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N11.9bn Stolen From Kwara Treasury In Eight Years – Report
At least N11.9 billion of public funds were carted away from the treasury of Kwara State between 2011 and 2019 without any lawful tie to any project or programme, a forensic audit report has revealed. The audit report commissioned by the state government revealed that N2 billion cash withdrawals not tied to any project or official expenditure were made within...
One Week After Winning PRP Governorship Ticket In Ogun, Prof. Bamgbose Dies
Barely a week after clinching the ticket of his party, the Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Prof. David Olufemi Bamgbose, is dead. The 54-year-old philanthropist and Professor of Education died on Friday at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta, where he was admitted after a brief illness. Bamgbose had on Thursday complained of an unabating tiredness...
Ebem Ohafia Holds Igba Ekpe Festival Today Amidst Tight Security
The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State will today, orie September 3, 2022 hold their annual new yam/Ịgba Ekpe festival which will also coincide eith the masquerade festival, called igba ekpe amidst tight security. HRH Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, JP, Kpoke I of Ekeluogo Ebem Autonomous Community and the Natural and Paramount Ruler of Ebem...
New Yam Festival: Our Presence In Ohafia Not For Intimidation But Service — Army Commander (Photos, Video)
The newly deployed Commander of 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia LGA, Abia State, Brigadier General Adegoke Adetuyi on Saturday joined the people of Ebem in marking its new yam festival (Iri Ji) which coincided with the Igba Ekpe festival. Speaking at the event, Brigadier General Adetuyi expressed gratitude for the invitation of the community, saying the presence of...
Amidst Fanfare And Rich Cultural Display, Ebem Ohafia Marks New Yam, Igba Ekpe Festivals (Photos, Video)
The people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State have marked annual new yam festival which coincided with the Igba Ekpe festival amidst excitement and fanfare. ABN TV reports that the new yam festival is a period to hold thanksgiving to God for the grace and the success of planting, nurturing and harvest seasons. The event presents...
SP Lawan Donates N200m As Yobe Names Ultra-Modern Market After Him (Photos)
The Yobe State Government has named the Gashua Ultra-Modern Market after the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan. The announcement was made at the commissioning of the project by the State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Saturday. He said, “I have the pleasure to announce to you that the Gashau modern market has been named after Distinguished Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan. “The first ever...
Chief Okeke Salutes Ebem Ohafia On Successful Celebration Of New Yam Festival
APC House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State in the 2023 general elections, Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke has felicitated with the people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area on their successful celebration of the iri ji (new yam festival) which coincided with their Igba Ekpe on Saturday. In a goodwill message on Sunday, the...
Oniru Building Collapse: ‘Developer Chased Us Away’ Owner Powerful – Lagos Official Suggest
The building collaspe in Oniru again brings to the fore the seeming laxity of the Lagos government in enforcing the laws governing construction. The seven-storey structure collapsed in the early hours of Sunday on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, near Palace Road in Oniru. Already, two bodies have been recovered by emergency responders and taken the morgue; the search for more bodies...
No Problem Between Christians, Muslims – Bishop Kukah
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has declared that there is no problem between the two major religious groups of the country, the Christians and the Muslims. Bishop Kukah, who was speaking on TVC News Breakfast show on Monday morning, said that the problem of the country was with leaders irresponsible leaders who used religion as a tool of...
Sir Udensi Felicitates With Ebem Ohafia As 2022 New Yam Festival Ends Amidst Excitement
A chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Abia, Sir Chikwe Udensi has congratulated Ebem Ohafia community in Ohafia local government area of the state on its successful hosting of the new yam festival as well as the Igba Ekpe festival which took place on Saturday at Abum Square in Ebem. كازينو آنلاين ...
