Kalu Condoles With Wamakko Over Daughter’s Demise
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr Orji Kalu has extended his heartfelt condolences to former Governor of Sokoto state and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko over the demise of his daughter, Sadiya. ABN TV reports that Lamenting the passing of the young lady, Kalu prayed to Allah to grant the Wamakko...
Discos To Pay For Rejecting Electricity – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has said the power distribution companies will be liable to capacity charge for failure to take their entire load allocation caused by constraints in their networks. NERC disclosed this in a document seen by our correspondent on Thursday in which it announced to the Discos the review of the extraordinary tariff review application filed...
Passenger Caught wIth 2886 ATM Cards At Lagos Airport
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command on Thursday intercepted and handed over a Dubai-bound passenger with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The Deputy Controller of customs in-charge of the MMIA, Abdulmumin Bako in a media briefing on Thursday explained that four Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards...
Removal Of Fuel Subsidy Will Help Save N1trn Annually – Sylva
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the removal of subsidy on petrol will allow the federal government to save N1 trillion. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, Sylva said the money saved will be used to fund other critical aspects of the economy. In March, the federal government had announced that the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency...
Enugu Clash: Detained IPOB Member Not Dead – Police
Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman, on Thursday said the police were treating the detained Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB member with a bullet wound to make him fit to face trial. Abdurrahman said this in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen in Enugu. He said the allegation...
NASS Will Prioritize Allocation Of Resources For Youth Development – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said that the National Assembly will prioritize the allocation of resources for youth development despite the present economic challenges faced by the country owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawan stated this in his remarks which was virtually delivered to flag-off the training of 1000 youths in GSM phone repair,...
Pastor Shoots 27-Year-Old Wife To Death (Photos)
The City of Orlando Police Department has arrested a self-described prophet and founder of Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries named Sylvester Ofori in the murder of his 27-year-old wife. The 35-year-old “pastor” was arrested on Tuesday night after he shot his wife Barbara Tommey outside the Navy Federal Credit Union branch where she worked. The shooting happened at around 9 a.m....
We Must Achieve Abia Int’l University Of Science And Technology Aba — Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has received the report of the Exploratory Committee on the Establishment of Abia State International University of Science and Technology, Aba. Speaking after he was officially presented the document by the chairman of the committee, Prof Anya.O.Anya, at a virtual session, Governor Ikpeazu said, "time has come for us in Abia to embrace science and technology in...
Ikpeazu Reveals Plans For Proposed University of Science & Technology
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has received the report of the Exploratory Committee on the Establishment of Abia State International University of Science and Technology, Aba. The Governor while, speaking after he was officially presented the document by the chairman of the committee, Prof Anya.O.Anya, at a virtual session, said, “Time has come for the people of Abia to...
Sexual Harassment Victims Are Not Responsible For The Abuse – Osinbajo
The notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong and should be resisted in every situation. The victim must always be seen as the victim and not to be blamed. This was the view of Vice...
