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Abia Speaker Partners NOA, Others, To Stop Violence Against All Persons
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has committed to using his office to continue to advocate for a halt to all forms of violence to all persons including the weak and the vulnerable as well as sexual and gender-based violence. ABN TV reports that the Speaker made the commitment recently during a working visit...
Anger As ABSU Mandates Students To Pay ₦15,000 “Pandemic Prevention Fee”
The management of Abia State University (ABSU), is allegedly demanding N15,000 “pandemic prevention fee” from students as they resume for the completion of their 2019/2020 academic session. In a memo signed by the institution’s registrar, Acho Elendu, obtained by ABN TV, the school said this has become important for the health of the students. The memo further instructed returning students to...
2023 Election: INEC Resumes Voter Registration, Budgets N1 Billion
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. The sum of N1billion has also been earmarked by INEC for the exercise. This announcement was made on Wednesday by Chairman of the Electoral body, Professor Mahmood Yakubu during a budget defence...
#USElection2020: Trump, Biden Await Results In 7 States
President Donald Trump & Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — meaning both Trump and Biden...
End Street Protests, Dialogue With Government – Buhari Tells Nigerian Youths
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja appealed to Nigerian youths to end street protests and participate in meaningful discussions with the government aimed at comprehensive reforms to end all forms of police brutality against Nigerians. The President spoke in his message to the maiden National Youth Day celebration, observed on November 1, coinciding with the African Youth Day celebration. Against...
BREAKING: US Seal Team Rescue Abducted American In Nigeria
The United States forces say they have rescued an American citizen who is being held hostage in northern Nigeria. In a statement, Jonathan Hoffman, the Pentagon spokesman, said the rescue operation was conducted on Saturday morning. The American was reportedly abducted in the Niger Republic on Tuesday and subsequently moved to Nigeria. “U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early...
#EndSARS: Go For Confession, Submit To Security Agents Now – Abia Revenue Consultant Tells Looters
A Revenue Consultant to Abia state government, Ubah Chiemezuo has called on individuals who took advantage of the #EndSARS protests to loot public and private property to go for confession and submit themselves to security agencies. While expressing appreciation to organizers of the #EndSARS movement for their doggedness and resilience, he urged them to observe gradually the action of the...
Adamawa Governor Threatens To Demolish Houses Of COVID-19 Palliative Looters
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, has given all those who looted COVID-19 relief items in the state 12 hours to return them. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, Fintiri threatened to demolish any building that houses the stolen items. On Sunday, a mob hit a warehouse in Yola, the state capital, carting away food items such as spaghetti, groundnut oil and cartons of...
We’ve Identified The Barracks Of Soldiers Who Shot Protesters In Lekki – Falana
Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, says the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB) has identified the barracks of the soldiers who opened fire on protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. On Tuesday, soldiers opened fire on the protesters who blocked the toll gate while demanding an end to police brutality. The issue sparked outrage across the globe. Speaking when...
Fish Out IPOB Members – Wike Tells Council Chairmen, Youths
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has charged the 23 council chairmen, and youths in the state to fish members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) in the State. Governor has also warned that any council chairman that allows IPOB to hold processions and hoist its flag within their jurisdiction in Rivers State, risk sack. He made this...
