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74-Year-Old Jane Ogbonna Set For Burial In Bende (See Poster)
Arrangements are ongoing for the final burial of late Madam Jane Ude Ogbonna who passed away at the age of 74. She died on March 8, 2023. She will be laid to rest in her country home, Mgbelenzu, Amutu Amokwe Item in Bende local government area of Abia State on Saturday, September 30, 2023. A burial arrangement was released on behalf of...
Federal Government Declares Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday. This is to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. She noted that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, urged Nigerians to be tolerant. The statement...
Iriji Ofuji 2023: A Festival Targeted At Keeping Igbo Culture Alive — Anyaso
The Chairman/CEO CAADES Group and Founder Ofuji Movement, Dr. Chima Anyaso has revealed the idea behind the annual festival, Iriji Ofuji which is in its second edition this year. He told ABN TV on Monday that the new yam festival (Iri Ji) is an age-long culture of the Igbo people, a festival he is hosting with a traditional title conferred...
NIPOST Shuts Down Five Illegal Courier Companies In Edo
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has confirmed that it shut down the operations of no fewer than five ‘illegal’ courier and logistics companies in Edo State over the weekend. NIPOST General Manager, Courier, Logistic and Regulatory Department, Shonde Gideon, while addressing newsmen, said the companies were sealed because they were operating without registration and licence. Gideon told journalists that the agency...
Relevant Authorities Investigating Fire Outbreak At Supreme Court – FCT Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says relevant authorities have begun an investigation into the cause of the fire outbreak at the Supreme Court in Abuja on Monday. ABN TV had reported that a fire on Monday gutted a section of the Supreme Court complex. The Police Public Relations Officer in FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in...
Prophet Demands To See Mohbad’s Body, Vows To Raise Him From Dead
A prophet who identified himself as Oba Ewulomi has claimed that he can resurrect the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. ABN TV recalls that Mohbad died under controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023, and was buried the next day. His body was later exhumed for autopsy after a widespread outcry for a thorough investigation into his sudden demise. The corpse...
Lagos Governorship: Increased Security As Tribunal Prepares To Give Judgement
Security has been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment in petitions challenging the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in the March 18 poll, Dr Abdulazeez Adediran and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour filed the petitions. The...
Imo Unfortunate To Have Bad Leadership – YPP Guber Candidate, Opara
The Young Progressives Party, YPP, governorship candidate for the November 11 election in Imo State, Mr. Kemdi Opara has expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership quality in the State. Opara made the assertion on Sunday in Owerri, Imo State capital, when he engaged journalists in an interactive session regarding the future of Imo State. Speaking on his political drive for the forthcoming...
Ohanaeze Sacks Eze Ndigbo Of FCT, Says Igbo Kingdom Can’t Be Established Outside Igboland
The FCT chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has announced the sack of Eze Ndigbo of FCT, stating that an Igbo kingdom can only exist in Igboland. This is contained in a press release dated 22nd September 2023 and signed by the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in FCT, Ifeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze and seven other members of Executive. The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation said after the...
Ohanaeze Announces Moves To End Insecurity In South East, Bemoans Killings In Region
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has vowed to use non-kinetic approach to resolve security challenge in the South East region by appealing to people causing bloodshed to embrace peace. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this during a World Conference it organised to announce the programme for Sept. 29 Igbo Day Celebration on Saturday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu, who...
