He died today at the National Hospital, Abuja after a lost battle...
Fears As New COVID-19 Outbreak Ravages Chinese Region [VIDEO]
Fears of a possible new outbreak in a Chinese region of over 100 million residents have been fuelled after two cities from the area went under Wuhan-style lockdown. Officials from Jilin province of north-eastern China appointed two hospitals today as designated coronavirus facilities to deal with the overwhelming spike of suspected COVID-19 patients. Chinese officials have imposed strict quarantine measures on two cities in the...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 216 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 6175
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 216 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 6,175, ABN TV reports. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday. it also said that 74 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos. It tweeted: “216...
BREAKING: Multiple Explosions Rock Borno State
Multiple explosions on Monday night rocked Borno state,North-East Nigeria. According to TVC news, residents of Kondunga community scampered to safety. Details later…
BREAKING: Presidential Task Force Extends COVID-19 Lockdown
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this on Monday during the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja. Details shortly..
BREAKING: Arch. Bulama Sworn In As APC National Secretary [PHOTOS]
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomole on Monday inaugurated Arch. Waziri Bulama as the party’s new National Secretary. The inauguration took place at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja with Borno and Gombe Governors in attendance. Details shortly…
Stop Sabotaging My Efforts Or Lose The Premises, Ikpeazu Warns School Road Market Traders
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has warned traders who do business along School Road Aba that his administration will shut down the market permanently if they do not improve the sanitary conditions of the area. The Governor made this known on Sunday when he received a report of the ongoing desilting of the major drainage channel that passes through the area. In a...
3 Prisoners, Wardens Land In Hospital After Failed Jailbreak In Aba
Three inmates and officials of the Nigerian Correctional facility located in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia, have been hospitalized following an attempted break by prisoners. It was learnt the incident caused pandemonium in the yard as some of the prisoners and warders scampered for safety. It was learnt it took a combined team of the officers of the facility in...