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Sen. Kalu Nominated To Chair Grand Hosting Of Newly Promoted Progressive Club Members

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All is not set for former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu to chair the grand hosting of newly promoted members of the progressive club of the Island, Lagos State. The event is scheduled to hold at the reception hall of Island club on December 19. According to the organizers, the nomination of Sen....

Former Nigerian Senate President Wayas Dies

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Second Republic Senate President Dr Joseph Wayas is dead. Dr. Wayas, who has been receiving medical attention for sometime, reportedly died in a London hospital. Cross River Governor Ben Ayade, in a statement, confirmed the incident. He lamented the passing of Wayas, describing his death as a monumental loss to Cross River State in particular and Nigeria as a whole. In a statement...

Why We Sealed Office Of Shekarau’s Lawyer — Kano Government

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The Kano State Government has revealed why the building housing the chamber of a lawyer of a former Governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, Nuraini Jimoh, was sealed. The Kano State Bureau for Land Management offered the explanation for the action in a statement it issued on Thursday. The sealing of the building was effected 24 hours after Shekarau’s All Progressives...

APC Didn’t Win Osun Governorship Poll In 2018 — Ex-House Of Reps Deputy Speaker

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Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yussuff, has alleged that his party, the All Progressives Congress, did not win the 2018 Osun State governorship election, where the incumbent, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, emerged. The former Deputy Speaker said this on Thursday after purchasing his expression of interest and nomination forms. Yussuff purchased the forms at the National Secretariat of...

Why FG Has Not Built A Federal Secretariat In Abia — Rep Onuigbo Reveals

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The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has said Abia is yet to have a Federal Secretariat located in it because it has not provided a certificate of occupancy to make it ready for use. Speaking on a radio programme monitored by ABN TV on Friday, the federal lawmaker had said he made...

Soldiers Battle Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno Town, Malam Fatori

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Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Goverment Area, Borno State, is under heavy attack by Boko Haram terrorists. Malam Fatori is one of the two LGAs without human activities where Governor Babagana Zulum had insisted on returning displaced persons by December 31. There were 500 mobile police personnel deployed to clear the town in preparation for the return of 1,000 refugees from Niger...

At Funeral Reception, Abia Speaker Places Late Mrs Olileanya Nwoha’s Daughter on Scholarship

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The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji on Thursday attended the reception that followed the funeral service of Late Hon Chief Mrs Olileanya Edith Nwoha (JP), a former State Woman Leader of the People's Democratic Party, at Community Primary School, Umuawa Alaocha, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Rendering his tribute...

Abia Chief Justice, Others Set For Umuahia Presbytery Christmas Carol

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All is now set for the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Umuahia Presbytery to hold its 2021 Christmas Carol and festival of nine lessons on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Solid Rock Parish Umuahia Abia State. The Minister in charge of Mission Hill Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and the secretary Planning Committee Festival of nine Lessons and Carol, Umuahia Presbytery Rev....

How 8 Children Were Discovered Dead In Lagos Parked Vehicle (Disturbing Photos)

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Eight children were found dead on Saturday inside a vehicle parked in a community along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos. Residents told journalists the children who were between the ages of four and six years old had entered the Lexus SUV vehicle to play but mistakenly locked themselves inside and suffocated to death. The vehicle was parked in front of the...

Sylvester Oromoni: Sen. Orji Kalu Insists On Full Investigation, Says Death Wicked, Unacceptable

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Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed sadness over the death of 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr) of Dowen College, Lagos,  who was reportedly bullied and tortured by his colleagues in school. Describing the act of the students as wicked, unacceptable and highly condemnable, the former Governor commended Lagos state...

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