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Abia State Secretariat Of OMPAN To Be Unveiled By Reps Deputy Speaker
A brand new secretariat of the Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (OMPAN) will be officially unveiled on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 12 PM prompt. The secretariat, located at No. 53 Eket Street, by Enugu Road, Umuahia, Abia State, marks a significant milestone in the history of the association. According to a statement jointly endorsed by Chairman Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro...
We Will Take Action If Protest Gets Out Of Hand – Military
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, says the military will intervene if the ongoing nationwide #EndbadGovernance protests persist violently. Musa was reacting to the vandalisation and looting of properties that characterised the protest in many parts of the country on Thursday. In Kano, protesters looted the newly built Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) Industrial Park, setting parts of it ablaze. READ...
Tinubu Unveils Economic Revival Plan Amidst Protests
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration is undertaking bold economic policies to propel Nigeria’s economy out of the downturn occasioned by multiple shocks in the global economy. He also called for global cooperation among African countries to tackle their shared economic challenges and take advantage of opportunities. The President spoke on Friday when he declared open the 2024 African...
Kaduna Electric Disconnects Government House Over Electricity Debt
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has disconnected the Kaduna Government House over N2.9 billion debt. The company in a statement signed by the Head, Corporation Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, said the government house had not paid for electricity consumed in seven months. Recall that in the early hours of Friday, the state government through its tax agency, the Kaduna State Internal...
Arrest Those Threatening Igbo With Genocide — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, on Friday, called for the arrest and prosecution of promoters of genocidal threats against Igbos in Lagos. Social media has been awash with a hashtag, asking the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the other South-West states. But Obi, a former Anambra State governor, condemned the ultimatum on...
EndBadGovernance: Popular Influencer Accuses FCT Minister Of Bullying Protesters in Abuja
Martins Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, a prominent social media influencer, has publicly accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of attempting to intimidate protesters in the nation's capital. This statement comes as protesters face off against authorities at the Berger Roundabout in Abuja, where police deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd. VeryDarkMan, speaking moments before...
APGA Party Writes INEC, ISIEC Ahead Of Imo LG Polls
APGA writes INEC, ISIEC of the change in the party’s leadership ahead of LG Polls slated on September 21 in the 27 local councils of Imo state. Ahead of the Imo State Local Council Polls scheduled to take place on September 21 in the 27 local councils of the state, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has written to the State...
‘I Didn’t Dump Labour Party’ – Kenneth Okonkwo
Veteran Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has denied reports that he dumped the Labour Party. Okonkwo said he’s still a full-fledged member of the party. He stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme. “First of all, let me say I am embarrassed by your comment. I am just hearing it from your media station that I...
Wike Holds Talks With With Tinubu, Says FG Ready To Dialogue With Protesters
As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though the topic of their discussion remained unknown as of...
Jigawa Government Imposes 24-Hour Curfew
Governor Umar Namadi, on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew following the escalation of violence on the first day of the nationwide protest. The governor, who announced the curfew in a state broadcast, described the development in the state as unfortunate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, however, approved that the curfew be relaxed on Friday for two...
