Rivers Govt Begins Investigation Into Strange Deaths
The Rivers state government says it is investigating the rumoured or suspected outbreak of the coronavirus at Bonny Island. Speaking during a statewide broadcast, Nyesom Wike said the medical personnel led by the Commissioner for Health has visited Bonny Island and collected samples from suspected cases for analysis and immediate intervention should the results indicate the outbreak of the virus in...
Stop North-East Soldiers From Using Phones – Ade Adeogun
The Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Mr Ade Adeogun, has criticised troops who record their activities in the war against insurgents in the North-East and publish the videos on social media. The lawmaker, Mr. Ade Adeogun made the criticism while featuring on TVC News on Saturday, a clip of which our correspondent monitored...
Over 500 Ghost Projects Approved In 2019 Budget For NDDC – Acting MD
The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei has alleged that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with about 500 non-existing projects. Professor Pondei, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, explained that a huge amount of money was appropriated for bogus projects. He was reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the...
JUST IN! Trump Threatens To “Close Down” Social Media
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to close down social media platforms after Twitter labelled two of his tweets “unsubstantiated” and accused him of making false claims. Read Also: Woman Demands Justice For Sister After She Was Beaten Mercilessly By Husband “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down before...
IPOB Observes Biafra Day Without Sit-At-Home
INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the annual Biafra day celebration, to commemorate fallen heroes of Biafra after the civil war, will not be observed with a sit-at-home order as it was in the past. Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement in Owerri, said the celebration, which would hold between May 27 and...
BREAKING! After 8 Weeks, Abia Assembly Finally Resumes Plenary
Members of Abia State House of Assembly have finally reconvened for legislative duties after 8 weeks break. ABN TV Reports that This is following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent restriction of movement announced in the state by governor Okezie Ikpeazu, a measure to curb the spread of the virus. It is expected that the Abia Assembly will pay attention...
ABN TV Celebrates Children, Assures Continuous Support To Their Development
As the world marks the 2020 Children's Day, the management of popular online medium, ABN TV has assured its commitment to promote the welfare and development of young people in Nigeria. This is even as the organisation decries the maltreatment of children during the COVID-19 lockdown and exportation of almajiri children from one state to another in the North. The Director...
Nigerian Airports Set For Reopening, Passengers Issued Warnings
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said it has put in place arrangements on passenger facilitation, ahead of the resumption of flights. The General Manager Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, stated this while speaking at an aviation webinar organised by Women in Aviation (WIA) Nigeria with the theme: “Aviation: The New Norm in the post-COVID-19.” Yakubu warned passengers...
Missing Brother Found Dead Inside Lawmaker’s Car Trunk
It was a shocking moment in Ebonyi state as the younger brother to a member representing Ebonyi North West in the State House of Assembly, Victor Aleke, was found dead in his own brother car booth. The deceased, Mr Samuel Aleke, a middle-aged man was said to have left his house in the evening of Saturday 23rd of May 2020...
No Man Can Stop Me From Returning As Edo Governor – Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says he is confident of returning to power as the first man of the state because “power comes from God.” The governor who disclosed this on Wednesday, in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, noted that he is a man of peace, not a violent person. “I am not a violent person. But I...
