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Oborevwori, Delta Residents Gather For N78b Flyover Projects
Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and thousands of residents, including People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters have gathered at the DSC Roundabout, Effurun, Uvwie council area, for the ground-breaking ceremony of the much talked about N78 billion construction contract to Julius Berger. The contract includes road expansion and improvement works between Effurun and DSC Roundabouts, PTI Junction Flyover, DSC Roundabout Flyover and Enerhen Junction/Marine...
Why I Focused On Infrastructure, Education, Health, Agriculture And Still Paid Salaries As Governor — Sen. Kalu
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has finally revealed why he paid so much attend to road infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and sports during his tenure as governor. Kalu ruled Abia from 1999-2007. He was elected as a member of the Senate in 2019, a mandate that was renewed in 2023. Sen. Kalu...
Reps Investigates How COVID-19 Funds Were Managed
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Monday, kicked off a full-scale probe into the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 intervention funds by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government. AbnTV reports that in October 2023, a member of the House, Nyampa Zakari, moved a motion for the probe of MDAs, accusing them of mismanaging funds totalling N183.9 billion...
AFCSC To Conduct Military Exercise, Urges Residents To Keep Off
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, has announced a field training exercise dubbed “Ubiak-Isin” for students enrolled in its Junior Course 96. According to Maj. Umar Adamu, a spokesman for the institution, the exercise would take place from December 1 to 6 in Wusono, Anguwan Loya, and Camp Salaya general areas of Igabi Local Government Area,...
Approve Fresh $8.6bn, €100m External Borrowing, Tinubu Urges Reps
President Bola Tinubu has written the House of Representatives seeking the approval of the green chamber for $8.6bn and €100m external borrowing plan for critical infrastructure in areas such as power, roads, water, railway, and health. The President also forwarded the Federal Capital Territory Supplementary Budget to House for consideration. Meanwhile, the President will present the 2024 budget to the National...
Gov. Otti Takes Inspection Tour Of Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway Reconstruction Project (Photos)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, inspected the ongoing reconstruction work on the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. Governor Otti, accompanied by some members of the Abia State Executive Council, including the commissioner for Works, Engr Otumchere Oti, started the tour from the border side at the Rivers State end, down to Alaoji, and entrance of Ariaria...
Customs officers Reject N80 Million Bribe, Intercept Illicit Drugs
The Customs Area Controller of Tin Can Island Port Command, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday said officers of the command rejected a bribe of over N80milliom ($50,300) to allow a controlled medication to pass Customs clearance. Disclosing this in Lagos while handing over the bribe money to Lagos Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...
Abia Couple Weds In Another Church After Assemblies of God Church Cancelled Wedding Over Pregnancy
Friends and family members of a man whose wedding was cancelled in Aba, Abia State by his church, have praised his courage for going ahead with the wedding, in another church. The man, Mr Israel Kennedy, was to wed his wife, former Miss Rose, in an Assemblies of God Church at 158 Ikot Ekpene road in Aba, but the wedding...
UNIOSUN Dismisses Vacancy Adverts On Social Media, Warns Job Seekers
The management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has distanced itself from a viral advertisement of vacancies for both academic and non-academic staff. A statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, said the university’s advertisements are not placed on social media but are published in national dailies. The statement reads, “The Management of Osun State University has been made...
Kano Govt Orders Evacuation Of Mentally Challenged Persons From Streets
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has ordered evacuation of all persons living with mental health disorder roaming streets of the metropolis and environs. The Governor ordered that they be evacuated to psychiatric hospitals for treatment. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Vulnerable and Needy, Fauziyya D. Sulaiman, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the Governor’s action was...
