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Over 46m Nigerians Practice Open Defecation – Minister
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has said that over 46 million Nigerians who do not have access to toilet practice open defecation in the country. He disclosed this while presenting certificates to 14 local governments declared free from open defecation in Jigawa State. The minister said Nigeria needs to do more to eliminate open defecation and achieve 100%...
South Africa’s Jailed Ex-President Zuma Loses Bid To Overturn Arrest
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has lost a bid to overturn his arrest for contempt, days after turning himself in for a 15-month jail term. Recall that the constitutional court last week ordered Zuma jailed for refusing to give evidence at an inquiry into corruption during his nine years in office from 2009. Following the development, he turned himself in on Wednesday...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest Hasn’t Ended Kidnapping In North, Free Him Now — Mbaka
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called for the unconditional release of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Catholic priest was reported to have made the call during a sermon on Sunday, at his adoration ground. Mbaka said he made the request when some government agents, whom he did not...
‘Information Blackout’: We Say No To Media Bills — Nigerian Newspapers
Several newspapers in Nigeria on Monday published an advertorial against media regulations bills being considered at the National Assembly. The advertorial, which appeared on the front pages of dailies such as Punch, Vanguard, The Nation, ThisDay, Guardian, Daily Sun, was sponsored by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria. With a...
Ikpeazu To Unveil Umuobiakwa-Owo Ahiafo Road On Thursday, Inspect Other Projects
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, will on Thursday, 15th July 2021 commission the first phase of Umuobiakwa-Owo Ahiafo road in Obingwa Local Government Area. Time for project unveiling is 12noon. The governor is also expected to inspect other ongoing road projects in the local government and neighboring locations. In a statement made available to ABN TV by the Commissioner for Information,...
Gov. Ikpeazu Unveils Abia Identity Number Scheme, Urges Participation
The Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has officially launched the Abia State Social Identity Number(ABSSIN) to further deepen the ease of doing business and social inter connectivity between its citizens and the state social benefits. Following the new order where artificial intelligence and technological advancement is redefining the potentials and new opportunities in the human space, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu,...
Ohanaeze Youths Call For Caution In Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Say Biafra Agitation Won’t Stop
The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has urged the Nigerian Government to tread with caution on the trial of the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking with newsmen in Ikoyi, Lagos State after an interview with BBC Igbo at its national headquarter on Thursday 23rd July 2021, the National...
Erosion: My Life Under Threat For Demanding Account Of N27bn World Bank Fund — Abia Assembly Member
Member Representing Aba South Constituency, Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Obinna Ichita has alleged that his life is under threat over his demand for the sum of 27 Billion Naira World Bank intervention for flood/erosion control and construction of major roads in Aba south to be accounted for. He said the state government has received the sum of N27bn...
Right Activist Deji Adeyanju Seeks Abba Kyari’s Sacks Over Bribery Allegation
Popular activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju has called for the immediate arrest of DCP Abba Kyari. Adeyanju’s statements are coming shortly after reports emerged that Kyari had ties to the disgraced fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi. On Thursday morning, unsealed court documents reveal that Hushpuppi allegedly bribed the top cop to arrest an associate in Nigeria. A...
Buhari Commiserates With Families Of NYSC Members Feared Dead In Accident
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of the deceased members of the National Youth Service Corps who died on Wednesday in a road accident on Abaji/Kwali expressway, Abuja. The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina sympathised with the families of the victims as well as the board, management, and staff...
