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Ikpeazu Appoints Public Relations Officer For Enyimba Automated Shoe Factory
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ikenna Charles George-Esiaba as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor/Public Relations Officer of the Enyimba Automated Shoe Factory. A release signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka says the new appointee will coordinate all media affairs of the Shoe Factory and is expected to manage critical...
ESN Issues 5 Days Ultimatum To Firm Harbouring Soldiers In Orlu
The Eastern Security Network, ESN, recently launched by the Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has warned a company in Orlu axis harbouring fleeing men of the Nigerian army after gun dual on Monday. The IPOB's ESN expressed anger that despite troubles unleashed on the Eastern Security Network, a firm identified as ‘Charlse Aluminum Company...
After Army Clash With ESN In Orlu, Mbazulike Amechi Accuses Buhari Of Bias
Following the recent clash between the Nigerian security agencies, namely the Police and Army with Igbo youths suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network, floated by Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to guard forests and bushes in Igbo land, Elder Statesman and prominent Igbo leader, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has expressed surprise and shock over the incident. He said...
UNIBEN Announces Date For Resumption Of 2019/2020 Academic Session
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced Feb.1 as the resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. According to her, students are expected to come into the halls of residence on the resumption day, adding that lectures,...
Gunmen kidnap 4 students of catholic seminary in Kaduna
Four seminarians have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The victims were reportedly abducted when the gunmen stormed the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary in Kakau, along Kaduna-Abuja road on Wednesday night. The Registrar of the school, Rev Fr (Dr) Joel Usman, reported they were seized around 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm. According to him: “Good Shepherd Major Seminary was...
“Use of presidential aircraft by Buhari’s daughter, abuse of office” – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday said the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), abused his office and allegedly exhibited the worst form of corruption by dispatching the officially restricted Presidential jet to airlift his daughter, Hanan, for her private photography event in Bauchi State. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement described the action as provocative,...
Obaseki plunges Edo into foreign debt with no result to show, DMO reports says
A report from Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has shown that Edo State sunk into scary levels of foreign debt under the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki. According to the data, Edo State has a foreign debt profile of $276.25m representing 6.53 per cent of the sub-national foreign debt portfolio, a figure second only to Lagos State. In spite of this...
Lagos State records 200 motorcycle accidents monthly – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to halt the abuse of traffic laws by motorcycle and tricycle riders, saying the menace can no longer be condoned. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, affirmed that the ongoing enforcement of traffic laws will be stepped up across the State to check motorcyclists and motorists...
BREAKING: Fire Guts MOUAU IBB Hostel (Photos+Video)
Resident male students of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) hostel at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), are currently scampering for safety, as their hostel is reported to be burning fiercely, ABN TV reports. According to numerous eyewitnesses, the cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but the major problem faced was that there were no...
ISWAP release five kidnapped aid workers
Islamic State-aligned jihadists have released five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State, security sources and one of those freed said Thursday. The aid workers were seized along with other passengers in two separate incidents in December when fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) disguised as soldiers intercepted vehicles on highways outside the Borno state capital...
