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JUST IN: Hon. Tony Onyenweaku Dumps APGA
The APGA 2019 Candidate, Umuahia East State Constituency of Abia State, Hon Tony Onyenweaku has resigned his membership of the party. In a letter dated 15/5/2020, addressed to the Ndume Ward Chairman, Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia State, Hon. Onyenweaku said the resignation is in good faith. He also expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity of using its platform to...
“I Donated My Allawee To Orphans Because I Lost My Parents At Very Young Age” – NYSC Member Says
A member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abia State, Nkoro Eberechi Paullucy has said he donated his N30,000 allowance to the orphanage home in order to help them not to feel the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. While making this known to ABN TV on Friday, the NYSC member currently serving at Government House, Oyo state said coming...
Boko Haram Could Exploit COVID-19 Pandemic To Launch Attacks, UN Warns Nigeria
The United Nations, UN has warned that Boko Haram insurgents could exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to carry out attacks in parts of Nigeria. In its newly released security threat information and advisory, the United Nations Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS), however, said the attacks could be prevented if adequate measures are in place. UNDSS said intelligence shows such attacks could be...
Fruit Seller Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Delta
A 29-year-old fruit seller has tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus pandemic in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu confirmed the new case in his verified Whatsapp page. He, however, did not confirm that the new case is a fruit seller, but a dependable source told Vanguard that the new case...
Buhari Planning To Steal ₦13.5Bn Through School Feeding Programme — PDP
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP has accused the Nigerian Government of planning to steal ₦13.5bn while disguising the plan as feeding school children during COVID-19 pandemic. Kola Olognondiyan, PDP spokesperson, in a statement, questioned the rationale behind feeding school children with ₦13.5bn while schools were indefinitely shut due to Coronavirus outbreak. The statement reads in part, “While it is clear that...
COVID-19: Advise Your Kinsmen, Abia Gov’t Tells Northern Community Leaders
Abia State Government has called on the leadership of northern communities in the state to strongly advise their members against inviting or receiving their kinsmen from other parts of the country into the state until the ongoing war against COVID-19 is won. Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barr Chris Ezem, made...
Three Men Escape Unhurt After Container Fell On Their Car In Lagos (Photos)
Three men gracefully came out unhurt after they were involved in a ghastly accident involving a car they were travelling in and a container carrying goods. ABN TV gathered. According to some eyewitnesses, the accident occurred at Liverpool in Apapa, Lagos — a rather ecstatic social media user who shared a video from the scene of the incident, showed off...
98-Year-Old Woman Recovers From COVID-19 In Lagos
A 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made this known via his Twitter handle, said the woman was part of the 26 patients who were discharged in the state on Wednesday. According to the governor, she is the oldest COVID-19 patient to recover in the state. He tweeted, “Today, we discharged a 98-year-old woman, our oldest COVID-19...
IPOB Denies Alleged Arrest Of 9 Suspected Members With AK-47 Rifles In Delta
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied reports claiming that some members of the group were arrested with AK-47 rifles in Delta State by the Nigeria Police. DAILY POST had reported that The Delta Police Command, on Wednesday arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed group. Reacting, IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Thursday stated that those arrested were...
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...
