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Ikpeazu Bans Street Trading At Opobo Junction Aba
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has ordered the Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS) to, as a matter urgency, rid the popular Opobo Junction area at Ogbor Hill of forms of street trading. Also Read: Ikpeazu Appoints Ikeokwu Chinedu General Manager TIMAAS Governor Ikpeazu gave this order to the General Manager of the agency, Engr. Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu while on...
Bala Lau Demands ₦100 Million From Sahara Reporters For Reporting His Death
The national leader of the Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna (JIBWIS), also known as the Izala Society, Sheikh Bala Lau, has demanded ₦100 Million compensation from Sahara Reporters for announcing that he had died. They had reported (on May 10th) that Sheikh Bala Lau had died and that social distancing guidelines were not adhered to at his...
PTF Advise Governors To Suspend Interstate Movements Of Almajirai
The Presidential Task Force, PTF also advised governors to suspend interstate movements of Almajirai so as not to frustrate efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern Governors’ Forum, in a statement issued after its meeting on April 21 unanimously decided to ban the Almajirai system of education. They decided that the children should be sent back to their parents or states...
In Africa, We Marry For Children Not Love – Enugu North Senator
Chukwuka Utazi, senator representing Enugu North, says in Africa, people do not marry for love, but to have children. Utazi made the comment while contributing to a debate on a bill seeking to prevent, control and manage sickle cell anaemia in the country, on Tuesday. The bill is being sponsored by Sam Egwu, senator representing Ebonyi north. While making his point, the...
Reps Ask FG To Stop Repatriation Of Almajiri Children
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Federal Government to intervene and immediately halt the repatriation of the Almajiri children to their states of origin. This formed part of the resolutions of the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. They made the call following a motion sponsored by a member...
I Support Buhari’s Decision On Madagascar’s COVID-19 Herbal Remedy – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, former Anambra state governor, says he supports President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision on Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal drug, COVID-Organics. Obi expressed his support for Buhari’s decision in a tweet on Tuesday. The tweet read: “I firmly support the authorisation of @MBuhari for importation and subjection of the Madagascar #COVID19 Syrup to standard validation process for pharmaceuticals, and possibly for use in...
God Revealed That Hard Times Will Follow After Lockdown – Prophet T. B. Joshua
THE founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T. B. Joshua, has said that God revealed to him that hard times will follow immediately after the lockdown, advising everyone to cut their coat according to their cloth. He said to survive, some may have to “withdraw from the city to rural life or to...
Bayelsa Intercepts Two Busloads Of Almajiri
The Bayelsa State government on Monday intercepted and sent back another two busloads of Quranic education pupils, more popularly known as “Almajiri” at the Glory Land entry point into Yenagoa. Freston Akpor, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Orientation and also a member of the state’s Covid-19 Taskforce, said that in quick response, the operatives stationed at...
P&ID: US Judge Grants Nigeria’s Request To Access Bank Statements Of Jonathan, Diezani
P&ID: A New York judge has granted Nigeria’s request to subpoena 10 banks in the US regarding access to bank account statements of some of Nigeria’s former top public officeholders. In September 2019, a UK court awarded $9.6 billion against Nigeria in favour of Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID). In a bid to overturn the $9.6 billion arbitration award, as reported...
How Ikpeazu’s Proactiveness Saved Abia From COVID-19 Invasion — Ijiriji
Hon. Emmanuel Ndubuisi popularly known as Ijiriji has commended the Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu for his intervention in ensuring that the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic does not invade the state. Ijiriji is the member representing Bende South Constituency, Abia State House of Assembly. The lawmaker said the low number of confirmed cases in Abia State is a testimony that the...
