PHOTONEWS: Kalu’s Wife Begins Birthday Celebration With Holy Mass
The Aso-Villa home of Mrs Ifunanya Kalu, the wife of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was in celebration as she began her birthday celebration with a morning holy mass at Kalu's residence. Dressed in a colourful patterned Ankara dress; the Birthday celebrant Mrs Kalu was in all smiles as immediate family members and friends converged...
Kalu Hails Former Vice President, Ebitu Ukiwe At 80
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has felicitated with former Vice President of Nigeria, Naval Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (rtd) on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. ABNTV reports that describing the former Chief of General Staff, as a man of impeccable character, Kalu stressed that the celebrant has served the country...
If Nigeria Dies, Hatred Killed Her – Femi Adesina
What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing, eliminate old and outworn perceptions that are always put to test in the lie they are.” What began about...
Over 100,000 Sign Petition For Prosecution Of IGP, Adamu By Int’l Criminal Court
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest and prosecute Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), for alleged crimes against humanity. As of Monday night, at least 105,000 signed the petition which accused the police IG of “unleashing war” against Nigerians protesting abuse of human rights by the police. Fresh cases of police brutality triggered...
Population Of Extremely Poor People In Nigeria Exceeds 102 Million – NBS
There are indications that Nigeria’s poverty level may have further deteriorated as the latest reports of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, shows a 10 percentage point rise in the number of the extremely poor in the country against the 2019 report of the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. NECA’s report says that the number of citizens in extreme poverty...
Abia Speaker Condoles with Family of Late Chief John Emelogu (Photos)
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has condoled with the family of Late Chief John Emelogu of Amapu Ntigha in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of Abia State over the demise of their Patriarch. ABN TV reports that speaking on Friday at the funeral Mass of the Late Ezinna Chief John Emelogu (Odozi Obodo...
ABN TV Boss Felicitates With Staff, Grace Onyekachi Describes Her As An Asset
The Director ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali has congratulated the organisation's lead newscaster Grace Dorcas as she marks birthday today. Mr. Okali says Ms Onyekachi has demonstrated a high sense of dedication, commitment and diligence in the performance of her duties. Further describing her as an asset to the organisation, Okali said Ms Onyekachi's contributions to the growth and development of...
Jail Me Instead Of 13-Year-Old Boy Sentenced For 10 Years, Foreign Activist Writes Buhari
Piotr Cywinski, director of Auschwitz Memorial in Poland, says he is ready to be imprisoned in Nigeria so that Umar Farouq, a 13-year-old boy sentenced for blasphemy, can regain freedom. A Sharia court in Kano had sentenced Farouq for “using disparaging language on Allah” during a disagreement with his friend. In a letter dated September 25 and addressed to President Muhammadu...
[OPINION] 21 YEARS UNINTERRUPTED DEMOCRACY: WETIN WE GAIN?
BY ALEX ENEMANNA As the country keeps basking in the euphoria of our democracy anniversary, it becomes pertinent to appraise this 21-year-old journey, which represents the longest we have attained as a people since the 1960 Independence. A retrospect into our basket of offerings will give us a broad view of our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, otherwise known as...
“We Will Kill Your Husbands, Sons And Put You In Poverty” – Sokoto Bandits
Every morning, a group of women files out of an abandoned, uncompleted housing estate in Goronyo Local Government of Sokoto State. What they have in common is that they are all widows living in a makeshift camp for displaced persons. Originally conceived as resettlement estate for persons displaced by the 2010 floods in Goronyo, the abandoned, uncompleted estate now houses...