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Gov. Ikpeazu Set To Check Ndiegoro Flood, Fix Ngwa Road In Aba
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu says massive construction work at various roads around Ndiegoro axis of Aba, including Ngwa Road, Obohia Road, and their environs would commence in two weeks as the State has signed funding agreement and paid its own counterpart fund for the N27.4bn World Bank assisted project. The Governor disclosed this while speaking in...
Lockdown: Youth Protest As Pregnant Woman In Labour Dies In Police Checkpoint
Aggrieved youth on Thursday staged a protest in Abigi, Ogun State, following the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs Opeoluwa Waidat Adedeji, at a police checkpoint. The protesters, who stormed the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters, blamed policemen manning the checkpoint for her death. The mother of six lost her life while on the way to the hospital for delivery. The deceased pregnant...
INEC Approves Policy To Conduct Elections Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has approved a policy to conduct elections despite the outbreak of coronavirus, COVID-19 in the country. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He disclosed that the strategy tagged “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic” would be released on Monday...
Post COVID-19: Help Us Develop Blueprint, Ikpeazu Begs New Economic Advisory C’tee
The Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has inaugurated the State Post COVID-19 Economic Advisory Council with a charge to them to develop a blueprint for the state to manage its economy beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor told the members of the Council, at an online meeting on Friday, to take into consideration the shocks generated by the pandemic and...
Man Set Pregnant Sister Ablaze For Slapping Their Mother
The Lagos state police command has arrested a young man simply identified as Chima for allegedly setting his pregnant elder sister, Victoria, 20, ablaze at their residence around CAC Bus Stop in Okokomaiko, Ojo, on May 14. According to ABN TV reports, Chima and Victoria, who was said to be two months pregnant, were on the day of the incident, in the...
Abia Assembly Mourns Late Solomon Ogunji
......Says he served the State Meritoriously Members of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly during plenary on Wednesday, 27th May 2020, commiserated with Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Ogunji family and the people of Abia State over the unfortunate demise of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji. The House described the late Commissioner as a man known for standing...
Court Orders Immediate Release Of Sen. Kalu
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday gave an order for immediate release of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator representing Abia North. Kalu, a former governor of Abia state has been in Kuje Correctional facility since December last year after he was convicted on allegations bordering on corruption. The Supreme Court last month upturned the conviction for not following...
Five States To Be Reimbursed ₦148 Billion For Fixing Federal Roads
The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the reimbursement of funds expended on federal roads by some state governments. The total sum to be reimbursed to five states is N148,141,987,161.25. Among states shortlisted to benefit include Cross River N18,394,737,608.85, Ondo N7,822,147,577.08, Osun N2,468,938,876.78, Bayelsa N38,040,564,783.40 and Rivers N78,953,067,518.29. ABN TV reports that The memo was presented by the Minister of Works and...
Abia Govt Seals Church In Aba For Violating State COVID-19 Guidelines
Chapel of Answers International Located at Jubilee Road in Aba has been Sealed for violating the Abia State Government guidelines on Social Distancing, Having more than 50 Worshippers Per Stream, No Face Mask by Members and Running Weekly Activities. The Church was Sealed Today Wednesday 17th June 2020 by the Enforcement Team of the Ministry of Environment Aba Zone. Recently Aba...
Okonjo-Iweala Disqualified From Vying For WTO DG
The African Union has disqualified Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from vying for the office of the Director-General, DG of the World Trade Organisation, WTO SaharaReporters has exclusively gathered. In July 2019, the Executive Council of the AU invited member states to present nominations into the office of the DG of the WTO so that the AU would agree on a consensus...
