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No Part Of Abia Will Be Left Behind, Gov. Otti Vows As He Commissions 3 New Roads In Aba (Photos)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has formally commissioned three-newly reconstructed roads in Aba with an assurance that no part of the state will be left behind. The roads commissioned are Udeagbala Road, Umuimo Road and MCC/Old Express Road. Governor Otti described the three roads as strategic, saying that the Udeagbala and Umuimo roads in particular are more or less alternative...
Group Seeks Dino Melaye’s Arrest Over Alleged Murder, Cites US Damning Report
Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria has urged the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun to arrest and investigate the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Sen. Dino Melaye over an alleged 2007 murder. The group while citing a US report of 2008 alleged that Dino Melaye who was declared winner of a 2007...
Sam Onuigbo Nominated As One Of 30 Global Leaders On Climate Change
The sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act 2021– often referred to as the “Sam Onuigbo Act— and Governing Board Member and Chairman Committee on Security, Special Interventions, and Climate Change, of the North East Development Commission(NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo has been nominated as part of the Climate Action 30 Global Leaders 2023. This is part of Business Insider’s One...
Dep. Speaker, Ben Kalu Decries Poor Funding Of Welfare Institutions, Assures NASS Support
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said inadequate funding of critical justice and social welfare institutions was hampering their ability to carry out their mandates effectively, and thereby compromising the welfare of most citizens, especially the vulnerable ones. Kalu stated this in Abuja at a meeting in his office with a delegation from the...
Tinubu Very Modest, Only Lived In 3-Bedroom Before Election — Bagudu
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has described President Bola Tinubu as a humble man, who lives a modest life. Speaking at the close of the three-day Cabinet Retreat held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Friday, Bagudu rued the controversy surrounding the purchase of a yacht, stressing that it was not intended for the President’s...
France To Return Additional $150 Million Of Abacha Loot
The Presidency on Friday said France will return $150 million looted by former Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Bola Tinubu commended the European country for the decision. Receiving the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, the highly-elated President hailed...
Appeal Court Affirms Elections Of Senators Ndume, Lawan
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the elections of Senators Ali Ndume and Kaka Lawan, both of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Borno South and Borno Central Senatorial Districts, respectively. A three-member court panel, led by Justice Biobele Georgewill, dismissed two appeals challenging senators’ elections for lacking merit. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ndume and Lawan...
PDP Will Bounce Back – Bode George Assures
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has expressed optimism of the party bouncing back. George vowed to ensure that the PDP regains its glory days, hence he urged members to be steadfast. Cracks emanated from the PDP after its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, named the former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate for...
We Will Prioritize Your Welfare – Speaker Abbas Assures NASS Workers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Abbas Tajudeen, has assured National Assembly workers of his willingness and readiness to mobilize resources for their better welfare. Speaker Abbas told the workers, under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly chapter, that he would reach out to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill...
Imo Guber: Paid Detractors Planning To Disrupt Poll Using Our Name – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has alleged that some paid detractors are planning to disrupt the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu, distanced the group from such a plot to disrupt the upcoming election. Madu alleged that these detractors were using the name of MASSOB to issue threats capable...
