Ikpeazu Vows To Ensure Justice As Security Agent Kills Another Abia Indigene
In what appears to be a recurrent decimal, an officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Inspector Robinson Otobong Abel has killed one Mr Onyekachi A. Nwogu. The deceased was killed in front of his compound at Umuokoro Umuokpo Village along Aba-Ikot Ekpene Road, Aba, on Tuesday, 8th September, 2020, says a statement issued on Wednesday by Abia...
Ikpeazu Appoints Okorie Kalu Osonwa As Rector, Abia State Polytechnic
Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, PhD, has approved the appointment of Associate Professor Okorie Kalu Osonwa as Rector of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The appointment takes immediate effect. Source https://abntv.com.ng/2020/09/nigeria-overtakes-india-as-world-capital-for-under-five-deaths/
Bovine Tuberculosis: Abia Commissioner Warns Against Eating Cow Lungs
Abia agriculture commissioner Ikechi Mgboji has warned residents against eating cow lungs so as to avoid contracting Bovine Tuberculosis which had been found in the state. The commissioner, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Aba, said that the warning became necessary following the discovery of some cows infected with the ailment. Bovine Tuberculosis is...
Poverty Is Increasing Everyday In Nigeria – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented over the increased poverty situation in the country. Speaking at the first year ministerial performance review retreat, the Vice President charged ministers to expedite action on the N2.3 trillion stimulus package designed by the government to mitigate the effect of the crisis on the economy, while also disclosing that the Coronavirus pandemic has made Nigerians poorer. Under...
You’ll Pay Heavy Price – IPOB Threatens Police, Army Over Arrest Of Members
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned security agents against the continued detention of one Mazi Ofornedu Okafor. IPOB warned that the Enugu State Police Commissioner and other security agents would “pay heavy price” should anything happen to Okafor while in police detention. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful alleged that men of the Enugu...
30k Minimum Wage Is Useless With Petrol Price Hike – NLC
Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the federal government did not factor in economic realities when it said petrol price in Nigeria is among the lowest in Africa. Lai Mohammed, minister of information said on Monday that despite the increase in the price of petrol, it remains among the cheapest in Africa. Speaking to the PUNCH, Wabba said...
I’d Gladly Testify Against Magu If Summoned – Malami
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says he will “gladly” testify before the presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The AGF said he would appear before the panel if summoned in line with the Buhari administration’s respect for the rule of law. Magu is being investigated by the panel, headed by...
Nigeria To Replace National Identity Card With Digital Number – FG
The federal government has given an insight into the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said with the development, the concept of Digital Number would be prioritized to replace the National Identity Card. He made the disclosure in an interview with PRNigeria’s Economic...
P&ID: Heads May Roll – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, Tuesday, said all Nigerians complicit in the award of the gas supply and processing contract with Process & Industrial Development would not go scot-free. He said the contract was signed because some Nigerians were compromised. He said: “From the investigation, it became clear that there were local compromises,” he said. “The questions we asked was who...
Prof. Ibe Offers Scholarship To Late Commissioner Ogunji’s Son
The Proprietor/Chancellor Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has announced the offer of a scholarship to the third son late Abia Environment Commissioner, Solomon Ogunji. The beneficiary is to study Gregory University Uturu on scholarship. He made the announcement on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the family of late Commissioner. Prof. Ibe who was trapped in New York for a period...
