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Mar
23
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others

Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others

Accident, Crime, News Flash, Police Force
Nigeria Police Officer Runs Mad, Shot Four To Death, Injures Others Reports has it that an armed police officer barricaded a busy road in Calabar and started shooting sporadically at passerbys. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened at Atakpa junction near Watt Market, Calabar, in Cross River state. An eyewitness account reveal that the armed policeman started shooting sporadically at innocent Nigerians in the morning, March 23. The eyewitness further reveal that the police, who appeared to be mentally unwell, barricaded the road with no entrance to Watt Market. This singular act made people to running away for…
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Mar
23
2025
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Another Explosion Rocks Gas Facility In Rivers State

Another Explosion Rocks Gas Facility In Rivers State

Accident, News Flash, Oil & Gas
Another Explosion Rocks Gas Facility In Rivers State Barely a week after a major explosion occurred on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, another explosion has reportedly struck the Soku oil facility in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a grassroots NGO with strong networks across the Niger Delta, confirmed the latest explosion on Sunday. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, YEAC said it received reports from its youth volunteers about an early morning explosion at the Soku oil facility operated…
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Mar
23
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
IGP Warns Policemen Against Unlawful, Prolonged Detention

IGP Warns Policemen Against Unlawful, Prolonged Detention

Human Rights, News Flash, Police Force, Security
IG Warns Policemen Against Unlawful, Prolonged Detention The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has warned officers of the Nigeria Police Force against unlawful and prolonged detentions. He stressed that any officer found violating constitutional provisions on human rights will face serious consequences. This is detailed in a statement released on Sunday, and signed by the Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The IG reaffirmed the police leadership’s commitment to upholding human rights and ensuring due process in all detention procedures. The statement, titled “Human Rights: IGP Warns Personnel Against Incessant, Unlawful Detentions,” cautioned against detentions beyond the legally stipulated…
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Mar
23
2025
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The Crucible Of Becoming: A Metamorphosis Through The Fire Of Contradiction – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Crucible Of Becoming: A Metamorphosis Through The Fire Of Contradiction – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Birthday, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Labour
The Crucible of Becoming: A Metamorphosis Through The Fire of Contradiction Introduction:In the smoldering forge of progress, where the past and future clash like flint and steel, Abia State emerges as a living testament to the Hegelian truth that becoming is born of contradiction. This week’s chronicle—a tapestry of heritage revival, environmental reckoning, industrial ambition, and digital ascension—reveals governance not as mere administration but as alchemy. Governor Otti’s initiatives, from resurrecting the Ojukwu Bunker to transmuting waste into energy, are not discrete acts but fissures in a societal chrysalis. Here, tourism’s nostalgic embrace wars with the sterile demands of modernity;…
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Mar
23
2025
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Rivers Assembly Complex Will Be Ready In 6 Months – Sole Admin, Ibas

Rivers Assembly Complex Will Be Ready In 6 Months – Sole Admin, Ibas

News Flash, Politics, South South
Rivers Assembly Complex Will Be Ready In 6 Months – Sole Admin, Ibas Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok Ibas, has said he is determined to ensure that Rivers State House of Assembly complex is completed before he leaves office. Ibas who disclosed this during the inspection of the complex om Saturday explained that in the last two days of assumption of duties, he had noticed a missing pillar in the State governance structure. Ibas advised the contractor handling the State Assembly Complex project to speed up work and deliver it as mutually agreed. He insisted that part of his mandate…
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Mar
23
2025
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Rivers Crisis: No Country Can Succeed Under Dictatorial Regime – Jonathan

Rivers Crisis: No Country Can Succeed Under Dictatorial Regime – Jonathan

FGN, News Flash, Personality, Politics
Rivers Crisis: No Country Can Succeed Under Dictatorial Regime – Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that no country can succeed when government officials abuse power and act as in a dictatorship. He argued that the crisis in Rivers State reflects wider governance challenges in Nigeria, where key figures in the executive, legislature and judiciary are failing to uphold justice and the rule of law. Jonathan delivered his remarks on Saturday at the Annual Colloquium of the Haske Satumari Foundation in Abuja, an event aimed at amplifying marginalised voices and promoting equitable governance. He stressed that government decisions have…
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Mar
23
2025
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Petrol Marketers May Sell In Dollars If Naira-For-Crude Deal Fails – IPMAN

Petrol Marketers May Sell In Dollars If Naira-For-Crude Deal Fails – IPMAN

Business, News Flash, Oil & Gas
Petrol Marketers May Sell In Dollars If Naira-For-Crude Deal Fails – IPMAN The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) Chinedu Ukadike has said that petrol marketers may be forced to retail petroleum products in dollars following the decision of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to end the sale of petroleum products in Naira and sell in the dollar. This follows the expiration of the first phase of the Naira-for-Crude arrangement between the federal government and local refineries, including Dangote. In a telephone interview with Nairametrics, Ukadike said he was shocked by the announcement by the Dangote…
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Mar
23
2025
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A Critical Examination Of First Bank Of Nigeria’s Rebuttal In The Agbai Eke Allegations: Trust, Protocol, And Institutional Accountability – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

A Critical Examination Of First Bank Of Nigeria’s Rebuttal In The Agbai Eke Allegations: Trust, Protocol, And Institutional Accountability – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Business, CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy
A Critical Examination of First Bank of Nigeria’s Rebuttal in the Agbai Eke Allegations: Trust, Protocol, and Institutional Accountability The edifice of banking, an institution predicated on the inviolable sanctity of trust, stands imperiled when its custodians appear cavalier in their stewardship. The recent imbroglio involving First Bank of Nigeria and Dr. Agbai Eke, who alleges a staggering N550 million fraud, has ignited public consternation, casting a pall over the institution’s venerable legacy. The bank’s terse dismissal of these claims as “baseless” and “unfounded” demands rigorous scrutiny, not merely for its legal implications but for the profound existential questions it…
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Mar
23
2025
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Gov. Otti To Take A Second Look At Pensioners’ Issue, Congratulates Senator Adighije On His Birthday

Gov. Otti To Take A Second Look At Pensioners’ Issue, Congratulates Senator Adighije On His Birthday

Abia State, Birthday, Labour, News Flash, People & Events
GOV. OTTI TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT PENSIONERS' ISSUE, CONGRATULATES SENATOR ADIGHIJE ON HIS BIRTHDAY. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says he is going to take a second look at the issues surrounding the agreement the State Government had earlier signed with the leadership of the Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on defraying of the arrears of pensions owed by the PDP administrations in the State. Governor Otti stated this while responding to the request made by the Chaplain of the Federal Medical Centre Chapel, Umuahia, Rev. Ernest Onyeukwu during his sermon at…
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