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Shettima’s Statesmanship Patriotic – Abiodun Hails
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun congratulates VP Senator Kashim Shettima on his 58th birthday, describing him as a reliable patriot. In a statement on Monday, signed by his media aide, Kayode Akinmade, Abiodun lauded the former Governor of Borno State as an intellectual par excellence who has significantly applied his rich academic expertise to governance and civil administration. The governor affirmed...
Edo Guber: Okpebholo Will Correct Wrongs Of Obaseki – APC
Barely three months before the Edo State governorship election, the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, when elected governor of the state, would right the wrongs of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. DAILY POST reports that Kassim Afegbua, media consultant to the campaign council, gave the assurance on Sunday in...
Bauchi Govt Shuts Down Schools As Diphtheria Kills Five Students
Five students have reportedly died of suspected diphtheria in the Jamaare local government area of Bauchi State. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, (BSPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, who disclosed this on Wednesday said the affected schools in the local government area have been closed to avoid more outbreaks. Mohamed said out of the 28 suspected...
Lagos Govt Extends Registration For Basic Education Certificate Examination
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has extended the deadline for the registration of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement on Thursday by Orunsolu Adebayo, Director of Lagos State Examinations Board, announced the postponement. The board informed Public Junior Secondary Schools and approved Private Junior Secondary and Special Schools that the deadline earlier fixed for April 14 has...
Miyetti Allah Fights Back, Says Anti Open Grazing Law Satanic, Vows Not To Leave South
HERDERS will continue to graze their cattle in Southern Nigeria despite the September deadline given by Southern governors to begin the implementation of the anti-open grazing law in the region, the Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has declared. The group, which described the anti-open grazing law of the Southern governors as “satanic,” also proclaimed that the Federal Capital...
Ooni Of Ife Marries 4th Wife, Ashley Adegoke (PHOTOS)
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday, married another wife, Princess Ashley Adegoke, ABN TV learnt. The wedding was held at the bride's family house situated on Olubose Street, along Ede road, IIe-Ife. Olori Ashley is one of the women the first class monarch has married in recent days.
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Challenges NPC On Nigeria’s Accurate Population Figure, Seeks Igbo Support For Tinubu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has charged the newly inaugurated commissioners on the Board of the National Population Commission (NPC) to ensure that the next census will give the actual statistics of Nigeria's population. He said that knowing the figure was essential to economic planning and the spread of infrastructure across the country. The...
2023: Buhari In Strategic Close Door Meeting With Tinubu (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari receives APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu In Strategic Close Door Meetings in State House on 21st Dec 2022.
Governor Ikpeazu Suspends All Taxes Over Naira Scarcity
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the State Board of Internal Revenue to suspend the collection of taxes in all markets across the State, with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement on Monday by the chief press secretary to the governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka made available to ABN TV. Governor Ikpeazu who gave this directive while speaking...
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...
