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Apr
18
2025
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Abia North Easter Retreat Organized By ABIA North Consultative Assembly, ANCA Is Just Few Days Away

Abia North Easter Retreat Organized By ABIA North Consultative Assembly, ANCA Is Just Few Days Away

Abia North, Abia State, News Flash, People & Events
ABIA NORTH EASTER RETREAT ORGANIZED BY ABIA NORTH CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY, ANCA IS JUST FEW DAYS AWAY. North Consultative Assembly, ANCA is only counting days to its Easter Retreat coming up on the 21st of April, 2025. Close to 150 Abia North stakeholders from across the 5 LGAs of Arochukwu, Ohafia, Bende, Isiukwuato and Umunneochi comprising of politicians, businessmen, captains of industry, technocrats, entrepreneurs, academia, traditional leaders, media moguls, etcetera have been invited as delegates to meet in Ohafia under the aegis of Abia North Consultative Assembly. The members of the organizing committee of the retreat are working round the clock…
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Apr
18
2025
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Trump Administration Considers Closing Nearly 30 U.S Embassies, Consulates In Africa, Others Amid Tariff War

Trump Administration Considers Closing Nearly 30 U.S Embassies, Consulates In Africa, Others Amid Tariff War

International, News Flash, World News
Trump Administration Considers Closing Nearly 30 U.S Embassies, Consulates In Africa, Others Amid Tariff War The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to close nearly 30 U.S embassies and consulates worldwide in a significant effort to downsize the federal government’s international presence as tariff war escalates. According to an internal State Department document reviewed by CNN, the recommendations were prepared by the department’s undersecretary for management. It suggests the closure of 10 embassies and 17 consulates, primarily located in Europe and Africa. – Targeted Posts For ClosureDiplomatic outposts earmarked for closure include embassies in Malta, Luxembourg, Lesotho, the Republic of…
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Apr
18
2025
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Gov. Otti Approves The Establishment Of An Independent Power Project In ABSU To Solve Power Challenge Of Uturu Community

Gov. Otti Approves The Establishment Of An Independent Power Project In ABSU To Solve Power Challenge Of Uturu Community

Abia North, Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Power & Energy
GOV. OTTI APPROVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT POWER PROJECT IN ABSU TO SOLVE POWER CHALLENGE OF UTURU COMMUNITY. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the setting-up of an independent power plant project in Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) to solve the power challenge of ABSU and Uturu community. Governor Otti revealed this while being hosted by the people of Isuikwuato LGA at the Isuikwuato High School, Otankpa. He said that the power project is part of the ongoing rehabilitation in ABSU. "As part of the rehabilitation of Abia State University, I have approved that an independent power…
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Apr
18
2025
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Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House In Kogi

Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House In Kogi

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Politics, Security
Gunmen Attack Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Family House In Kogi The Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in the Obeiba Community in the Okehi Local Government Area. The state commissioner of police, Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday night. “The command has been fully briefed on the unfortunate and criminal incident by the Okehi LGA divisional police officer. So far, no arrest has been made. “Investigation into the incident has begun, and we shall get to the…
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Apr
18
2025
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Gunmen Kill Man, Abduct Pregnant Wife, Sister In-law In Edo

Gunmen Kill Man, Abduct Pregnant Wife, Sister In-law In Edo

Crime, News Flash, Security, South South
Gunmen Kill Man, Abduct Pregnant Wife, Sister In-law In Edo A middle aged man identified as Pius Friday, has been reportedly shot dead by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Edo State. The gunmen also abducted the victim’s pregnant wife and her sister. The incident occurred on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Uloke community, Uzairue, Etsako West local government of the State. The victim was said to be sleeping at about 1 am when the gunmen invaded his house, killed the deceased before kidnaping his family members and whisked them into the bush. A source disclosed that the kidnappers left…
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Apr
18
2025
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390 Ex-Terrorists Graduate From De-Radicalization Programme

390 Ex-Terrorists Graduate From De-Radicalization Programme

Armed Forces, Crime, FGN, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Youths
390 Ex-terrorists Graduate From De-radicalisation Programme No fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram members graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme in Gombe State. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during the graduation in Malam Sidi in the Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State on Thursday. He said that the graduating clients arrived at the camp in July 2024 and went through various rebuilding activities of the programme, which reshaped them and made them ready for reintegration into society. Represented by Maj.-Gen. Sunday Makollo, Musa said that the non-kinetic approach by the…
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Apr
18
2025
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Police Speaks As Vehicle Crushed 7-Year-Old Girl To Death In Ondo During President’s Wife Visit

Police Speaks As Vehicle Crushed 7-Year-Old Girl To Death In Ondo During President’s Wife Visit

FGN, Mishap, News Flash, Police Force
Police Speak As Vehicle Crushed 7-Year-Old Girl To Death In Ondo During President’s Wife Visit The Ondo State Police Command has said that the convoy of the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was not involved in an auto crash that led to the death of a seven-year-old girl in Akure, the state capital on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The spokesperson for the Command, Olusola Ayanlade, in a statement, said the president’s wife was on a visit to the state on Thursday to distribute empowerment kits and equipment. “Eyewitness accounts and preliminary investigations conducted by the Ondo State Police Command have…
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Apr
18
2025
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Institutional Integrity: Has ABIA Public Service Workers Regained Lost Respect? – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Institutional Integrity: Has ABIA Public Service Workers Regained Lost Respect? – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
Institutional Integrity: Has Abia Public Service Workers Regained Lost Respect? Historical ContextAbia State's civil service has historically been plagued by systemic corruption, ghost workers, unpaid salaries, and nepotism. Under former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, the civil service faced accusations of mismanagement, including a divisive policy that delayed salaries and recruitment processes criticized for prioritizing clannishness over merit. Pensioners were neglected, with reports of unpaid gratuities stretching back years, culminating in a civil service perceived as dysfunctional and politically compromised. Governor Alex Otti's Reform EffortsSince assuming office in May 2023, Governor Alex Otti has launched ambitious reforms to restore institutional integrity. He…
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Apr
18
2025
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The Daily Trinity: How Bread, Rice, And Fish Sustains Abia’s Heartbeat – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Daily Trinity: How Bread, Rice, And Fish Sustains Abia’s Heartbeat – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia North, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
The Daily Trinity: How Bread, Rice, and Fish Sustain Abia’s Heartbeat By the banks of the Azumini River, in the shadow of Umuahia’s busy streets, and deep in Ohafia’s green valleys, three foods tell the story of a people who never give up. This is how bread, rice, and fish hold Abia together—one day at a time._ In the heart of Abia, a story of resilience unfolds through three staple foods: bread, rice, and fish. Meet Chika, the bread woman of Ubakala; Emeka, the rice farmer of Ohafia; and Ngozi, the fish smoker by the Azumini River. Despite struggles with…
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Apr
17
2025
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Dr. Alex Otti – Nigeria’s Most Performing Governor – By Chief Sir Polly Ubah

Dr. Alex Otti – Nigeria’s Most Performing Governor – By Chief Sir Polly Ubah

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance, Infrastructure, Politics
DR. ALEX OTTI-- NIGERIA'S MOST PERFORMING GOVERNOR In September of 2023, I wrote a piece about the newly sworn in Governor Alex Otti of Abia State captioned "THE EAGLE HAS FINALLY LANDED IN ABIA STATE." Immediately the article went viral, Abia State Bloggers paid by some enemies of the Governor from the opposition camp started profiling me and even attacked me. Some claimed that I was paid by the Governor, a man I have never spoken to before or even shook hands with. I'm only interested in good governance in Nigeria and if that leader is from the north or…
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