Hon. Nkole Reacts To Fresh Attacks On Isu, Says It’s Sad, Disheartening, Vows To Pursue Peace
The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Abia State, Hon. Uko Nkole has sympathized with the Isu community in Arochukwu LGA on the recent attack by their Cross River neighbours. He described the attack as sad and disheartening and reiterated his commitments to use every available legislative input to bring the unfortunate and senseless carnage to the attention of the Federal...
Youths Snatch Riffle From Policeman For Collecting Bribe In Cross River
The police have received an AK-47 service riffle snatched from one of its operatives at Itu-Odukpani bridge, the boundary between Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State. Grassroot Reporters gathered that the riffle was snatched from one of the police officers attached to the Cross River State Covid-19 Interstate Movement Enforcement Team stationed at the bridgehead. The unknown youths who were...
Families In Grief As 48-Year-Old Ngozi Uga Kalu Passes On, Set For Burial [See Poster]
![Families In Grief As 48-Year-Old Ngozi Uga Kalu Passes On, Set For Burial [See Poster]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ngozi-Kalu-Uga.jpg "Families In Grief As 48-Year-Old Ngozi Uga Kalu Passes On, Set For Burial [See Poster]")
The families of Chief Uga Kalu Nwoke and late Chief Nwoke Kalu Uduma both of Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia L.G.A Abia State have expressed grief and pain over the death of their daughter and in law, Lolo Ngozi Ucha Precious Uga Kalu. Popularly known as Nurse A...
Uzodinma Demolishes Hospital Built By Ex-Gov Okorocha (Photos)
A state-of-the-art hospital built by the immediate past governor of Imo State, His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha is at the moment being demolished by the current governor of the State, Chief Hope Uzodinma, in what many commentators have described as a badly thought-out act of political vendetta. The hospital built with Imo funds had been fully completed, structurally, while, the...
South-West Govs, Miyetti Allah Meet Today As Akeredolu’s Quit Notice To Herders Expires
Southwest governors and the leadership of Miyetti Allah are set to meet today Monday over Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s order to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves. Akeredolu had last Monday issued a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen in the forest reserves to leave the area as part of measures to curb kidnappings and banditry. The notice for the herders to vacate the Reserve Forest expired...
No Country More Liberal Than Nigeria In Granting Media Access To Information – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says no other country is as liberal as Nigeria in granting media access to information. Speaking on Thursday at the ongoing 41st United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) general conference in Paris, Mohammed said fake news and disinformation had reached an alarming rate globally. The minister said the advent of new media...
UK Court Declines Ekweremadu’s Bail Application
The Central Criminal Court, London, also known as Old Bailey, has again denied bail to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. In the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, the court gave its verdict denying the bail on the grounds that he was a flight risk. It was learned that the court cited the letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the senator by...
FIRS sets April 12 deadline for taxpayers to get tax identification number
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has again said it is mandatory for all taxpayers and companies to register and obtain the Tax Identification Number (TIN) and display it on all documents supporting business transactions before April 12, 2020. FIRS made this known in a public notice published on Monday which was signed by its Chairman, Muhammed Nami. It stated...
[BREAKING] COVID-19: FG To Borrow $7 Billion
The Federal Government has applied for a cumulative loan of about $7 billion to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Monday also disclosed that about 506 trucks of rice seized by Nigerian Customs Service will be released to the Ministry...
Two killed, 10 missing as fresh communal clash rocks Arochukwu LG (Graphics Photos)
No fewer than two persons were killed, while 10 others declared missing on Monday at Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State over a boundary clash with their Utuma neighbours in Biase Local Government Area and Ukwa Odukpani LGA of Cross River State. For some years now, the Isu clan have been locked in a bloody land...
