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Ikpeazu Assures Abians Of Quality Reconstruction Of Roads In Aba
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has assured the people of Aba and the entire State that his administration will do an excellent job in the total reconstruction Ngwa, Uratta, Port Harcourt, Ohanku and Obohia roads. Speaking for the very first time on the impending reconstruction works on the roads today on a live radio programme on Magic FM...
We Will Continue To Repatriate Almajirai – Northern Governors
Governors from the 19 States in the North under the aegis of the Northern Governors’ Forum have resolved to continue with the exercise with strict compliance to laid down protocols. This decision was made despite the call by some members of the National Assembly that almajirai should not be repatriated to their respective States due to the increasing cases of...
Sixty Percent Of Coronavirus Cases In Rivers Are Oil Workers – Wike
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that Sixty percent of coronavirus cases recorded in the state are from oil workers returning from rigs. ABN TV reveals that Governor Wike disclosed this today when the Management Team of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt. He stated that it is for this reason that the...
11 Trucks Of Almajirai Entering Cross River Intercepted By Task Force
No fewer than 11 trucks conveying Almajirai’s into Cross River State have been intercepted at the Gakem-Benue border in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state. Cross River Government in collaboration with Peace Corps Nigeria intercepted and sent back the 11 trucks carrying Quoranic education pupils “Almajiri” at the Gakem-Benue border in the state. Head of the taskforce team at the...
FENRAD Slams Prisons Service Over Shooting Of Inmates In Aba Failed Jailbreak
A Human Rights Group in Aba Abia State, Foundation For Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development FENRAD has expressed displeasure over the shooting and injure of inmates recently by officers of Nigeria Correctional Service in a failed attempt to break the jail, saying it is a violation of rights of the inmates. While condemning the attempted jailbreak, the group said the...
Northern Youths Migrating To South Not Almajiri — Tanko Yakassai
Former Liaison Officer to President Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, says the northern youths flooding the South are not Almajiri. Yakassai, who tried to set the records straight regarding the influx of northern youths to the South, insisted the youths were not Almajirai while calling for an investigation. “You need to investigate those who are sending these Almajirai. Is it...
Northern Governors Ask President Buhari For Special Fund To Combat COVID-19
The Northern Governors Forum has asked for a special fund from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. President Buhari had approved N10bn for Lagos. In a communique issued after the Northern Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday, the governors said their states have 54 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases...
Igbo Group Gives 21 Day Ultimatum For Almajirai To Leave South-East
An Igbo social-cultural pressure group, Igbo National Council (INC) has given a twenty-day ultimatum to almajirai that have in the past few weeks moved into the south-east zone from their various abodes in the north. ABN TV reports that According to a press statement by the national president, Chilos Godsent made available to newsmen in Owerri yesterday, he claimed that...
Hotel Owner Who Went Missing Found Dead Inside His Car Trunk (Graphic Photos)
A popular hotel owner aka hotelier in Ogun State who went missing on Monday night has been found dead inside his car trunk along Owode-Idi-Iroko Road. Alhaji Jimoh Bello, the owner of Uncle J. Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos-Idiroko Road, Owode, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State, was found after three days of intensive search for him. It...
Nigeria Records 339 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 7016
Three hundred and thirty-nine (339) new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, ABN TV reports. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,016. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Thursday. Also Read: Chinese Scientists Believe New Drug Can Stop Pandemic ‘Without Vaccine’ The centre also announced that 11 patients died of...
