Abia Speaker Extols Hon Ukeje’s Political Prowess, Says PDP Is Back To Life In Abia North With Her Return
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has showered encomiums on Hon Nnenna Elendu Ukeje popularly known as Ada Bende, Lawmaker who represented Bende Federal Constituency for 12 years, between 2007 and 2019, at the National Assembly, describing her as "a political giant who can not be wished away by any serious institution". The...
Insecurity: Buhari Doing His Best, APC Senators Reply PDP Counterparts Over President’s Impeachment Call
SENATORS Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti) and Yusuf Yusuf (APC, Taraba), on Wednesday, disagreed over calls for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over his inability to deal with Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party senators had last week asked Buhari to rise up to the occasion or risk legislative action. However, their counterparts in the ruling All Progressives Congress...
You People Are Confused And Mischievous, Face IPOB Terrorists, Leave Herders Alone – Miyetti Allah Tells Southern Governors
The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh, says the ban on open grazing of cattle by southern governors is an ‘empty policy’. The governors had after a four-hour meeting in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday agreed that open grazing should be banned. Open grazing of cattle has often caused conflicts between host communities and migrant herders, leading to...
Why I Sacked 20 Commissioners — Gov. Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has sacked 20 commissioners and dissolved the State executive council, ABN TV reports. This was announced on Wednesday shortly after the state executive council meeting in Owerri, the state capital. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy Declan Emelumba told journalists that the reason for the dissolution is to rejig the activities of the state government after...
Southern Reps Back Governors On Open Grazing, Restructuring, Others
Members of the House of Representatives from the 17 southern states have thrown their weight behind the ban on open cattle grazing in the country. The lawmakers also asked the Federal Government to immediately convoke a national dialogue where demand for true federalism through a restructuring that will lead to the devolution of power, creation of state police, review of...
Father Mbaka Apologises To Catholic Church Over His Mistakes [VIDEO]
Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, has apologised to the Catholic church over his mistakes in recent times. While delivering his sermon on Sunday, Mbaka asked Callistus Onaga, bishop of Enugu Diocese, to forgive him and his followers for their actions which have rubbed off negatively on the church. The priest also cautioned his supporters...
No Crisis In APC, Between Senate President And I Over 2023 — Buni
Chairman of the Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Mai Mala Buni has denied the rumour of crisis between him and Senate President Ahmad Lawan over 2023 presidential race. The Yobe Governor was reported by a national newspaper of being embroiled in a crisis with the Senate President. But in statement by the...
Gregory Ibe Pride Of Ndigbo, Says Prof. Mkpa
Ndigbo and Abians have been called upon to show gratitude to the Founder of Gregory University, Uturu, Professor Gregory Ibe, for choosing to establish a University in the South East rather than siting an industry. Former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, and current Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, (ABSIEC), Chairman, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa, made the call at the...
2023: I Will Cease To Be Nigerian If Tinubu Becomes President – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said he will cease to be a Nigerian should national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, become president come 2023. Tinubu has neither confirmed nor denied the growing speculation that he is planning to run in the 2023 presidential election as the flag bearer...
After 6 Years In Govt, APC Still Doing ‘GOING TO GOING TO’ — Sen. Abaribe
The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has taken a swipe at the APC-led federal government for inability to rise up to the escalating insecurity in the country, accusing them of doing 'going to, going to' after spending six years in office. The Abia South Senator who spoke on a radio programme The Platform monitored by ABN TV said the...
