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I’m Pained FG Didn’t Allow Me To Reconstruct Osisioma-Eke Akpara-Owerrinta Road — Ikpeazu
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed regret that the federal government rejected his request to reconstruct the Osisioma - Eke Akpara - Owerrinta Road with rigid Pavement technology up to Eke Akpara, saying this has delayed the progress of work on the road. According to the governor, his desire to reconstruct the road is to give the Petroleum...
Insecurity: You Must Use Space To Solve Nigeria’s Problems, Buhari Tasks NASRDA
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to effectively utilise the satellite facilities at its disposal towards resolving the critical issues confronting Nigeria, particularly in the areas of security, improved communication, and digital penetration as well as agriculture. The President gave this charge while chairing the 2021 National Space Council meeting at the Statehouse...
You’ll Pay Me N500m For Damaging My House, Cars — Igboho Writes FG
Embattled Sunday Igboho on Saturday wrote a petition to the federal government protesting damage to his residence, cars and other property by state agents. He estimated his losses at N500million and demanded same as reparation. Igboho, in a letter through his counsel Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN) also sought a public apology for what he called violation of his fundamental rights during...
I’m Not Partisan, I Can Be INEC Commissioner, Buhari’s Aide Onochie Says
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, says she is not partisan but follow due process in all she does.... She stated this in an opening remarks during her screening as INEC national commissioner nominee by the Senate Committee on INEC. She said, “I’ve no partisanship in my blood. I have seen many petitions against my nomination...
Terrorism: FG, World Bank To Invest N59.9bn In North East To Prevent Hunger, Famine
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank and the G7 countries, on Thursday, launched the famine prevention programme for the North-East. The G7 countries, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are supporting the Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Compact with $382m (about N59.9bn), to prevent hunger occasioned by the Boko Haram insurgency...
We Must Treat Youths Well, Prioritize Merit To Get Our Future Right, Says Adesina
The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has said the future of Nigeria depends on what it does today with its dynamic youth population, stating that the demographic advantage must be turned into a first rate and well-trained work force, for Nigeria, for the region and for the world. Delivering a convocation lecture at the American University of...
Police Arrest Mastermind Of Haiti President’s Assassination
Haiti’s national police on Sunday announced the arrest of the suspected mastermind in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. A Haitian doctor living in the U.S. state of Florida was arrested, police chief Leon Charles said at a news conference. The suspected killers called him after the attack and evidence was found in his flat, Charles said. The 63-year-old doctor recently arrived...
Don’t Mistake Me For A Cultist, Criminal, I’m Just An Artiste, ‘King Of Madness Tells Police’
A young man who identified himself as King of Madness has been arrested and paraded by the Lagos State Police Command. Speaking with Correspondents during the parade, the young man stated that landing at the police command is something he finds hard to believe. He said he was arrested after some policemen stopped the Uber ride he had boarded on his...
Prisons Officer Impregnates Inmate’s Wife Who Wanted Divorce Over Husband’s Incarceration
Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa has initiated a high-level disciplinary procedure into the circumstances leading to an illicit marriage contract between the Officer in Charge of the Suleja Custodial Centre, AbdulRahman Musa, an Assistant Controller of Corrections and the wife of an inmate under his custody. The inmate (names withheld) is currently awaiting trial at the...
Ohanaeze Youths Carpet Buhari, Say He’s Unrepentant Tyrant, Feasts On Impunity
The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide--the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has berated the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, accusing it of thriving in tyranny and impunity. Further describing President Muhammadu Buhari as unrepentant tyrant, OYC expressed displeasure over what it called judiciary impunity and unwarranted measures over the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of...
