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Ohanaeze Declares Simon Ekpa Wanted With $50,000 Reward To Anyone Who Knows His Location
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has asked the people of the Southeast to ignore the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu. It placed a $50, 000 bounty on the Finland-based Ekpa. Ekpa had declared sit-at-home on Monday and Tuesday across the Southeast. READ ALSO: Abducted Imo LG Boss Beheaded, Assailants Publish Video On His WhatsApp Status However, the Secretary-General...
Nmuri Bailey Bridge Ohafia Re-opens For Use After Rehabilitation
The popular Nmuri Bailey Bridge along Umuahia Bende Ozu ABAM Ohafia Road Route F107 which was temporarily closed for rehabilitation has finally reopened after it was certified fit for vehicular traffic again following the successful completion of the job. Hon. Uko Nkole, member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency who facilitated the project made the announcement on Thursday in a statement...
NIS Apprehends 522 Human Traffickers, Victims
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested no fewer than 522 human traffickers and their victims in 2023, the Comptroller General, Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has said. Adepoju, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja on activities lined up to mark International Migrants Day on Dec. 18, said the traffickers and victims were handed over to the...
Supreme Court: PDP to protest at EU, AU Abuja embassies today
The leadership and other critical stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Tuesday (today) protest at the embassies of the European Union and the African Union in Abuja. The protest will involve members of the PDP National Working Committee, the Board of Trustees, other national leadership, members of the National Assembly, and other stakeholders, according to a statement on...
“The Heat Is Too Much, Our Husbands No Longer Touch Us” – Rivers Women Protest
Aggrieved women have protested the lack of power supply in the Mile 2 and Mile 3 areas of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. They lamented that their husbands no longer make love to them because of heat. “Our husbands are no longer touching us because of heat,” they said. The angry women stormed the office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) on...
FEC Approves N142.24bn E-Customs Project
Amid controversy, the Federal government has approved an e-Customs modernization project at N142.24 billion. The approval is coming amid reports of an existing court order restraining the e-custom project from proceeding. Meanwhile, Clem Agba, the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning said he is unaware of any court order on the project. READ ALSO: Osun Govt Warns At Arbitrary Parking, Use...
Stop Sabotaging My Efforts Or Lose The Premises, Ikpeazu Warns School Road Market Traders
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has warned traders who do business along School Road Aba that his administration will shut down the market permanently if they do not improve the sanitary conditions of the area. The Governor made this known on Sunday when he received a report of the ongoing desilting of the major drainage channel that passes through the area. In a...
Rep. Ben Kalu Salutes Bende At New Year, Says 2023 Opportunity To Stand For Good Governance
Member representing Bende federal constituency of Abia State, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has congratulated the people of the Constituency as the world ushers in new year, saying it provides the people with opportunity to stand for good governance, growth, and development of the constituency, state, and nation at large. The lawmaker expressed hope and optimism for the new year is filled...
Tinubu Suspends Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Betta Edu
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the minister’s suspension in a statement on Monday afternoon. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account. In a letter allegedly signed by the humanitarian minister, she...
Retired Soldiers Storm Ministry Of Defence, Protest Unpaid Allowances
Military veterans under the aegis of the Retired Members of Nigerian Armed Forces and the Coalition of Concerned Military Veterans, staged the third phase of their protests over the non-payment of their Security Debarment Allowance, among others, at the Ministry of Defence, in Abuja on Monday. The protesters pitched a tent and blocked access to the Ministry of Defence located...
