Youth Group Commends T.A Orji, Says He Utilised His Security Votes Well As Governor
The umbrella body of all the youth organizations in the Southeast zone, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has defended the former governor of Abia state and the senator representing Abia Central, Sen. Theodore A. Orji on the utilisation of security votes while he held sway as a governor, saying he applied it judiciously. Reacting to a publication by...
Sen. Kalu: The World Looking Up To Nigeria To Obey Supreme Court’s Ruling — Aide
Hon. Maduka Okoro, the media assistant to the senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that efforts are on within his legal team to ensure that the federal lawmaker regains his freedom soon in obedience to the Supreme Court judgment. In a chat with ABN TV on Thursday, Mr Okoro expressed regret that Sen. Kalu...
FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays To Mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration
The Federal Government has declared Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 May 2020 as public holidays to mark 2020 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. ABN TV reports that the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, made the public holidays declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, through a statement by the Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Mr Mohammed Manga, on Thursday...
Igbo Group Gives 21 Day Ultimatum For Almajirai To Leave South-East
An Igbo social-cultural pressure group, Igbo National Council (INC) has given a twenty-day ultimatum to almajirai that have in the past few weeks moved into the south-east zone from their various abodes in the north. ABN TV reports that According to a press statement by the national president, Chilos Godsent made available to newsmen in Owerri yesterday, he claimed that...
Northern Governors Ask President Buhari For Special Fund To Combat COVID-19
The Northern Governors Forum has asked for a special fund from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. President Buhari had approved N10bn for Lagos. In a communique issued after the Northern Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday, the governors said their states have 54 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases...
Northern Youths Migrating To South Not Almajiri — Tanko Yakassai
Former Liaison Officer to President Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, says the northern youths flooding the South are not Almajiri. Yakassai, who tried to set the records straight regarding the influx of northern youths to the South, insisted the youths were not Almajirai while calling for an investigation. “You need to investigate those who are sending these Almajirai. Is it...
Corrupt Politicians Trying To Blackmail Magu – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has commenced investigations of platforms being used to promote a derogatory campaign against Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the agency. In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC head of media and publicity, said such campaigns are being done by “overseas-based, politically-exposed and disgraced elements” who are being investigated for “unnerving...
It Is Disrespectful To Call Uzodinma “Supreme Court Governor” – Imo Elders
The Imo Council of Elders has said that it is derogatory for members of the opposition to continue to address Governor Hope Uzodinma as ‘Supreme Court Governor’. ABN TV reports that The Elders maintain that using such an appellation for the state governor is an insult to the people of Imo, connoting that the people never voted for him. The Elders...
We Will Continue To Repatriate Almajirai – Northern Governors
Governors from the 19 States in the North under the aegis of the Northern Governors’ Forum have resolved to continue with the exercise with strict compliance to laid down protocols. This decision was made despite the call by some members of the National Assembly that almajirai should not be repatriated to their respective States due to the increasing cases of...
Uzodinma Signs Executive Order Reducing Telecoms Companies’ Right Of Way
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has signed an Executive order which significantly reduces the Right of Way (ROW) of telecommunication companies in the State from N4500 to N145 per meter in tandem with Federal Government policy. ABN TV reports that According to Governor Uzodinma, the reduction was a manifestation of the government’s determination to spur the telecommunication companies to...
