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Gov. Otti Signs Policy To Coordinate Excavation, Destruction Of Underground Cables In Abia
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti on Wednesday signed the "Dig Once" policy which seeks to regulate excavation and coordinate the laying and installation of underground broadband technology infrastructure for individuals and enterprises in the state. During the signing ceremony, the governor said the "Dig Once" policy is expected to guide technology companies, construction outfits, and all other entities whose...
PDP Postpones Thursday’s NEC Meeting For Ondo Governorship Poll
PDP announced late on Tuesday that its planned NEC meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed to November 28, 2024. The move is to allow the party to focus on strategising and mobilising for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, which is set to take place on November 16, 2024. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by the party’s...
Tinubu Sacks Kyari, Names Ojulari New NNPCL CEO
President Bola Tinubu has reorganised the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, removing Mele Kyari as group chief executive officer and Pius Akinyelure as chairman. Consequently, the President appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new CEO, effective April 2, 2025. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed the development in a statement he signed in the early...
NDLEA Nabs 251 Drug Suspects For Drug-Related Offenses In Benue
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detained 251 suspects for a variety of drug-related offenses in 2024, according to the agency's Benue command. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mrs. Esther Musa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. Musa, while highlighting the command’s achievements from January to December 2024, said that...
You Can As Well Release All Robbers In Prison, Falana Carpets Buhari For Pardoning Dariye, Nyame
Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the state pardon granted to former Governors of Plateau and Taraba, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame respectively. The former governors,...
Suspend Samoa Agreement – Reps Tell Nigerian Government
Amid the controversy trailing the Samoa Agreement, 88 members of the House of Representatives have moved a motion urging the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the contentious accord until all the clauses are addressed and spelled out. ABN TV recalls that the Samoa Agreement signed by the Federal Government with the European Union received heavy backlash with many...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General, Prof Obiozor Reportedly Dead
More revelation has emerged over speculation surrounding the death of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor’s death. A highly placed chieftain of Ohanaeze confirmed to DAILY POST (not ABN TV) that Obiozor died on December 26th. The chieftain, who wished to be anonymous informed our correspondent that Obiozor died of a heart-related disease. READ ALSO: Gunmen Set Police On Fire In...
LASU Staff Unions Commence Indefinite Strike
Academic and non-academic staff at Lagos State University (LASU) have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest unresolved welfare-related issues with the institution’s management. The industrial action, which commenced on Thursday, July 31, was initiated by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), a coalition of four major staff unions: the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of...
Abia: ABSIEC Chairman Kidnapped In Gunmen Attack
Prof. George Chima, the chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), was kidnapped from his home in Okigwe, Imo State. Sources told Vanguard that the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, numbering four, had stormed the ABSIEC chairman’s residence while he played host to some lecturers from Abia State University, Uturu, and seized him. The gunmen were alleged to have...
Invasion: Oyo Govt Demolishes House Of Yoruba Nation Agitators, Alleged Sponsor
Oyo State government has demolished a building belonging to Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, one of the alleged sponsors of Saturday’s attack on the government secretariat. ABN TV reports that some people who claimed to be Yoruba nation agitators had on Saturday stormed the Secretariat in a bid to take over the House of Assembly. READ ALSO: Police Enforce Ban On Ethnic Vigilante Groups, Other...
