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TIMAAS Stops Traffic Enforcement In Aba [Check Affected Areas]

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Traffic And Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State, TIMAAS says it has put a stop to all forms of Traffic enforcement around Brass Junction, Eziukwu Road Roundabout & Bata Roundabout all in Aba, ABN TV reports. General Manager of TIMAAS Comdr Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu, says this has become necessary until necessary signages are installed at the designated points. The Director of...

Kylian Mbappe Is PSG’s New Pride – Neymar

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Paris Saint Germain (PSG) striker, Neymar has described teammate Kylian Mbappe as the new pride of the team. Neymar made this known on Tuesday ahead of the PSG’s second leg clash against reigning Champions League holder, Bayern Munich in Paris today. Recall that Mbappe netted a brace in the team’s 3-2 win over Bayern Munich last week Wednesday at the Allianz...

Prof. Ibe Salutes New Abia NUJ Chairman, Pledges Support For Media Practice

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Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu and chairman Proprietors of Private Universities in Nigeria, Prof Gregory Ibe has congratulated the newly elected chairman of the Abia state chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr. Victor Ndukwe with a pledge to consolidate on an existing partnership with the union to advance the practice of journalism in the state. In a congratulatory...

All Assembly Members Supporting Nonpayment Of Workers Not Useful To Abians — APC

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The opposition APC in Abia State has tackled the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Ifeanyi Uchendu over a comment against the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu for demanding payment of salaries to workers. The APC expressed regret that some members of the State Assembly are supporting nonpayment of workers in the state, saying they...

New IGP: We Stand By Buhari’s Choice, Says Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Wordwide, has distanced itself from a report fingering it of condemning the recent appointment of the new Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba. In a statement sent to newsmen by Ambassador Obizoba Chiemelu Tony, Director General Strategic Planning and Implementations, the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, averred that it would never oppose the dictates of...

Another House Of Representatives Member Dies

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House of Representatives has lost another member, Hon. Sulaiman Aliyu Lere.  He was said to have died at a hospital in Kaduna after a brief illness on Tuesday. Lere, who recently returned to the House after the Court of Appeal reinstated him reportedly died at the popular Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna. His death is coming barely four days after member representing...

There Can’t Be Any Republic Called Biafra Again, Buhari’s Aide Onochie Says

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Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says there will never be a Republic of Biafra again. She stated this on Monday following Imo attacks which the police have accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra of being the masterminds. Onochie, who is from Southern Nigeria, tweeted a video showing the...

For Carrying ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ Posters, Two Arrested In Kogi

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The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Edeh, has confirmed the arrest of two persons for embarking on a smear campaign against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in Lokoja. Speaking with our correspondent on Monday in Lokoja, the CP said around 2.30am on Monday, personnel of the command arrested two young men, who were painting buildings and pasting...

Former Delta Acting Governor Sam Obi Is Dead

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Former Acting Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sam Obi is dead. He died in the early hours of Saturday. Circumstances leading to his sudden was not known as at press time, but a dependable source confirmed that his body has been deposited in a mortuary in Asaba. The late Sam Obi represented the Ika North East State Constituency in the...

Police Commence Investigation Into Death Of 22 Cows In Ondo

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Ondo state police command is investigating the cause of the death of 22 cows in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the State. The sad incident was said to have thrown the university community into panic and confusion. The cows belonging to one Ibrahim Saliu were rumoured to have been poisoned by some persons who are envious of Mr....

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