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PDP Differs As Okpebholo Accuses 18 LG Chairs Of N12bn Diversion
Edo State Gov. Monday Okpebholo suspended 18 LG council chairmen accused of diverting over N12 bn to PDP leaders over a 15-month period. However, the Chairman of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Tony Aziegbemi, denied the allegation, insisting that such money was not given to PDP leaders by the suspended council chairmen. Aziegbemi urged the governor to back his claim with...
‘My Knight In Shining Armour’ – First Lady Honors President Tinubu At 73
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, has congratulated her husband, President Bola Tinubu, on his 73rd birthday, calling him "my knight in shining armor." The first lady, in a personal message felicitating her husband on Saturday, expressed gratitude to God for His faithfulness in the life of the president over the years. “I rejoice and thank God Almighty for His faithfulness...
Ohaneze Ndigbo Leaders Visit Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody
The leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo is currently meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu at the Headquarters of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. The delegation led by the President of the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural body, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, entered the DSS Complex at about 1:05pm. Although the meeting details are yet to...
Three Men Escape Unhurt After Container Fell On Their Car In Lagos (Photos)
Three men gracefully came out unhurt after they were involved in a ghastly accident involving a car they were travelling in and a container carrying goods. ABN TV gathered. According to some eyewitnesses, the accident occurred at Liverpool in Apapa, Lagos — a rather ecstatic social media user who shared a video from the scene of the incident, showed off...
Court Authorizes EFCC To Arrest, Detain Six CBEX Staff Over Alleged $1bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was granted permission by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday to detain and arrest six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in connection with alleged investment fraud totalling more than $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the EFCC’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, moved an ex parte motion to...
Nigerian Firm Gets WHO Approval For HIV Test Kit Packaging
Codix Group, a Colexa Biosensor Ltd. subsidiary, has received approval to package a WHO-prequalified rapid diagnostic test kit at its factory. The approval allows Colexa Biosensor to locally package the WHO-prequalified HIV rapid diagnostic test in the country. A statement by Codix Group on Wednesday said the milestone positions Nigeria as a key player in advancing healthcare production capabilities and improving...
Implementation Of Orosaye’s Report Won’t Reduce Governance Cost, It’s Outdated
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as outdated, the 12-year old Steve Oronsaye Report recommending the merger of government agencies and commissions. In a statement on Tuesday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said contrary to the belief in official circles, the report won’t “substantially reduce the enormous costs of governance in the country as it does not reflect the...
We’ll Have No Mercy For Public Office Holders Stealing Public Funds — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will deal ruthlessly with office holders who steal public funds. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, stated this on Monday during the first President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Leadership Conference and Awards organised by the Global Initiative for Leadership Success in Abuja. He said the commission was resolute about enforcing the law...
Mbaka Posted Out Of Adoration Ministry, Sent To Monastery
Mbaka Posted Out Of Adoration Ministry, Sent To Monastery There was pandemonium at the Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, Sunday evening, following an announcement that Bishop Callistus Onaga had removed Fr Ejike Mbaka as the Spiritual Director of AMEN. Fr Mbaka, who personally made the announcement during the Sunday Mass, stated that the bishop had appointed Fr Anthony Amadi as the...
Osinbajo Urges Youths To Engage In Politics For National Transformation
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the immediate past vice president of Nigeria, has fervently urged Nigerians, especially Christians and young people, to enter politics as a vital way to influence national leadership and advance significant change. Osinbajo delivered the call on Saturday while presenting the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Daniel Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture, held at The Fountain of Life...
