VIDEOS: Invasion Of Our Station Provocative By Policemen, Attack On Press Freedom — ABN TV
The management of ABN TV has reacted to the invasion of its studio in Umuahia by officers of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday, describing it as provocative. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the Director of the station, he said the invasion and arrest of a guest during a live broadcast, is an attack on press freedom. Some officers...
National Assembly Increases Ministry Of Works Budget To Over N1trn
The National Assembly has raised budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works from N657.3bn in the proposed budget to N1.03tn. This represents N373bn or 56.7 per cent increase from the initial figure in the appropriation bill. It also represents a 65.4 per cent increase from the amount approved in the 2023 budget. The ministry is responsible for the repairs and maintenance...
Abia CP Visits ABN TV/Radio Studio, Tenders Apologies As Bernard Is Released
The Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Kene Onwuemelie on Wednesday visited the broadcast studio of ABN TV/Radio located along Azikiwe Road in Umuahia, the state capital. The visit came 24 hours after come police officers from the command invaded the studio of the online TV and radio during a live programme. https://youtu.be/Bxmm-kakG6o?si=Mo4HIOkm-B_vHPjt They claimed to have acted on a petition...
Lagos Motorist Docked For Allegedly Killing Pedestrian
The police in Lagos on Thursday brought a 38-year-old driver, Tosin Awosanya, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly knocking down a pedestrian and causing her death. The defendant, who resides at No. 13 Busare St., off AIT Road, Alagbado, Lagos, is being tried for reckless driving, causing the death of a pedestrian, and driving without a licence. The defendant,...
351 People Die In Ogun road Accidents – FRSC
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Anthony Uga, has disclosed while he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria at Ota that about 351 persons were killed in 839 auto crashes in Ogun State in 2023. He said 2,092 persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crashes. Uga identified drivers’ excessive speeding and...
Police Officers Who Invaded ABN TV/Radio Studio During Live Programme For Orderly Room Trial
Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Kene Onwuemeile has directed the orderly room trial of four police officers who invaded ABN TV/radio studio in Umuahia on Tuesday and effected the arrest of a guest, Mr Udensi Bernard during a live programme. Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka in a statement on Thursday said the officers have...
NUJ, I-CSPJ Worried Over Invasion Of ABN TV Studio By Police Personnel During Live Programme
Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), yesterday, condemned the invasion of the office/ studio of the Umuahia (Abia State) based online ABN TV/Radio, on Tuesday, to arrest a guest, Udensi Donald, during a live programme by police officers. The council’s condemnation was sequel to the report made to it by the ABN TV/Radio management, who also...
Ibadan Explosion Sad, Devastating — Sen. Kalu
Former Governor of Abia State and Chairman of Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Kalu has described the Tuesday explosion in Ibadan as sad and devastating. Lamenting the ugly incident, Kalu commiserated with the families of the departed souls while wishing hospitalized victims a speedy recovery. The former Governor who expressed sadness over the painful incident, which was attributed to illegal...
Unknown Gunmen Reportedly Abduct Man In Abuja
Suspected gunmen have abducted one Abdullahi Sabo, a resident of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who was driving home with his wife on Friday, January 19. The gunmen intercepted his vehicle at Sabon- Lugbe, Airport Road in the nation’s capital. The victim was driving in his Ash color Lexus Jeep with registration number ABC 769 TP when the unfortunate incident occurred. It...
Nabeeha’s Sisters Finally Regain Freedom From Kidnappers
The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have regained freedom, ABN TV can report. The sisters were abducted alongside their father early January. Their abductors had given a deadline for the payment of ransom, and failure of the family to meet their demand led to the killing of Nabeeha. After killing the victim, the bandits raised the ransom from N60 million...
