Amidst Fanfare And Rich Cultural Display, Ebem Ohafia Marks New Yam, Igba Ekpe Festivals (Photos, Video)
The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State have marked annual new yam festival which coincided with the Igba Ekpe festival amidst excitement and fanfare. ABN TV reports that the new yam festival is a period to hold thanksgiving to God for the grace and the success of planting, nurturing and harvest seasons. The event presents...
No Targeted Attacks On Nigerians In Kenya — High Commission
The Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria, the Commission described the story as a concoction replete with falsehood. It urged the public to refrain...
Ebem Ohafia Holds Igba Ekpe Festival Today Amidst Tight Security
The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State will today, orie September 3, 2022 hold their annual new yam/Ịgba Ekpe festival which will also coincide eith the masquerade festival, called igba ekpe amidst tight security. HRH Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, JP, Kpoke I of Ekeluogo Ebem Autonomous Community and the Natural and Paramount Ruler of Ebem...
Despite Being In APC, Gov Umahi Says He Likes Obi, Promises To Host Him Publicly
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has voiced his admiration for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Umahi disclosed that he has a cordial relationship with Obi and that he has plans to host him publicly in the state. Umahi made the disclosure when he featured on Arise TV programme, morning show, on Friday. The governor described Obi as a...
PDP Suspends Dotun Babayemi Over Anti-Party Activities
Dotun Babayemi, a Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Osun State, has been suspended by the party’s Osun State chapter. Babayemi was suspended in his ward, Ayedaade Local Government, Gbongan’s Otun Balogun Ward 2. Babayemi is currently fighting for justice in the dispute over who the legitimate party candidate for governor of the state is. He emerged as the candidate for a...
Jonah Jang Committed No Fraud As Governor, Court Rules
A state High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, of over the N6.3 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court presided over by Justice Christy Dabup also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office...
Customs Generates N1.167trn In Seven Months — Comptroller General
The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has said the Service generated N1.167 trillion in the last seven months. Mr. Ali disclosed this on Thursday at the public hearing on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. He said NCS is on course to meet the N2.267 trillion target at...
Niger Govt Uncovers 5, 665 Unqualified Teachers In Primary, Secondary Schools
The government of Niger State has exposed 5665 unqualified teachers in primary and secondary schools across the state. This was made known by the chairman of the technical committee on the teachers’ headcount, Labaran Garba when he presented the report of this year’s headcount to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in Government House, Minna. He said of the total of 24, 061...
FRSC Impounds 2,823 Unregistered Motorcycles, Arrests 13,081 Riders
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested 13, 081 motorcyclists and impounded 2,823 unregistered motorcycles nationwide between August 1 and 31. This was disclosed by the Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu while briefing the press on the 2022 Ember Months campaign, the danger of night trips, and the ongoing nationwide enforcement on unregistered motorcycles on Thursday in Abuja. Biu...
The President Nigeria Needs In 2023 – Bishop Kukah
The Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has given an insight into the type of leaders, particularly the person that should be elected by Nigerians as the next Nigeria president. He said it was important for Nigerians to move away from voting based on ethnic, religious, or political sentiments and vote for someone who is capable of tackling the...
