Abia Traffic Management Office Appeals For Patience Over Osisioma/Aba Owerri Rd. Gridlock
Traffic And Indiscipline Management Agency Of Abia State (TIMAAS) has appealed to road users attempting to access Aba main town from Osisioma/Aba Owerri Road to be patient over the gridlock in that axis. The agency says this is due to ongoing re-construction work along Aba-Owerri Road, which led to the temporary closure of one part of the road. In a release...
Anambra Election: Ohanaeze Begs IPOB To Suspend Sit-At-Home Order
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has begged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to suspend its planned sit-at-home order. Recall that IPOB had announced that it will lock down the south-east if Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is not released from detention by November 4. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful had stated that the lockdown will be enforced between November 5 and 10. The...
FEC Approves NNPC To Fix 21 Federal Roads At N621.2bn
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday gave the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) the go-ahead to take over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the country. This was disclosed after the weekly virtual meeting of the FEC, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the council...
Sen. Kalu Condemns Invasion Of Justice Odili’s Home, Says Act Undemocratic, Uncivil
Following the invasion of home of Justice Mary Odili, Justice of the Supreme Court on Friday by security agents, former governor of Abia State has expressed disappointment over the act, saying it is cruel, undemocratic and uncivil. Kalu, Chief Whip of the Senate, who said the Gestapo raid on the house of the judge sends a wrong signal further called...
We Killed Four IPOB Members For Causing Panic Ahead Of Anambra Governorship Election — Army
The Army said its troops had neutralised four armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who attacked security operatives in Anambra State on Friday. It also accused the outlawed group of carrying out its recent attacks to create panic ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema...
TIMAAS Boss, Commander Ikeokwu Voted ‘2021 State Traffic Manager Of The Year’ [VIDEO]
The General Manager of Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency, Abia State (TIMAAS), Commander Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu has been voted 2021 State Traffic Manager of the Year. Engr. Ikeokwu polled 48,589 votes, that's 52% of all votes to beat three other nominees, namely, Baffa Danagundi, 19,754 votes, Godwin Nyiam, 12, 846 votes, Olajide Oduyoye, 11, 775 votes respectively. The award is Endorsed...
Ex-DSS Boss, Nkemdirim To Receive Outstanding Security Performance Award
Former Director of Operations at the Department Of State Security Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim will on 2nd November, 2021 receive 'Outstanding Security Performance Award' at the Leadership Excellence Award organized by popular online medium, IgbereTV. Chief Nkemdirim as a security intelligence administrator served in Nigeria's intelligence service for 35 years. He retired as Director of Operations and was retained...
Death Toll In Ikoyi Building Collapse Rises To 36
The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria’s commercial capital Ikoyi, Lagos has risen to 36, the emergency services said Thursday. The cause of the incident is unknown but building collapses are tragically common in Africa’s most populous country, where millions live in dilapidated properties and construction standards are routinely ignored. The 21-storey...
AGM/Bloggers Week: Hon Ginger Onwusibe Emerges Abia House Of Assembly Member Of The Year
Abia online Media Publishers, the umbrella body for all Online Media Practitioners in Abia State has approved the nomination of the member Representing Isiala Ngwa North State Constituency Hon Ginger Onwusibe as the most outstanding member of the Abia state House of Assembly for the year 2021. In a statement released by the group, the Award is in recognition of...
Mathematics Can Solve Nigeria’s Insecurity Problem – Prof. Bamigbola
Prof. Olabode Bamigbola of the Department of Mathematics, University of Ilorin, has postulated that Nigeria can use Mathematical optimisation and a scientific approach to solve the problem of insecurity. Bamigbola stated this on Friday at the 207th Inaugural Lecture of the university, entitled: “Making the Best use of what you have: The Mathematical Approach”. The don, who teaches in the Faculty...
