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No Student Should Be Victimized For Leadership Failures — Peter Obi
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi has called on Nigerian leaders to make education and citizen welfare a top priority, warning that students must not be made to bear the consequences of poor governance. In a statement shared via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, Obi expressed deep concern over the growing challenges faced by medical...
Abia Speaker Visits Journalist Whose Wife Delivered First Child After 11 Years In Marriage (PHOTOS)
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji on Thursday visited the Director ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali at his residence in Umuahia. The Speaker who came in the company of his aides had visited to rejoice with Okali and his wife, who welcomed their first baby last week after their 11 years of marital union. He congratulated...
APC Shuts Down National Secretariat To Mourn Former President Muhammadu Buhari
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has closed its national secretariat, known as "Buhari House," in Abuja to mourn the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s leader from 2015 to 2023, died on Sunday in London at the age of 82 after battling an undisclosed illness. The APC headquarters is named in his honour. In...
NLC Exhibiting Unpatriotism With Protest Over Hardship — Umahi
Minister of Works David Umahi has described as unpatriotic the national protests by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). His comment, made on Monday while inspecting the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road, is in reaction to the recent protests by the NLC over the precarious economic situation in the country. Soaring inflation, at 29.9 per cent in February, and the consequent cost of living...
NHIA, Roche FMC Launch Cost-Sharing Initiative For Cancer Treatment
The National Health Insurance Authority, Roche Pharmaceuticals and the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, have launched a cost-sharing initiative to help cancer patients reduce financial barriers to accessing oncology care. The partnership is also to enhance cancer care accessibility, improve treatment outcomes, and shield Nigerians from the high costs associated with cancer treatment. Speaking on Friday in Abuja, during a presentation on...
Chidi Offor-Okenwa, Enugu FA Chairman, Is Dead
Chidi Offor-Okenwa, chairman of Enugu State Football Association, has reportedly died of organ failure. TheCable learnt the late Chidi Offor-Okenwa had been sick and was hospitalised before he was discharged last week. “Chairman has been sick for a while now and he was in the hospital for three weeks before he was discharged last week,” a source told TheCable. Read Also: Popular...
Oshoala Signs Two-year Contract With Al-Hilal
Six-time African Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, has signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal. This was after she passed a routine medical at the Riyadh club. She joined the Saudi club after a season with American club Bay FC. ‘Agba baller’ as Oshoala is fondly called, has now joined fellow Super Falcons stars, Ashleigh Plumptre and Francisca...
Christmas: Sen. Kalu Urges Politicians To Work For The People, Preaches Unity
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Former Governor of Abia State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Kalu has urged Nigerians to embrace peace and unity. In his Christmas and end-of-year message, the former Governor called on the political class to work for the growth and progress of the people. While stressing the imperative of unity as a panacea for development, Kalu noted that Nigeria's...
Ikpeazu To Present 2023 Budget To Abia Assembly Today
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu will today present the 2023 Appropriation Bill to the Abia State House of Assembly for consideration, ABN TV reports. The budget presentation will take place at House of Assembly Complex, Umuahia at 12 noon, Onyebuchi Ememanka, chief press secretary to the governor announced. This is expected to be the governor's last budget as state...
Assailants Attacked Our Home, Missed My Father — Oyedepo’s Daughter
Love Ogah, the daughter of renowned Nigerian clergyman and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has shared a startling account of an assassination attempt on her father during her secondary school years. Speaking during a recent sermon, Ogah recounted how a group of hired assassins stormed their home with the intent to kill Bishop Oyedepo. According to her,...
