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Fuel Scarcity: FRSC Warns Motorists Against Indiscriminate Parking

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Insecurity: FRSC Impounds Vehicles With Foreign Number Plates

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, has warned motorists in the state against indiscriminate parking on the highways and inner roads in a bid to purchase fuel. Mr. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, Ogun. READ ALSO: Subsidy Removal Will...

Subsidy Removal Will Damage Tinubu Govt – Primate Ayodele

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Solve Hunger, Economic Problems Or Face Protest Bigger Than EndSARS – Primate Ayodele Tells President Tinubu

Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has stated that the removal of subsidies would harm President Bola Tinubu’s administration. To that end, Ayodele stated that his administration would be ineffective until 2026 unless God decides to show him mercy. Primate Ayodele stated that Tinubu should not remove the fuel subsidy because it will affect his government. READ ALSO: Supervisors...

Hope As Chief Daniel Okeke Sponsors Eye surgery For Visually Impaired Persons (Photos, Video)

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Women in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State are now in jubilant mode as the APC candidate for the constituency, High Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke has finally revealed his plans for them if elected into the House. In a statement on Wednesday, the philanthropist expressed readiness to mobilize empowerment support that will make the women self-reliant through business start-ups and others. He said, "I will facilitate and lobby for grants to empower our women to be self-reliant and create empowerment programs, provide skill acquisition and equipment for business startups to reduce poverty, and improve the livelihood and well-being of our women. "It is no doubt that our people are well known for our industrious and commercial culture therefore, I will also build markets and construct roads to support and encourage trade in the rural areas." Our correspondent gathered that ever since he revealed this, women in the two local governments have expressed happiness for the lofty plan that will make them active participants in the economic sector.

Hope has been restored to latest beneficiaries of High Chief Daniel Okeke's philanthropy as they have regained their sights after a successful cataract occlusion surgery sponsored by Chief Okeke through his Omereoha/Mezie Abia foundation. High Chief Daniel Okeke is a renowned philanthropist and candidate a for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal House of Representatives in the just concluded 2023 election. The beneficiaries...

Supervisors Aiding Exam Malpractice, Says WAEC

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Supervisors Aiding Exam Malpractice, Says WAEC

The West African Examination Council has alleged that supervisors who are supposed to take questions to examination centres are aiding and abetting malpractices across the country. This was made known on Thursday in Abuja by the Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan while monitoring the examination in some Government Secondary Schools. During the monitoring process, he identified 56 rogue website...

Gov Mbah Bans Illegal Mining Activities In Enugu

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Enugu Govt Steps Up Efforts Against Unlawful Spiritualists, Kidnappers, Bandits

Government of Enugu State has banned all illegal mining activities in the state. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday night by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. The government while warning against flouting the directive said that there would be dire consequences for any illegal miner forthwith in the state. The government observed that it was in...

Abia Market Leaders, Touts Arrested For Disobeying Gov Otti’s Order

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Abia Market Leaders, Touts Arrested For Disobeying Gov Otti’s Order

The Abia State Government detained three market leaders and other touts in Aba for breaching the new administration's directive to ban all sorts of levies levied on commercial carriers in the state. The accused were apprehended on Thursday in Aba during a monitoring operation conducted by Deputy Governor Ikechuckwu Emetu. According to reports from the Deputy Governor's office, those arrested were...

Remove Subsidy On All Petroleum Products, Reps Tells FG

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Reps Urge FG To Auction All Police Barracks Over Poor Maintenance

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to discontinue subsidies on not just the Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol but on all petroleum products. This call follows the re-emergence of queues at the various fuel stations across the country, following the recent increase in the pump price of petrol products occasioned by the stoppage of...

NANS Confers Honour Of ‘Ray Of Hope For Abia Youths’ On Chief James Ume

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NANS Confers Honour Of 'Ray Of Hope For Abia Youths' On Chief James Ume

The umbrella body of Nigerian students, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has honoured the Founder of Unubiko Foundation, Chief Chijioke James Ume (Koos) with the prestigious honour of 'Ray Of Hope For Abia Youths'. The award which is in recognition of his numerous philanthropic and humanitarian gestures was conducted by the leadership of Zone F of the association. Speaking...

Reps Member-Elect, Ogah Welcomes Baby On Month Of Birthday, Inauguration

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Reps Member-Elect, Ogah Welcomes Baby On Month Of Birthday, Inauguration

House of Representatives member-elect for Isiukwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has welcomed his new baby on the first day of June. The same month which is also his month of birth will usher in his inauguration as member of House of Representatives. Announcing the birth of his baby on Thursday in a short social media post he...

Subsidy: Petrol Price Will Come Down, Says NNPC Boss, Mele Kyari

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Subsidy: Petrol Price Will Come Down, says NNPC Boss, Mele Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer, of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Thursday, allayed the fear of Nigerians on the rising prices of Premium Motor Spirit, known better as petrol across the country. The NNPC boss said competition among major players in the oil sector would force down the price of petrol as against the upward trends that...

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