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Excitement As Ebem Ohafia Fixes Date For 2023 New Yam, Igba Ekpe Festival
The Ebem Ohafia Development Union, EODU in collaborations with the Ezie Ebem in Council and the entire people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia LGA of Abia State has announced date for the 2023 Annual Iri ji/ Igba Ekpe which will also coincide with the new yam festival of the Abia community, eliciting excitement from all sons and daughters of...
Easter: Abia Local Govt Mayor Rescues Accident Victims On Way to Church (Photos, Video)
The Mayor of Ikwuano local government area of Abia State, Hon. Osinachi Nwaka has rescued accident victims along Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road while on his way to Easter church service on Sunday. The accident at Amawom community involved the collison of a Toyota hiace bus heading to Akwa Ibom and a tricycle popularly called keke NAPEP which was conveying four members...
Nigeria’s Federalism Now A Realistic Piece Of Fakery, Outdated — Okotie
The Founder and General Overseer of the Household of God Church, Pastor Chris Okotie, has declared that the 2023 general elections will be a wild goose chase if the country is not restructured. Making a case for the constitution of an Interim Gove...
Presidency Slams Atiku’s Alleged Hunger Claims
The presidency last night chided the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his alleged statement that Nigeria is being ravaged by hunger and the comparison that the situation in the country is akin to the unrest in France before the 1789 revolution. The Presidency said that the claims by the former Vice President was an indication that he (Atiku)and...
Obingwa Council Chairman, Nwoke Must Go, He Has Under Performed, Women, Youths Insist
There was tension in Mgboko, the headquarters of Obingwa council area of Abia State,yesterday, as women and youths of the council,staged a protest march demanding the removal of the council chairman, Chief Michael Ibe Nwoke over alleged non performan...
Sultan, Muslim Leaders Warn Against Rising Violence, Insecurities
Leading Islamic scholars and political leaders in Northern Nigeria have raised concerns over the worsening insecurity across the country, warning that Nigeria risks descending into chaos unless decisive action is taken. Speaking at a special summit of Northern Ulamas in Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli, said it was...
Many Feared Dead In Alleged Zamfara Airstrike
An airstrike in Kakindawa village, Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, is said to have killed a number of people. Garba Umar, a resident of the area, told The PUNCH that the incident occurred on Saturday evening as local vigilantes were heading to assist neighbors in Tungar Kara village, which had come under attack by bandits. According to Umar, the vigilante...
Bill Gates Offered House Of Reps $10m Bribe For Speedy Passage Of Compulsory Vaccine Bill – CUPP Alleges
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Monday, alleged that it has intercepted a human intelligence report that the Nigeria House of Representatives leadership was poised to forcefully pass the compulsory vaccine bill without subjecting it to the traditions of legislative proceedings. In a statement issued and signed by the spokesperson of the opposition political parties, Barrister Ikenga Imo...
Ekiti APC Female Gov. Aspirant Outlines Seven Point Agenda
All Progressives Congress female governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Abimbola Olawunmi, has unveiled a seven-point agenda aimed at rescuing, rebuilding, and restoring the state. This is meant to be achieved through economic diversification, job creation, education revival, healthcare reform, and transparent governance. During an interactive session with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Olawunmi stated that her decision to contest for the...
Taraba Govt Blames Cameroonian Cattle Rustlers For Killings
The Taraba State Government has blamed Cameroonian cattle rustlers for the recent killings in parts of the Gassol and Bali Local Government Areas of the State. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Lois Emmanuel, who stated this at a press conference on Thursday exonerated Governor Darius Ishaku of allegations that he was sponsoring the crisis against a particular ethnic...
