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Hon Otuwe Oji Condoles With Senator Kalu Over Wife’s Death
The APC Candidate for Ohafia North State Constituency, Abia State in the just concluded elections, Hon. Otuwe Kalu Oji has commiserated with the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on the death of his wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu. Mrs. Kalu died at the age of 61 in the United States of America. In a condolence message on Tuesday,...
COVID-19: Makinde apologises for holding PDP rally
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, apologised for allowing a Peoples Democratic Party ‘mega rally’ in the state even in the face of an emerging threat and fast-spreading coronavirus disease in Nigeria. No fewer than a thousand persons were present at the PDP rally, which had other governors of the party in attendance including Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa...
2023: CAN Urges Youths To Resist Vote Buying
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has charged youths across the country to be courageous during the 2023 election. The religious organization advised them to resist vote buying and selling in their domains. Joseph Daramola, Secretary General, CAN Youth Wing (YOWICAN) in Abuja made the call at a youth conference on Sunday. Daramola said youths had been battered psychologically and emotionally and...
55 Missing Cows: Imo Govt Bows To Pressure, Agrees To Pay N8m Compensation
The government of Imo State has agreed to pay a compensation fee of N8 million to some Fulani cattle rearers whose cows numbering up to 55 were declared missing. ABN TV reports that the resolution followed a meeting summoned by the Interim Management Committee chairman of Ezinihitte LGA, Imo State, F. S Onyeberechi last weekend at the council headquarters, Itu. Read...
Regimental Sergeant Major Building Commissioned At 14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ohafia (Photos, Video)
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Tuesday commissioned the Regimental Sergeant Major Building at the Brigade Headquarters Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ebem Ohafia, Abia State. The COAS who was represented by the General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General UT Musa said the structure is part of his agenda towards...
Female Corps Member Dies In Her Sleep
A member of the National Youths Service Corps deployed to Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Queen Eziuche, died on Sunday morning at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ikot Itie Udung in the Nsit Antai Local Government Area of the state. Eziuche, who was a Batch B member with the call-up number: NYSC/ISU/2020/0562, reportedly died in her sleep after the normal morning...
Ekiti New Governor, Oyebanji Sworn In
Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has been sworn in as the fifth democratically elected Governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji succeeded Kayode Fayemi, who served as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum. Oyebanji was sworn with his Deputy Chief Monisade Afuye, at the Ekiti Parapo Pavillon, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The ceremony was performed by Ekiti Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Oyebanji took the oath...
Alleged N1.4bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of NBA president
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until Feb. 11, the continuation of the trial of the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, charged with N1.4billion fraud. Usoro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 10 counts. Usoro was first arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan in December 2018 but...
I’m Not Ready To Listen To Any Nnamdi Kanu From DSS Custody, Hospital – Simon Ekpa
The self-acclaimed discipline of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa has vowed not to listen to Kanu from the custody of the DSS or hospital. This is in response to a handwritten letter by Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody, calling for an end to sit-at-home protest in the South East region. Ekpa who is...
NASS Leadership Holds Emergency Meeting With Labour To Prevent Nationwide Strike
In a last-ditch effort to avert a nationwide strike, the leadership of the National Assembly is currently meeting with organised labour in a closed-door session. The meeting, presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, aims to find a compromise and prevent the strike scheduled to begin soon. Akpabio urged labour leaders to show understanding, assuring that the National Assembly is committed...
