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Gov. Otti Praises Julius Berger Over Work At Port Harcourt Road, Promises Early Completion (PHOTOS)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on Port Harcourt Road, being handled by Julius Berger. Governor Otti also showed satisfaction with the level of work done on other road projects currently going on in Aba, assuring that some of the roads will be commissioned before the rains set in. The Governor according to...
Gov. Otti Visits Scene Of Burnt Ahia Ohuru Market, Promises To Rebuild Structure
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Sunday paid a visit to the section of Ahia Ohuru (New Market) at Ngwa Road, Aba, which was gutted by fire Saturday night. Governor Otti headed straight to the market after worshiping at the Methodist Church, Wesley Cathedral, Aba, where he joined the congregation at the Annual Covenant Thanksgiving Service. In a release by...
Abia Assembly Clerk To Return 6 Vehicles Received From Previous Administration
The Judicial Panel of Enquiry set up by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to probe the administration of his predecessor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the state Assembly Clerk, John Pedro Irokansi to return over 6 Vehicles he collected from Previous, ABN TV reports. He was said to have received the six vehicles from the immediate-past administration in the...
Lagos Ranks 19th Best City To Visit, Defeats Glasgow, Dubai, Miami
Lagos has been ranked as the 19th best city to visit in the world, according to Time Out, a British media and hospitality company that publishes guides and magazines. Here is the full list of the best cities to visit in the world 1. New York City, United States 2. Cape Town, South Africa 3. Berlin, Germany 4. London, United Kingdom 5. Madrid, Spain 6. Mexico City,...
EU To Fund Vaccine Research In Nigeria With €18 Million
The European Union (EU) has said it will invest €18 million to fund vaccine research in Nigeria. The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Samuela Isopi, disclosed this in Abuja at the presentation of the National Plan for Vaccine Research and Development and Local Production 2024-2034. The plan was developed by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research...
End Of First Term: Gov. Diri Directs Cabinet Members To Start Preparing Handover Notes
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed members of the state executive council to start preparing their handover notes as his first term in office winds down. Diri, who assumed office as governor of the state on February 14, 2020, will be sworn in again for a second term on February 14, after winning his re-election during the November...
Hadiza Bala Usman Makes Revelation On Category Of Ministers That May Be Sacked By Tinubu
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy and Coordination and Head, Central Delivery and Coordination Unit, Hadiza Bala Usman, says her principal will drop ministers who do not deliver on their mandates. Usman said the president was serious about delivering on his promise to make life better and easier for Nigerians. She spoke at the opening of the technical retreat...
Saudi Arabia Says It’ll Permit Sale Of Alcohol To Non-Muslim Diplomats
Saudi Arabia plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told AFP on Wednesday. Alcohol “will be sold to non-Muslim diplomats” who previously had to import alcohol via a diplomatic pouch, one of the sources said. Prohibition has been the law of the land in Saudi Arabia since 1952,...
Tinubu Not Planning To Relocate FCT To Lagos, Presidency Insists
The Presidency has maintained that there are no plans to move the Federal Capital to Lagos as speculated in some quarters. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, stated this in a statement via his official X handle on Wednesday. He said, "President Tinubu has no plan whatsoever to move the Federal Capital to Lagos....
NAFDAC, Customs Set Ablaze Unregistered Products In Sokoto
The Nigerian Customs Service in collaboration with National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, on Wednesday set ablaze large quantity of counterfeit goods certified to be unfit for human consumption in Sokoto. This, according to the Controller of Customs, Sokoto/Zamfara, Musa Omale, is in line with the service mandate of smuggling suppression. The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command conducted the destruction...
