Faulks, Ngwa Roads To Wear New Look As Abia Speaker Assures Residents Of Immediate Action
Residents of Abia and environs will soon heave a sigh of relief as the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has assured that Faulks Road in Aba North Local Government Area, and at Ngwa Road in Aba South Local Government Area will be constructed to ease the people's burden. The Speaker along with his colleagues...
NDLEA Reject Calls For Legalization Of Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said legalization of the consumption of cannabis will take Nigeria back to its dark days. Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), the Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, said this at an interactive session with heads of security agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and heads of government agencies in Jos, Plateau as he...
IBB, Abdulsalam Abubakar Confident In Our Ability To Curb Insecurity — Army
Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida has said he is confident in Nigerian Army's (NA) efforts and ability, under the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, to stem the tide of current security challenges being faced by the nation. Gen Babangida made the statement today Monday 22 November 2021, when the COAS paid...
Fresh Continuous Voter Registration Hit 4.2m
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 4,297,494. The commission said that as at 7 a.m. on Monday, November 22, 1,856,771 persons have completed their online and physical registration. The commission disclosed this in the second quarter, week seven, weekly update released by the commission on Monday in Abuja. READ ALSO: BREAKING:...
Nigerians To Get N5,000 Monthly Transport Allowance After Fuel Subsidy Removal
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that Nigerians would get N5,000 per month as a transportation grant after the removal of fuel subsidies. According to the Minister, the Federal Government will remove fuel subsidies by 2022 and give the poorest Nigerians a transportation grant of N5,000. Ahmed said this on Tuesday, at the launch of the...
NDDC: Massive Protests Against Akpabio, Malami Rocks Port Harcourt
Some scores of women besieged the Corporate headquarters of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC at the Eastern bypass area of Port Harcourt on Tuesday to demand a sack of the Interim Management Committee, IMC of the Commission as well as the constitution of a new board for the organization. The women who were armed with placards with varying inscriptions like...
Ikpeazu Holds Media Chat Wednesday, To Reveal Plans On Roads, Critical Infrastructure
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu will on Wednesday, November 14 hold a media chat with some selectjournalists in the State. The Governor will, during the media session, outline the plans of his administration to deal with issues of Roads and other critical infrastructure, particularly in Aba, Onyebuchi Ememanka, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said in a...
Reps Probe Uncompleted N200b Lokoja-Benin Road Project
The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation of the rehabilitation and expansion of the road linking Lokoja in Kogi State to Benin in Edo State which has gulped N200b. A member of the House, Johnson Oghuma, called for a probe into the alleged slow pace of the project at the plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion titled, ‘Need to Investigate the Utilisation...
President Buhari Issues Fresh Order On Yoruba Nation, Biafra Agitators
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday, said peculiar orders have been given by President Muhammadu Buhari to security chiefs in respect of “all those challenging the sovereignty of Nigeria”. Aregbesola stated this while briefing newsmen at the end of the National Security Council (NSC) meeting presided over by his principal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ogbeni Aregbesola said...
Convocation: Rep. Onuigbo Congratulates 6609 MOUAU Graduands, VC Prof. Iwe
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency, Abia State., Rep. Sam Onuigbo has congratulated the 6609 graduands who will participate in the 10th Convocation Ceremony of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, holding on Saturday, November 27, 2021. He also congratulated the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe on the ceremony. In a release obtained by ABN TV on Friday,...
