Senator Natasha To FG: Give Maternal Mortality Priority In 2024 Budget
The senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday, December 6, urged the federal government to prioritise maternal mortality in its budget to curb the rate of deaths during childbirth. Senator Natasha made the call during the 2024 Budget Defence/Interactive session between the Senate Committee on Women Affairs and the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye. This was contained...
Senator Abaribe Joins Abia Governorship Race
The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has informed Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of his intention to run for the governorship seat in 2023, sources have said. It was learnt that he will contest on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ABN TV reports that rumours of Abaribe’s interest in succeeding Ikpeazu has been flying around in the...
Speaker Remains Impeached, Has Been Eating My Entitlement For 9 Months — Ifeanyi Uchendu
The suspended deputy speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu has said the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji remains impeached, accusing him of pocketing the Assembly. He also said the Speaker has been eating his (Uchendu) entitlement in the last nine months. Appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Uchendu who was suspended by the Speaker...
Court Sacks 2 Cross River Reps Members
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked two federal lawmakers and 18 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political...
Akeredolu Collects N750m Monthly As Security Vote ― Ajayi
CANDIDATE of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the Ondo governorship election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his estranged deputy governor Hon Agboola Ajayi have disagreed on running grants and security votes they collect on a monthly basis. Akeredolu had said that his deputy who is now the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party receives the highest running grant of...
Ikpeazu To Commission Osisioma Flyover Next Week
Plans have been completed for the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to commission the first-ever flyover located in Abia State, the Osisioma Flyover in Aba, the commercial city of the State. It will be commissioned on Monday the 5th day of September 2022 as part of activities marking the 31st anniversary of the creation of Abia State. A statement endorsed by...
Governor Otti Approves Dissolution Of LGA Transition Committee, Removal Of LGA Education Secretaries
Governor Alex Otti on Thursday approved the dissolution of LGA Transition Committee and the removal of LGA Education Secretaries. Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor of Abia State made this known today via a Facebook post. He said, "Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Committees...
“Obasanjo, Atiku, Others Meeting No Threat” – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday declared that a possible alliance between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, posed no threat to President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said this in an interview with The PUNCH while commenting on a meeting held by Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Atiku,...
I’m Using Orji Kalu’s Infrastructure Template To Rebuild Aba – Gov. Otti
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has openly acknowledged that the infrastructure development template used by former Governor and current Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, in Aba during his tenure is guiding his own ongoing efforts to rebuild the commercial city. Governor Otti made this revelation during Senator Kalu’s courtesy visit to his country home in...
I Will Give True Face Of What Ndigbo Represent – Ohanaeze FCT New President
The recently elected President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in FCT, Nze Ifeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze (Mmuo!) has said he joined the leadership race of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group to give a true face of what Ndigbo represents. Nwaeze was elected and sworn in September and later subsequently handed over the mantle of leadership during the 2021 Igbo Day celebration. In an interview with ABN...
