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2022 Budget: N13bn For Community Policing Laudable, Rep. Ben Kalu Praises Buhari [VIDEO]
Spokesperson of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the N13bn proposal to fund community policing in the 2022 budget, saying it is a laudable development. Speaking in a radio programme, Ben Kalu's Mandate streamed live by ABN TV on Tuesday, the federal lawmaker said the country is...
Mascot Uzor-Kalu Visits ABN TV’s Corporate Office [Photos]
The Abia State governorship candidate of Action People Party, APP, Hon. Mascot Uzor-Kalu on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the corporate office of ABN TV and Radio in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. He was accompanied by his aides and some political associates. The former Abia Chief of Staff was in the city for some political engagements where he also...
Abia Stands Still As Item Organises Grand Reception For Sen. Kalu, SP Ahmad Lawan At Commissioning Of Uzo Rubber [VIDEO]
God's Own State, Abia is set for a standstill as the people of Item Okpi in Bende local government area of Abia State have concluded plans to host the Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzo...
Senator Orji Kalu In Talks With US, Northern Leaders, Seeks Amnesty For Detained IPOB Members
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state and Chief Whip of the Senate is reportedly holding talks with Northern leaders and key political figures in Washington, United States of America, seeking amnesty for detained members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ABN TV reports. A Northern leader who did not want his identity disclosed said Kalu...
Human Rights Lawyer, Monday Ubani Loses Dad Pa Ubani Nwokocha At 101
Human rights lawyer, Barr. Dr. Monday Ubani has lost his father, Pa Ubani Egbedubi Nwokocha. He passed on on January 3, 2022 at the graceful age of 101 in Lagos. Barr. Monday Ubani, Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL announced this on Wednesday. The body of late Pa Ubani, popularly known as Egoro amongst peers...
Wike Signs Law Allowing Women To Inherit Their Father’s Estate In Rivers State
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday signed into law the Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women's Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022, a piece of legislation which allows women to inherit from their father's assets. Speaking on the law to prohibit the curtailment of women's right to share in family property law, Governor Wike...
FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence. READ ALSO: Facebook Deletes President Buhari Controversial...
Communication Minister, Pantami Lands In Problem As ASUU Declares His Professorship Illegal
Isa Ali Pantami The Academic Staff Union of Universities has faulted the promotion of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, as a professor. The union after its National E...
Court Sentences Abdulrasheed Maina To 8-Year Imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has found the ex-chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty of money laundering and other forms of corruption. Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment on Monday, analysed evidence led by not the prosecution and defence in the case and found that the prosecution established it’s case against Maina. Justice Abang...
Gunmen Attack Aguata Council Headquarters In Anambra [VIDEO]
Aguata Local Government Area (LGA) secretariat headquarters in Anambra State was on Thursday afternoon set ablaze by some unknown gunmen. ABN TV learned that a vehicle was also set on fire in front of the council’s secretariat. Shop owners and commuters scampered for safety for fear of being attacked by the gunmen. Heavy gunshots were heard from around the Secretariat’s complex, as...