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Apprentice Caught Having S*x With Pregnant Goat, Says He Did It Only 2 Hours (Video)

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Residents of Owode Quarters in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, were stunned on Wednesday when an apprentice, Peter David, was caught making love to a pregnant goat at an uncompleted building in the neighbourhood. David, who claimed to be an indigene of Benue State, was caught in the act following the bleating of the goat which drew the attention of some...

Panic Grips Abia Community As Police Recover Corpse Wrapped In Sack Bag (Graphic Photos)

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The lifeless body of an unidentified middle aged woman on Thursday was found wrapped in a sack bag dumped near Amachara general hospital, opposite Assemblies Of God Church Umuokpara in Umuahia South local government area of Abia state. ABN TV learnt that the corpse was first taken to Amankwo police station for a proper investigation.. According to a police source,...

Man Dies Mysteriously After Snake Bite In Abia (Graphic Photos)

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A middle aged man, Chidiebere Christopher Nwoke has lost his life after a dangerous snake bit him during bush clearing in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The late Mr Nwoke is a native of Umueke Ekerifeze Umuajata Olokoro in Umuahia south local government area of Abia state. ABN TV gathered that this development has put the people of the community in...

Few Weeks After Announcing Interest To Conduct LG Election, Ikpeazu Appoints Prof. Mkpa To Head ABSIEC

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The Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has appointed a former Secretary to Abia State Government (SSG), Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa as chairman, Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), ABN TV reports. Prof. Mkpa is also a former Vice-Chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU).   This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief of Staff to Governor, Dr...

Those Who Came On Platform Of Change Worse Than Those They Changed — Abaribe

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Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said Nigerians were currently going through pains, cautioning that the country needed to move in a different direction away from its present path.   The minority leader spoke on Thursday night at the Government House in Port Harcourt during a condolence visit by the Senate Minority Caucus to the state governor, Nyesom Wike, over...

Coronavirus: Sultan calls for special prayer over deadly disease

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The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has expressed concern over the outbreak of coronavirus and urged Nigerian Muslims to offer special prayers and fast over the further spread of the disease in the country. A statement signed by JNI’s Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, on behalf of the Sultan, charged Muslims...

FG yet to receive $300m Abacha loot — Malami

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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Tuesday that the latest recovered tranche of the funds looted by the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has yet to be repatriated to Nigeria. Malami, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu, was reacting...

COVID-19: Dangote donates N200m to contain spread in Nigeria

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Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has pledged N200 million to support the federal government’s effort at containing the spread of Covid-19 (CoronaVirus) in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of ADF, Zouera Youssoufou, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, said the donation was part of the Foundation’s cardinal objective. Ms Youssoufou said the foundation had earmarked N124 million to support facilities...

Bill To Financially Assist Security Agencies In Abia Passes First reading

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The Abia State Security Fund (ASSF) Bill, 2020, on Tuesday March 3, 2020 passed its First Reading at the state House of Assembly presided over by the Speaker, Rt.Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji. The Bill Sponsored by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Solomon Akpulonu seeks to to Establish a Fund to assist Security Agencies in Abia State and for...

Arochukwu PDP stakeholders thank Ikpeazu, Nkole over efforts to resolve Isu communal crisis

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Members of People's Democratic Party, PDP, Arochukwu local government stakeholders have expressed gratitude to the Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, Hon. Uko Nkole for their efforts at ensuring a resolution of the crisis between Isu in Arochukwu local government area and Utuma in Baise local government area of Cross River State. This...

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