Loneliness Claims Over 870,000 Lives Globally Each Year, WHO Reports
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that loneliness is responsible for at least 871,000 deaths annually worldwide. The condition affects one in six people globally and, along with social isolation, is linked to serious physical and mental health issues. According to a recent WHO commission report, loneliness significantly increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes, depression, anxiety,...
Journalist, Deputy Mayor Of Ikwuano Escape Fatal Road Accident In Abia (Photos)
An Abia-based journalist, Imeremba Michael Imeremba, who works with Real FM, has survived a ghastly motor accident alongside the Deputy Mayor of Ikwuano Local Government Area, Awuwa Lucky, the President General (PG), and one Igbo Nkemakolam. ABN TV gathered that the accident occurred on Sunday night at about 7pm at Umugbalu Ikwuano, along the Ikot Ekpene Road in Abia State. ...
NDLEA Destroys 30 Hectares Cannabis Farmland In C’River
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has destroyed 30 hectares of cannabis sativa, otherwise known as Indian hemp, plantation in a forest in Odukpani local government area of Cross River. The state commander of the NDLEA, Mrs Rachel Umebuali, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Calabar. She said that some suspects...
S’Arabia Supreme Court Declares Islamic New Year After Sighting Crescent Moon
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the Islamic New Year 1447 AH, after the crescent moon was sighted on the evening of Wednesday, Dhul Hijjah 29. The Supreme Court announced the decision after the Crescent Sighting Committee verified credible testimonies confirming the moon’s...
Umuahia North Mayor, NUJ Chairman Reconcile, Pledge Unity For Abia’s Development
The lingering misunderstanding between the Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area, Chief Hon. Smart Iheoma, and the Chairman of the Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chidi Asonye, has been peacefully resolved, ABN TV can authoritatively report, following a peace meeting where both leaders agreed to put aside their differences and work together...
Windstorm Disrupts Abia Secondary School Debate Finale At Vision Africa Radio, No Casualties (Photos + Video)
A heavy windstorm on Monday, June 23, 2025, disrupted the grand finale of the 2024/2025 Abia State Secondary School Debate Prize Presentation Day, held at the premises of Vision Africa Radio 104.1 FM, Umuahia. ABN TV reports that the annual event, organized in partnership with the Abia State Ministry of Education, aims to educate and inspire students through intellectual competition. This...
Tinubu Condemns Plateau Travellers Killings, Orders Perpetrators’ Arrest
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent killing of travellers in Plateau State, describing the attack as “unacceptable and barbaric.” This was just as he directed security agencies to ensure the perpetrators are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday. The statement read,...
Gunmen Killed Benue Ex-PDP Chair
Gunmen have killed the former Peoples Democratic Party chairman of Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yaiyol. Yaiyol before he was killed Friday night was the Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services in the local government. It was gathered that the deceased lost his wife last year in the same circumstance and his house burnt. The PDP...
Pregnant Woman, Husband Escape Unhurt As Mango Tree Falls On Tricycle In Ebonyi (Photos)
A pregnant woman and her husband narrowly escaped death on Thursday after a massive mango tree fell on their tricycle (keke NAPEP) at Igboji Primary School in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, ABN TV reports. The incident, which occurred in the afternoon, sparked panic among residents who rushed to the scene fearing the worst. However, eyewitnesses say...
Military, Police Launches Joint Cross-Border Manhunt For Benue Killers
A joint, cross-border manhunt has been initiated by the police and military to find the gunmen who killed about 200 villagers in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun arrived in Makurdi and Yelewata on Monday to coordinate the operation that would...
