Monday Ubani extols late Fawehinmi, says human right community ready to defend Nigeria’s democracy
A human right lawyer and former NBA Vice President, Barr. Monday Ubani has applauded the doggedness of the late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi at using law as an instrument of social change. He made this commendation on Wednesday while delivering a welcome address at the 16th Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture which took place in Lagos. While stating that the late Fawehinmi's...
Vanguard Newsapers votes Ikpeazu as Governor of the Year 2019
The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has been voted as Governor of the Year 2019 by the prestigious Vanguard Newspapers. Presenting the award letter to Governor Ikpeazu at the Abia State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, the Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Eze Anaba, who led a delegation from the newspaper company, said that Governor Ikpeazu was voted for...
2020 National Sports Festival: Edo holds state championship, as Obaseki lights up unity torch
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has lit the unity torch for the state’s sporting championships with athletes drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state, ahead of the National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for the first quarter of the year. The unity torch was presented to the governor by Vice Chairman, Team Edo, Mrs Anehita Emeya,...
BREAKING: Fire Guts MOUAU IBB Hostel (Photos+Video)
Resident male students of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) hostel at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), are currently scampering for safety, as their hostel is reported to be burning fiercely, ABN TV reports. According to numerous eyewitnesses, the cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but the major problem faced was that there were no...
Finance Bill: “Implementation date will be announced soon” – FG
The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said that the take-off date for the implementation of the newly signed Finance Law would be announced in due course. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in a statement issued by her Media Adviser, Yunusa Abdullahi. Abdullahi in the statement said that a large sum of money realised...
2020 National Sports Festival: Edo holds state championship, as Obaseki lights up unity torch
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has lit the unity torch for the state’s sporting championships with athletes drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state, ahead of the National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for the first quarter of the year. The unity torch was presented to the governor by Vice Chairman, Team Edo, Mrs Anehita Emeya,...
BREAKING: Fire Guts MOUAU IBB Hostel (Photos+Video)
Resident male students of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) hostel at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), are currently scampering for safety, as their hostel is reported to be burning fiercely, ABN TV reports. According to numerous eyewitnesses, the cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but the major problem faced was that there were no...
Finance Bill: “Implementation date will be announced soon” – FG
The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said that the take-off date for the implementation of the newly signed Finance Law would be announced in due course. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this in a statement issued by her Media Adviser, Yunusa Abdullahi. Abdullahi in the statement said that a large sum of money realised...
Imo governor-elect Uzodinma freezes state bank accounts
The governor-elect of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has given an order to all financial institutions where the state funds are maintained not to honour any draft till further notice. This order came a few hours after that the Supreme Court declared him the duly elected governor of the state on Tuesday. A letter addressed to the regional directors and managers...
Ikpeazu To Council Chairmen: “Don’t Abandon Your Predecessors Projects”
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed Transition Council Chairmen not to abandon projects initiated their predecessors in the state. The Governor gave the directive in a statement signed by Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information and made available to ABN TV on Wednesday. Governor Ikpeazu said the council chairmen should rather focus on completing all ongoing...
