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Gospel Singer, Felix Ndukwe To Donate Relief Materials, Cash To Imo Widows
A renowned gospel singer, Dr. Felix Ndukwe says he has concluded arrangements to donate relief items to widows in a location God will reveal to him in appreciation of what He has done for him. He stated this in a chat with ABN TV on Friday in Umuahia. He said items expected to be donated include, fabrics, food items, and cash...
Police Ban Use Of Tinted Glasses, Covered Number Plates In Yobe
Yobe State Police Command has banned the use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by motorists in the state. The ban was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim. According to the statement the Command also banned overloading by Keke Napep riders in the state, noting that the act...
Asari Dokubo To Collect One Million Signatures For FG To Begin Secession Of Igbos From Nigeria
Former Niger Delta guerrilla Asari Dokubo says he will organize a march to the National Assembly to support the Igbos' bid to separate from Nigeria, with over a million signatures from Nigerians around the country. On Thursday, he made the statements in an Instagram video that Koikimedia disseminated via its Twitter feed. “Please, President Ahmed Tinubu, I am going to write...
Police Arrest Pastor For Allegedly Impregnating Minor In Rivers
The Rivers Police Command has arrested a clergyman simply identified as pastor Piler Erekwa for allegedly defiling and impregnating a minor in the state. The Rivers State Police confirmed the pastor’s arrest through a statement issued by its spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko. “Yes, we are aware of the incident. The suspect is in our custody and investigations are still ongoing,” Iringe-Koko said...
China To Build Baseline Interferometry To Monitor Earthquake In Nigeria
Nigeria is set to partner with the Republic of China in an effort to build first-of-its-kind Baseline Interferometry. The intended baseline Interferometry will be used to monitor earthquake and volcanic eruptions in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. A flash news report from the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Friday disclosed this, although details are still sketchy. READ ALSO: Osun Govt Clears Air On...
Osun Govt Clears Air On Alleged Plan To Sack Workers
Osun government has no plan to sack workers or to pay half salaries. Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s media aide, Malam Olawale Rasheed, made the declaration in Osogbo on Thursday while dismissing such claims credited to a pressure group within the Nigeria Union of Pensioners. “We affirm that there is neither a plan to sack workers nor any re-introduction of payment of half salaries. READ ALSO:...
Illegal Mining Activities Threaten Economic Prosperity – EFCC
Due to the non-payment of royalties, taxes, and other obligations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recognized unlawful mining and criminal activity as a serious danger to regional and national economies. At a Day Workshop for media that the commission organized in Kwara, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, the acting executive chairman of the EFCC, made the claim in his...
Nigeria Practicing Plutocracy Not Democracy — Falana
Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria, ”the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and delivered at the 2023 Law Week Programme...
Ignore Yerima On Call For Negotiation With Bandits, It’s Unreasonable, Arewa Youths Tell Tinubu
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has faulted former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Yerima, for advising President Bola Tinubu to negotiate with bandits terrorising residents of states in the North-West geopolitical zone for years. The President of the Forum, Yerima Shettima, who spoke to Channels Television in an exclusive interview in Kaduna, also asked President Bola Tinubu to ignore the...
President Tinubu Okays National Census, To Announce New Date
President Bola Tinubu has approved that plans for the 2023 national census be sustained, ABN TV reports. Tinubu is however expected to fix a new date for the national population and housing census. Recall that the initial date set for its conduct was postponed indefinitely in April this year. The Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Nasir Kwarra, made this...
