Abia ThinkTank

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Sep
17
2025
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President Tinubu Reinstates Fubara…After 6 Months Suspension

President Tinubu Reinstates Fubara…After 6 Months Suspension

FGN, News Flash, South South
TINUBU REINSTATES FUBARA…AFTER 6 MONTHS SUSPENSION STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis…
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Sep
17
2025
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Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Petrol Lands In US For The First Time

Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Petrol Lands In US For The First Time

Business, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Oil & Gas
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Petrol Lands In US For The First Time Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery’s premium motor spirit, PMS, has arrived in New York, United States, for the first time. According to Reuters, Sunoco and Vitol organised the shipment on Monday. The delivery on the tanker, Gemini Pearl, marks a major milestone for the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery. Reuters reported that an additional shipment of Dangote petrol, which Glencore sold to Shell, is planned to reach New York on September 19. The deliveries represent an important achievement for the $20 billion Ibeju Lekki-based refinery. Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Refinery, at…
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Sep
17
2025
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Gov. Otti Assures Of Working With Federal Government To Reduce The Proliferation Of Arms And Weapons

Gov. Otti Assures Of Working With Federal Government To Reduce The Proliferation Of Arms And Weapons

Abia State, FGN, News Flash, Security
GOV. OTTI ASSURES OF WORKING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE THE PROLIFERATION OF ARMS AND WEAPONS. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has assured that he will continue to work with the relevant Federal Government Agencies to reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country. Governor Otti gave this assurance while receiving in audience, a delegation of the new South East Zonal Director of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons led by Captain Chris Anusiem, who called on him at his office. He said that almost all crimes are…
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Sep
17
2025
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Sowore Drags DSS, Meta, X To Court Over Anti-Tinubu Post

Sowore Drags DSS, Meta, X To Court Over Anti-Tinubu Post

FGN, Judiciary, News Flash
Sowore Drags DSS, Meta, X To Court Over Anti-Tinubu Post Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owner of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged moves to censor his social media posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. His lawyer, Tope Temokun, disclosed this in a statement he shared on Facebook on Tuesday, saying the action was to challenge “the unconstitutional censorship initiated by the DSS/SSS against Sowore’s accounts maintained with…
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Sep
17
2025
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We’ve Taken Over 10 Million Nigerians Out Of Multidimensional Poverty – Presidency

We’ve Taken Over 10 Million Nigerians Out Of Multidimensional Poverty – Presidency

Economy, News Flash, Presidency
We’ve Taken Over 10 Million Nigerians Out Of Multidimensional Poverty – Presidency The Presidency has stated that the ongoing government investments in infrastructure have helped lift over 10 million Nigerians out of multidimensional poverty. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the Presidency on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua in an interview with Channels on Tuesday. Fasua explained the central role of infrastructure development in addressing multidimensional poverty, which he described as poverty arising from a lack of access to basic social amenities rather than income alone. He noted that despite the absence of updated multidimensional poverty data since…
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Sep
17
2025
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Large Asteroid To Pass Safely Near Earth Tomorrow Thursday

Large Asteroid To Pass Safely Near Earth Tomorrow Thursday

Nature, News Flash, World News
Large Asteroid To Pass Safely Near Earth On Thursday A large near-Earth asteroid, 2025 FA22, is set to make a close but safe flyby of Earth on Thursday, September 18, astronomers have confirmed. According to a report by Forbes on Tuesday, the asteroid, roughly 120–280 meters in diameter — about the length of two football fields — will pass at a distance of 523,000 miles (842,000 kilometres), more than twice the distance between Earth and the Moon. Scientists say such a close approach by an object of this size occurs on average once every 10 years. “While this is an…
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Sep
16
2025
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The Miracle Window: How Eagles Found A Path To 2026 World Cup

The Miracle Window: How Eagles Found A Path To 2026 World Cup

Football, News Flash, Sports
The Miracle Window: How Eagles Found A Path Back To 2026 World Cup The Super Eagles have been handed an unexpected lifeline in their bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after Eritrea withdrew from the CAF qualifiers. Nigeria, currently third in Group C with 11 points from eight matches, had been staring down the barrel of missing another World Cup after failing to capitalize on draws against Zimbabwe and South Africa. Bafana Bafana lead the group with 17 points, while Benin Republic are second on 14 points. The Eritrea Football Association pulled their men’s team from the…
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Sep
16
2025
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Is On Tinubu’s Neck – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Is On Tinubu’s Neck – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Health, Presidency, Security
NNAMDI KANU'S LIFE IS ON TINUBU'S NECK. The Igbo nation lately has been inundated by disturbing tales of the deteriorated health condition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This alarm has been raised by not a few which includes the Honourable Member Representing his Federal Constituency who visited him just recently, Honorable Obi Aguocha. There is a national consensus for his unconditional release which has been clearly underscored by endless dilation of the trial Court that keeps embarrassing itself and the National Assembly leadership that has in the past pleaded with Mr President to exercise his prerogative of mercy. The Southeast governors…
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Sep
15
2025
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The Dawn Of Light: How A Single Signature Is Illuminating The Future Of ABIA – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Dawn Of Light: How A Single Signature Is Illuminating The Future Of ABIA – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Power & Energy
The Dawn of Light: How a Single Signature is Illuminating the Future of Abia In a move being hailed as a monumental breath of fresh air, the landscape of power and potential in Abia State is undergoing a radical transformation. Under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, a new chapter is being written, one where the hum of electricity is becoming the soundtrack to progress for communities too long left in the dark. A New Framework for Power and Prosperity The catalyst for this change is the recent formalization of the Abia State Mini-Grid Regulation. This is far more than…
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