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”Tinubu To Unveil Cotton Factory In Ogun” — Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that President Tinubu will lay the foundation stone for the world's largest cotton and polyester processing plant at the Special Agro Processing Zone. This area is situated at the Gateway International Airport in the Iperu/Ilisan region of Ogun State. Speaking while receiving the former Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, and members of the...
Tinubu My Inlaw, Not Qualified To Be President – TeeMac
Veteran flutist, Tee Mac, has advised Nigerians against the choice of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to succeed President Buhari. Born Omatshola Iseli, the artiste who claimed Tinubu is his inlaw, explained that it was...
Abia Receives ₦38 Billion Monthly Yet Remains Undeveloped — Deputy Speaker, Kalu’s Office
The Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has faulted the Abia State Government’s handling of its financial resources, alleging that despite receiving an average of ₦38 billion monthly, the state remains visibly underdeveloped. According to the statement issued by Levinus Nwabughiogu, Chief Press Secretary to Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the figure was drawn from Abia’s own...
Kogi Community Laments Blackout For Several Months
Residents of NASFAT community, Felele phase II, a suburb of Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital, have lamented the absence of power supply by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, (AEDC), for several months. The Community Chairman, Hon Sani Ibrahim, and Chairman Committee on Electricity, Raji Omuya disclosed this on Monday in a Save Our Soul letter addressed to the Lokoja office...
Osinbajo Condemns Attempts To Stop People From Voting Outside Their Region
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at what he termed the spate of ethnic and religious prejudice in Nigeria, saying that it has deeply penetrated the nation’s fabric especially in elections. He spoke on Monday at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State at a lecture for Senior Executive Course 45. The Vice President...
Operation Sweep Drives Criminals To FCT Suburbs, Terrorize Residents
The Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) Operation Sweep Abuja is reportedly intensifying in the city centre, and fugitive criminals are reassembling in satellite communities, terrorising locals and robbing them of their valuables. Communities stretching from Kurudu, Kpeyegyi, Gidan Daya, Gidan Mangoro to Orozo have in recent weeks become hotbeds of violent robberies. Residents say they now live in constant fear,...
”Open Grazing Should Be Prohibited” – Taraba Varsity Professor
Professor John Ajai, a lecturer at Taraba State University, has urged President Bola Tinubu to expedite the adoption of a national law that would outlaw open grazing nationwide and to immediately review Nigeria's adherence to the ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol. Ajai made the call in an open letter addressed to the President on Sunday, where he warned that the country was...
Ex-NASS Member, Sam Onuigbo Eulogises Only Brother As He Goes Home (Photos, Video)
A former National Assembly member who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State in the 9th House of Representatives, Hon. Sam Onuigbo has paid tribute to his only brother, Elder Chief Lawrence Mgbeonyerem Onuigbo-Oriaku who was committed to the mother earth at the weekend. He passed away at the age of 73 and was buried in his country home, Obi-Ibere...
CBEX Ibadan Office Looted Following Trading Platform Shutdown
A group of allegedly irate investors stormed the China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX) office in the Oke Ado neighbourhood on Monday after the digital trading platform reportedly crashed, causing chaos in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses report that an angry mob stormed the CBEX office, ransacking the premises and making away with furniture, electronics, and other valuables. The chaos was reportedly sparked by the...
It’s Disheartening Ukraine Now Donates Food To Nigeria — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said it is disheartening that a war-hit nation like Ukraine is now donating food to Nigeria. Obi made this assertion in a statement vis his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday. Recall that the government of Ukraine recently donated 25,000 tonnes of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable,...
