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Femi Falana Denies Ties With Bobrisky, Dismisses Bribery Allegations
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that he does not know a controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, and does not have any business dealings with him. In a viral audio posted by a blogger, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky had claimed that he bribed some Economic and Financial...
FG Commences $750m Rural Electrification Project November
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of the $750 million World Bank-funded rural electricity project in November. It said the project will provide over 17.5 million Nigerians with new or improved access to electricity through distributed renewable energy solutions. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise daily program...
Give Speaker Abbas GCON Award Like Akpabio, Reps Demand
Following the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, the House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as discrimination against the Green Chamber. A motion sponsored by all 360 lawmakers drew attention to the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President...
Senator Jonathan Zwingina Dead
A former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has reportedly passed on. Zwingina was also the former Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Although his family has yet to formally confirm his death, Leadership Newspaper reports that the Adamawa State-born politician died on Wednesday, October 2, at the age of 70 in the nation’s...
Work Commences On F107 Road, Nmuri Bridge Ohafia After Viral Report By ABN TV (Video)
Users of the Umuahia-Bende-Arochukwu-Ohafia road will soon heave a sigh of relief as the Federal government has finally mobilized a new contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to commence work on the collapsed parts of the road. This is in response to a viral video from ABN TV's "How Your Area" in which a searchlight was beamed on...
NBTE Seeks Reps Support On Polytechnic Status
The National Board for Technical Education has called for its upgrade to the National Polytechnic Commission in the country. The board stressed the need for greater collaboration with the House Committee on Polytechnics to achieve the goal. NBTE Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris Bugaje, made the plea during a presentation to the House Committee on Polytechnics, chaired by Fuad Laguda. The Chairman and...
FG Partners WEMA Bank To Empower 500,000 Women
FG, through the Ministry of Women Affairs partners WEMA Bank PLC, to empower 500,000 women across the six geopolitical zones in the country. In a statement on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Mrs. Grace Njoku, the partnership seeks to address poverty, unemployment, and inequality. Indeed, the statement noted that the initiative is part of President Bola...
FG Halts VAT On Diesel, Cooking Gas
The Federal Government has announced the provision of new tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas production to boost investments in the sector. It also announced that the importation of key energy products and infrastructure, including diesel, feed gas, liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, electric vehicles, liquefied natural gas infrastructure, and clean cooking equipment, would no longer require...
Rep. Onuigbo Felicitates With Deputy Speaker Kalu On National Honour Award
Rep. Sam Onuigbo, Member (South-East), Governing Board Chairman, Committee on Security, Climate Change and Special Interventions, has congratulated Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on his conferment with the prestigious Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) award. In a heartfelt message, a former Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency, Onuigbo praised Kalu's leadership, integrity, and...
Uche Ogah Congratulates Deputy Speaker Kalu On National Honor
Former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has congratulated Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu on his conferment with the prestigious national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). Ogah praised Kalu’s exemplary public service and commitment to Nigeria’s development, particularly his effective representation of Abia State. In a heartfelt message, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah (CON),...
