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Spirits Of Murdered EndSARS Protesters, Members Of Islamic Movement Will Continue To Haunt Nigeria – Shehu Sani
Shehu Sani, a former politician, claims that the ghosts of the killed EndSARS demonstrators in 2020 and Islamic Movement members in 2015 would continue to plague the nation and linger over its skies until justice is served. Sani further alleged that the execution of the 103 EndSARS protesters in Lagos was one of former President Muhammadu Buhari's covert atrocities. On Monday,...
“Former Senators, Reps Looted Televisions, Carpets, Chairs” – Oshiomhole
Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole has expressed shock over what he called the level of vandalisation of the properties of the National Assembly by former lawmakers. Oshiomhole disclosed that in spite of the presence of security men and women, television sets, carpets and chairs were looted by the immediate past senators and House of...
Sen. Kalu Commiserates With Mao Ohuabunwa Over Wife’s Death
Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu has extended his condolences to Senator Mao Ohuabunwa over the death of his wife, Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa. The former Abia State Governor in a condolence message, said: “It’s with a heavy heart that I received the news of your wife’s demise. The loss of a woman who was a significant part...
Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa Loses Wife
A former lawmaker who represented Abia North, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa has lost his wife, Lady Barr. Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa, ABN TV reports. Sources said she passed away on Saturday but circumstances surrounding her death is not known at the time of this report. Ohuabunwa a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 and 2023 lost his bid to represent...
Benue Has Saved N1.2bn After Weeding Out Ghost Workers, Says Gov. Alia
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia says his administration has saved N1.2 billion following the recent staff verification exercise conducted on civil servants. The Governor made the disclosure on Friday, during an Extraordinary Stakeholders Meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. ABN TV recalls that the State government had on Thursday revealed that about 2,500 ghost...
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Seeks Greater Economic Partnerships, Free Movement Across Africa
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has called for greater economic partnerships and co-operation amongst the 54 Africa countries, stressing that the artificial boundaries that impede free movement of people and goods should be removed. The deputy speaker made the call, Thursday, when he received the Speaker of East Africa Legislative Assembly, Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana who...
Man Bags 25 Years Jail Term For Raping Minor In Cross River
A trial court in Cross River state has sentenced one Matthew Uyangha to 25 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old orphan. The convict was said to have repeatedly raped the victim, whose identity is not divulged, for two months before nemesis caught up with him and he was arrested. The rapist had drugged and abducted the teenage girl from...
Tinubu Unveils National Security Objectives, Vows To Fight Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu on Friday spelled out his National Security Objective, stressing that it would focus on ensuring security, justice, and democratic prosperity through state power. Tinubu disclosed this at the graduation of Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna State. He pledged that his government would focus lots of energy on providing adequate security...
Amnesty: Those Comparing Niger Delta Agitators With Murderous Bandits Ignorant — Clark
Edwin Clark has condemned the comparison between Niger Delta agitators and bandits in Northern Nigeria. In a Thursday press statement, the Convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), called out Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi and a former Zamfara State governor, Ahmad Yerima, for repeatedly demanding that the Federal Government should grant amnesty to bandits just as the late President Umaru...
2023 Election: INEC Chairman, Commissioners Meet With Collation, Returning Officers
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and the National Commissioners on Friday met to review the post-2023 general elections review meeting in Abuja. The meeting was held at the Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja. In attendance were collation and returning officers in the February/March general elections. The collation and returning officers are mainly university professors, many...
