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Abia Speaker, Hon. Orji, Sen. T.A Orji Condole With Agbazuere As Wife Dorcas Is Laid To Rest Amidst Tears (Photos)
Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, and the Senator representing Abia Central, Sen. Theodore Ahamefula Orji have condoled with the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. ACB Agbazuere on the passage of his wife. Late Prophetess Mrs Onyinyechi Dorcas Agbazuere was on Friday laid to rest amidst tears. Speaking at the service...
Child Dedication: Abia Speaker, RT Hon Orji Celebrates With The Okpankus (Photos)
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji on Sunday attended the Child Dedication & Thanksgiving Mass of Little Prince Victor Chinedum Okpanku, son of Prince & Princess Enyioma Okpanku of Amankwo Village, Mbutu Amairinaisii, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State. The Speaker while thanking God for the immeasurable blessings upon...
Please Release Nnamdi Kanu, Bianca Ojukwu Begs Buhari
A former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mrs Ojukwu made the plea while speaking at the 10th memorial anniversary of late Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, organised in Owerri, Imo State, on Friday. She urged the President to consider the...
General Who Was Killed By Boko Haram, Four Soldiers Laid To Rest In Yola Amidst Tears
The burial service of Brigadier-General Zirkushu Dzarma and four other soldiers who died fighting against Boko Haram terrorists was held on Friday at the Saint Stephen’s Protestant Church in Yola, Adamawa State. The names of the other late soldiers are: Major Luka Barde, Lance Corporal Simon Solomon, Pte. Chagumeji Victor and Pte. Danyaro Umar. Dignitaries at the funeral included the Secretary...
EFCC Chairman, Bawa Commends Ikpeazu For Organising Anti-Corruption Workshop For Accounting, Financial Officers
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has commended the governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu for organising a special workshop on anti-corruption for all finance and accounting officers, saying the anti-graft agency is ready to assist State Governments to improve transparency and accountability in governance. Bawa described it as key in driving good governance. At the...
Sen. Kalu Targets 300 Beneficiaries As His First Phase Of Christmas Giveaway Starts Saturday
Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has concluded arrangements to reach out to a minimum of 300 persons as first phase of his Christmas giveaway starts on Saturday. The Abia North Senator said this is in response to the comments of his followers and spirit of the season. In a Facebook post sighted by ABN TV on...
Ebonyi Community Writes Buhari, Seeks End To Invasion, Looting By Security Agencies
Effium Indigenes of Ezza Ezekuna in Ebonyi State have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, protesting the invasion of their community by uniformed men suspected to be security operatives. In the petition titled ‘Save Our Soul: A Case of Killing, Looting, Indiscriminate Arrest and Burning of Dwelling Houses By Combined Security Forces of Police and Army: A Call for Quick Intervention,’ signed...
Omicron Variant: Ban On African Countries Unfair, Discriminatory – Adesina
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday said that the travel ban placed on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”. Recall that due to the newly detected coronavirus variant in South Africa, many developed countries have been shutting their doors against African countries. READ ALSO: Insecurity: Amotekun Begins...
Don’t Associate IPOB With Any Crime In South East, HURIWA Tells Army
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned comments credited to the Nigerian Armed Forces in which it blamed the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the crimes in the South East region. It urged the Army to listen to President Muhammadu Buhari, who at the recent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) conference urged the Nigerian military to...
I Can’t Resign Because Of Jailbreaks, Says Aregbesola
Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola yesterday said the recent frequent jailbreaks across the country will not be a good reason for him to resign his position as minister. Aregbesola said this while addressing State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Aregbesola explained that the jailbreaks...
