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Create Aba state, Release Nnamdi Kanu – Ohanaeze Makes Five Demands From Tinubu
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to disregard the minority of Igbos crying foul over appointments. Ohanaeze asserted that an overwhelming 99 percent of the Igbo population fully supports the Southeast Charter of Demands and demands immediate attention from President Tinubu. The Southeast Charter of Demands, which Ohanaeze Ndigbo has championed since June 2023, encompasses...
Chief Of Defence Staff Talks Tough, Says Era Of Electoral Violence, Ballot Box Snatching Over
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has assured that the off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states will be peaceful and credible in line with the directive of President Bola Tinubu. Gen. Musa stated this on Tuesday when he led other senior officers on a courtesy visit to the governor, Senator Douye Diri, at Government House,...
INEC To Receive N18bn To Conduct Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo Elections – FG
The Federal Government has said N18bn would be given to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo gubernatorial elections. Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, made the disclosure after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, on Monday. Speaking of the urgency of the requested N2.1 trillion 2023 supplementary budget,...
No Plans To Redenominate Naira – CBN Clarifies
The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied claims that it plans to redenominate the country’s currency, Naira, with effect from January 2023. Isa AbdulMumin, CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, made this known on Tuesday in a statement. The reaction of the apex bank comes following a claim suggesting it plans to redenominate the country’s legal tender. The Bank refuted the claim, noting...
INEC To Get N18bn For Conduct Of Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission will get N18bn for the conduct of the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections. The polls are billed for November 11, 2023, and according to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu, the electoral umpire will get the fund out of the N2.1 trillion 2023 supplementary budget. Bagudu spoke on Monday at the State...
Sen. Kalu Mourns Demise Of Pioneer Sec General Of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof Ben Nwabueze
Former Governor of Abia State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed sadness over the passing of the pioneer Secretary General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and former Minister of Education, Professor Ben Nwabueze. Extolling the virtues of the late elder statesman, Kalu acknowledged the remarkable contributions of the late legal luminary to the social, economic and political...
Mama Tourism, Onyekachi Urges Govt To Develop Arochukwu Waterfall (Photos, Video)
The CEO Oladayco Exquisite and Logistics Mrs Onyekachi Atuloma Loveday has called on Abia State government to liaise with the federal government and foreign investors in the country to ensure the development of the Ibom waterfall located in Arochukwu local government area of the state. Popularly known as Mama Tourism, Mrs. Loveday made the call on Friday during a Tourism...
Set An Independent Panel To Assess Level Of Work Done By Ikpeazu On Port Harcourt Road, PDP Challenges Otti
The attention of the Abia PDP has been drawn to a statement credited to Governor Alex Otti during a recent media chat wherein he was quoted as saying, among other things, that “Ikpeazu spent N10bn on Port Harcourt Road without working on it. The only achievement was breaking people's houses". This statement represents a new low in the execution of...
Police Confirm Killing Of FUT Lecturer In Niger
The Police command in Niger has confirmed the killing of Dr Funmilola Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, by a suspected assailant. This is contained in a statement by the command`s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, on Monday in Minna. Abiodun said the victim was killed in her residence in Gbaiko area of Minna on Sunday. READ ALSO:...
“Retire From Politics” – Ohanaeze Tells Atiku
The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to retire from politics. Ohanaeze said Atiku’s lifelong ambition to become president has come to an end. The group made the remark while appreciating the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike-led G-5 governors for sinking Atiku’s ambition. A...
