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[EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS] How Billionaire Oil Magnate, Jack Rich Stormed Sen. Kalu’s Home, Marked Birthday With Clergymen
The Igbere country home of the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday played host to Billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, Mr. Tein Seleyefubara Jack Rich, founder of Belema Oil. ABN TV Online gathered that the international businessman had on December last year stormed Igbere at the 10th anniversary of Sen. Kalu's father's memorial service where...
Our Child Among Escapees From Boko Haram Den, Says Chibok Parent
Anonymous parent of one of the Chibok Missing Girls weekend confirmed her daughter (Halima) who was among the hundreds of abducted School Girls by Insurgents on 14th April, 2014, escaped alongside may others. This is even as a reliable Chibok Source told our Correspondent that “another parent named Ali Chibok whose daughter was among the escapee called him (the father)...
Ayade appoints ex-militant, 89 others as special advisers
The Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has approved the appointment of 90 senior special advisers and special advisers. The list included a former militant leader, Benjamin Ene, who was named Special Adviser, Marine Security. Known as G1, Ene was the leader of the members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force which surrendered their arms to the Nigerian military and were granted...
Save Umunwanwa Road From Further Devastation, Abia Assembly Begs NDDC
Abia State House of Assembly members have expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Umunwanwa Road in Umuahia, the state capital, seeking the return of Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to site. ABN TV reports at the resumed plenary on Wednesday, the Member Representing Umuahia South State Constituency, Hon Barr Jerry Uzosike, who brought the issue as a matter of Urgent...
Court Orders Immediate Release Of Sen. Kalu
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday gave an order for immediate release of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator representing Abia North. Kalu, a former governor of Abia state has been in Kuje Correctional facility since December last year after he was convicted on allegations bordering on corruption. The Supreme Court last month upturned the conviction for not following...
Akinwumi Adesina Meets Buhari Amid AfDB Crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), at the presidential villa, Abuja. The meeting comes amid the allegations of impropriety levelled against Akinwumi Adesina at the Abidjan-based financial institution. Some whistleblowers in the organisation had written a petition against him but the bank’s ethics committee cleared him after investigating the issues. However, the United...
Over 80 Father-Daughter Rape Cases, Recorded In Anambra During Lockdown
About 80 cases of rape were reported in Anambra State during the lockdown, the punch reports This was disclosed by Mrs Nkechi Anazodo, the Director of Child welfare services in the State Ministry of Women Affairs on Monday. She said, “Sexual violence has become the order of the day, especially during this period of lockdown. “The most worrisome is that some fathers...
Nigeria, America Denied Entry To Europe Ahead Of Border Reopening
Nigeria has been excluded from the list of countries whose travellers could be received into Europe when the borders reopen on July 1. Schengenvisainfo. com reported that the European Union Commission released a list of 54 countries that qualified for travels into Europe as the union opens its borders that were shut to contain the spread of COVID - 19. The...
Over 1m N-Power Applications Received In Less Than 48 Hours – FG
The federal government says more than one million applications have been received on the N-Power portal since it opened on Friday night. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Rhoda Iliya, the deputy director information, ministry of humanitarian affairs disaster management and social development, on Sunday. The Batch C application commenced at 11:45 pm on June 26, 2020, and closes...
PHOTO: Imo Pensioners Block Govt House Entrance, Demand Payment Of Pensions
Protesting Imo State pensioners on Tuesday barricaded the entrance of the state Government House's in Owerri, Igbere TV reports. The pensioners are demanding for their unpaid pensions owed by the state Governor, Mr Hope Uzodinma for over 5 months. The retirees who were heard chanting protest slogans accused the governor Uzodinma-led administration of insensitivity.
