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Abia North: APP Senatorial Candidate Steps Down For Sen Kalu
The Action People Party (APP) candidate for Abia North senatorial district, Adijeh Ifeanyichukwu Kingsley has announced his decision to step down from the contesting, supporting his APC opponent, the incumbent Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu. This is coming barely 48 hours to the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections in which Sen. Kalu a former governor of Abia State is...
Gunmen Attack Ugwunagbo Police Station Aba (Photos)
Unidentified gunmen have attacked Ugwunagbo Divisional police station in Aba, Abia State, ABN TV reports. The attack which happened in the early hours of Thursday was confirmed by the police PRO of Abia State command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna. It is not clear the level of damage done on the facility or if there was any casualty. READ ALSO: Enugu Labour Party Senatorial...
2023: PDP Governors Wike, Ikpeazu Will Support APC’s Tinubu – Orji Kalu [VIDEO]
The chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the Governor of Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike will support All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in Saturday's election. https://youtu.be/fGcKVAESEQk Senator Kalu made this known during a Channels TV programme, "The 2023 Verdict" monitored by ABN TV. According to him,...
Police AIG Zone 5 Benin, Lawan Jimeta Is Dead
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in-charge of Zone 5 Benin Edo State, AIG Lawan Tanko Jimeta is dead, ABN TV report. He died in the early hours of Sunday at an undisclosed medical facility. A police source who revealed this to ABN TV on Sunday said the late senior police officer fell in a domestic accident. READ ALSO: Driver, Gang...
Appeal Court Affirms Prof. Gregory Ibe Abia APGA Governorship Candidate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri Friday affirmed the nomination of Prof Gregory Ibe as the validly elected candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State in the forthcoming governorship election of 11 March 2023. Delivering the lead judgment in the appeal brought before it by General Ijioma N Ijioma, an aspirant in the APGA guber primary...
Appeal Court Sacks Abacha, Restores Wali As Kano PDP Guber Candidate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has set aside the judgment of a High Court that recognized Muhammad Abacha as the gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state. The appellate court consequentially ordered that Sadiq Wali, who was earlier recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), remains the valid gubernatorial candidate of the PDP...
Ikpeazu Cancels Reconstruction Of Ngwa Road Market Contract
The governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday cancelled ongoing redevelopment work of the Ngwa road Market, Aba. Ikpeazu who was apparently irked by the shoddy and slow work done by the contractor, Dr. Uju Anusionwu of Peacock Urban Regeneration Limited at the Ngwa road Market at the end of an inspection of the reconstruction work at the...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Two APC Members In Ebonyi
Report reaching ABN TV has it that unknown gunmen, Friday struck in a community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and killed two persons suspected to be members of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the State. It was gathered that the incident took place during an APC meeting in the affected community last Friday night, when the...
CBN Introduces Unified ATM Card, All Banks’ ATM Cards To Be Suspended Soon
The Central Bank of Nigeria is poised to begin the rollout of the National Domestic Card Scheme. The card scheme is billed to become operational beginning January 16, 2023, The card will, among other functions, unify payments in Nigeria, drive cashless transactions and promote transparency. The much-touted National Domestic Card Scheme announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is...
NATO, EU Look To Protect Critical Infrastructure
NATO and the EU on Wednesday announced a “joint task force” aimed at bolstering the protection of critical infrastructure in the face of threats from Russia. The move comes after a sabotage attack on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines last year and as the two organisations seek to bolster cooperation in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. European Commission...
