Sowore Hospitalised After Injury From Tear Gas Canister
Former presidential candidate and publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, has been hospitalised after an injury incurred following a tear gas canister fired by a police operative in Abuja. Sowore was reportedly shot on Monday by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The politician was preparing to hold a rally with some associates when the...
NCAA Suspends Azman Air Operations
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has suspended Azman Air flight operations, ABN TV has learnt. In a statement on Tuesday, NCAA Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said the suspension was with immediate effect. The statement was titled, ‘NCAA Suspends Azman Air Operations With Immediate Effect’ and was made available to The PUNCH by NCAA Spokesman, Sam Adurogboye. It read, “Following series of incidents involving Azman...
FG cuts Enugu airport repairs cost by N1.5bn
The House of Representatives on Thursday met with the contractor handling the rehabilitation of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State, for timely completion of the project valued at N10bn. It was disclosed at the meeting that the Federal Government had done a downward review of the contract sum to N8.5bn. The repairs have been scheduled for completion before the Easter celebration...
Ramadan Begins On Friday, Says Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday night announced the commencement of the Ramadan fast on Friday, 24th April, 2020 He confirmed that the new moon had been sighted. Regarded as a holy month, Ramadan is the period when Muslims observe fasting and prayers. The Sultan also directed Muslims to shun congregational gatherings and maintain physical distancing...
FENRAD Threatens Legal Action Against IGP Over Gloria Okolie’s Illegal Detention
An Environmental, Human Rights & pro-democracy Advocacy group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD has threatened to take the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to court over the prolonged illegal detention of Gloria Okolie, who was accused of working hand in glove with members of the proscribed want-away IPOB. FENRAD says the detention which has spanned 69...
Hon. Nkole Warns Public Against Fake Information Circulated In His Name
The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Uko Nkole has called on the public to ignore information from sources not from his verified Facebook page. In a chat with ABN TV this morning He, therefore, dissociate himself from information emanating from other sources, saying he cannot be held responsible if anyone or group is defrauded.
Dollar Will Soon Exchange For N10 – Pastor Samson
Samson Oluwamodede, a popular Evangelist in the southwest has prophesied a “boom” in the country’s economy, saying the naira will soon regain its power. The General Overseer of the Prayer Centre Church of God, PCCG, Oluwamodede, predicted that ...
More Protesters Arrive At Lekki Tollgate, Arrested
About 15 new protesters have arrived at the Lekki tollgate to express their dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the reopening of the toll gate. Soldiers had on October 20, 2020, fired live ammunition at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza, leaving many injured. ABN TV gathered that over 30 protesters have so far...
Saying ‘Holy Ghost Fire’ In Your Prayers Is Antichrist, Says Priest
Rev. Father Chinenye Oluoma, a Nigerian Catholic priest, has claimed that individuals who use the phrase "holy ghost fire" in their prayers are aligned with the antichrist. According to him, such persons do not have the spirit of Christ but rather the spirit of the antichrist. The cleric stated this in a video posted on his verified Facebook page on Thursday. According...
Buhari appoints Kingsley Obiora as CBN deputy governor
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, according to a State House statement on Thursday. The nominee’s name had already been forwarded to the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, for confirmation by the Senate.
