Abia ThinkTank

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Apr
20
2024
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FG, States, LGs Share N1.123 Trillion In March

FG, States, LGs Share N1.123 Trillion In March

Economy, CBN/Commercial Banking, FGN, News Flash
FG, States, LGs Share N1.123 Trillion In March The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disbursed a total of N1.123tn to the federal, state, and local governments for March 2024. The allocation, derived from a gross total of N1.867tn, marks a critical distribution of funds aimed at supporting various government tiers. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Manga, on Friday. Details later…
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Apr
20
2024
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Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot

Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot

Lagos, Mishap, News Flash, Religion
Five Killed, Others Injured As Lord’s Chosen Church Bus Crashes Into Coca-Cola Depot At least five persons have reportedly died in an accident involving a Coaster bus of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Movement and a tipper truck in Imo State. The incident occurred on Friday morning, causing gridlock on the busy Owerri-Onitsha Road. The bus and the tipper truck which were coming from the same direction hit each other and crashed into a Coca-Cola shop at Orogwe in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. Eyewitnesses who spoke to journalists at the scene said five persons died…
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Apr
20
2024
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Leadership: 6 Takeaways From Gov Otti’s Lecture At The John Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies On 19/04

Leadership: 6 Takeaways From Gov Otti’s Lecture At The John Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies On 19/04

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, International, News Flash, World News
Leadership: 6 Takeaways from Gov. Alex C. Otti 's Lecture at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on 19/04 Transitioning from economic dependence by about 83% of the states in Nigeria to a point of economic independence and viability requires deliberate planning and most importantly, a clear understanding of the dangers posed by the present "feeding bottle" system. If the states are to become viable to the point where they are able to meet their obligations to the citizens without recourse to Abuja, the citizens must get involved, and actively too. From following the selection of candidates at…
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Apr
19
2024
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Immigration, DSS, Customs Place Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad

Immigration, DSS, Customs Place Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Politics
Immigration, DSS, Customs Place Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.” Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. The circular stated that the former Kogi governor was under investigation and there was a suspicion that…
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Apr
19
2024
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Kenya’s Defense Chief, Nine Senior Officers Die In Air Crash

Kenya’s Defense Chief, Nine Senior Officers Die In Air Crash

Foreign Affairs, Mishap, News Flash, World News
Kenya’s Defence Chief, Nine Senior Officers Die In Air Crash Defence Forces Chief, Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla, and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday. The Kenyan police said there were 12 people in the highest military positions on board but only two survived the air crash. Kenyan President William Ruto convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council in his office and made the announcement of the tragic news. The helicopter went down in Elgeyo Marakwet county, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi, according to AFP. “The helicopter…
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Apr
19
2024
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Binnance Begins Move To Secure Release Of Detained Executive In Nigeria

Binnance Begins Move To Secure Release Of Detained Executive In Nigeria

Entertainment
Binance Begins Move To Secure Release Of Detained Executive In Nigeria Cryptocurrency trading firm, Binance says the company is working with the Nigerian government to facilitate the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the Head of the crypto exchange’s financial crime compliance unit. Gambaryan is currently in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail application following alleged charges of complicity in money laundering filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Federal Government had also filed a five-count charge against Binance, two executives including Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla. In the…
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Apr
19
2024
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Google Sacks 28 Workers Protesting Contract With Israel

Google Sacks 28 Workers Protesting Contract With Israel

Crime, Foreign Affairs, Labour, News Flash, World News
Google Sacks 28 Workers Protesting Contract With Israel Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organised by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services to the government of Israel. Video of the demonstration showed police arresting Google workers in Sunnyvale, California, in the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, according to a post by the advocacy group on X, formerly Twitter. Kurian’s office…
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Apr
18
2024
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FG Orders Yahaya Bello To Submit Himself For EFCC Probe

FG Orders Yahaya Bello To Submit Himself For EFCC Probe

Crime, News Flash, Security
FG Orders Yahaya Bello To Submit Himself For EFCC Probe The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to follow the path of decency and submit himself for probe. Bello is being wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt practices while in office as governor of Kogi State Recall that in the last 24 hours, there have been dramas and hide and seek game between both parties over the move to arrest the former governor for arraignment this…
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Apr
18
2024
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Yahaya Bello Absent In Court, EFCC Mulls Military’s Help To Fish Him Out

Yahaya Bello Absent In Court, EFCC Mulls Military’s Help To Fish Him Out

Crime, News Flash, Security
Yahaya Bello Absent In Court, EFCC Mulls Military’s Help To Fish Him Out Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has adjourned the suit instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to April 23rd. The adjournment is for substituted service and possible arraignment of Bello for alleged N84bn money laundering. At the resumed sitting, Counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Phinro, told the court that the immediate past governor of Kogi State was absent from court for his arraignment because he was being protected by someone with…
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Apr
18
2024
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JAMB Orders Arrest Of Parents Found At CBT Centres

JAMB Orders Arrest Of Parents Found At CBT Centres

Education, News Flash
JAMB Orders Arrest Of Parents Found At CBT Centres The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The body said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME, which will be held in over 700 CBT centres across the nation. The directive was issued at the final briefing of the Computer-Based Test Centre owners, which was held virtually on Wednesday, 17th April 2024 a transcript of which was obtained by our correspondent on…
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