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Aug

2024

Mosque Attack: 3 Shi’ites Feared Killed, Many Injured

3 Shi’ites Feared Killed, Many Injured In Mosque Attack Three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, were feared killed, and many others injured when unknown attackers stormed a mosque in Geidam, Yobe State, on Friday. The attacked mosque, Fudiyyah Islamiyyah School, is affiliated with Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants invaded the mosque around 4 a.m., killing Shaheed Ahmad Abdurrahman, Shaheed Muhammad Saleh, and Shaheed Abdullahi Unguwar Karau Kawo. Several other worshippers were injured and are receiving medical attention. The incident follows a recent crackdown on the Islamic…

Aug

2024

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Senate Sends Strong Warning To Cheap Blackmailers And Peddlers Of Falsehood

National Assembly, News Flash

‘It’s enough’, Senate Send Strong Message To Blackmailers The Senate has warned the public against what it described as “vicious attempts” to tarnish its image and that of its leadership. The Senate’s position was contained in a statement on Friday by the Senate Leader’s Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. The statement titled “Senate frowns at false claims against Bamidele, mulls stiffer action,” expressed concern over what it described as recent efforts to undermine public trust in the National Assembly. The Senate, while reacting to a petition against its leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said it would no longer treat cases of…

Aug

2024

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Invitation To The Anioma Stakeholders Summit, Holding Saturday August 31st, 2024 @ Grand Hotel Asaba

Business, News Flash, People & Events

UNITED IGBO ELDERS COUNCILWORLDWIDE (UNIEC)PARTNERINGH.E. SENATOR NED NWOKOFor the Creation of ANIOMA STATE Dear Sir/Madam/Chief/Dr., Invitation to the ANIOMA STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT, Holding Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Nnebisi Hall, Grand Hotel, Asaba Very good day. You are cordially invited to the above-named Summit at the date and address above. Summit is powered by H.E. Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, and starts 01.00 pm or 13.00 hours prompt. Please, kindly contact any of the numbers below to indicate acceptance of the invitation, so as to facilitate the logistics. +2348164600000+2348034909121+2348075000065+2348064090495 Thanks greatly.

Aug

2024

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Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Flags Off Rehabilitation Of Ibina Road Ohafia

Entertainment

Rep Ibe Okwara Osonwa Flags Off Rehabilitation Of Ibina Road The lawmaker representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has flagged off the rehabilitation of Ihenta (Ibina) road in Ohafia Local Government Area, to ease the plights of residents and motorists in the area. The flag-off event took place on Monday, August 26, 2024. According to a statement signed by his Legislative Aide, Hon. Arua Goodluck, on Thursday, the lawmaker said the road remained critical in the area and will, on completion, revive the economic viability of the rural dwellers. The lawmaker said that…

Aug

2024

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Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere Praises Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR For Breaking The Jinx Of Ohafia Arochukwu Road

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash

BREAKING THE JINX OF OHAFIA AROCHUKWU FEDERAL HIGHWAY BY DR ALEX OTTI'S GOVERNMENT IS INDEED HISTORIC. Stakeholders of 8 clans, 60 communities of Arochukwu and Ohafia and other interested parties in the government of Dr Alex Otti gathered today, the 28th of August to attend the historic flag off of 41 kilometers road corridor linking Ohafia and Arochukwu local communities and peoples that has been a nightmare for at least 4 decades. The Ohafia to Arochukwu crossing had constituted a big embarrassment and shame to successive governments both at the state and federal level. The road at some point literally…

Aug

2024

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Towards A Proactive Climate Action Plan: Being Gov. Otti’s Address Delivered By His Deputy Ikechukwu Emetu At The Flag Off Of A 2-Day Stakeholders Engagement Session On Climate Change

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

Towards a Proactive Climate Action PlanBeing the Text of a Keynote Address by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, delivered by Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Lekwachi Emetu, FNSE, at the Flag-off of a 2-day Stakeholder Engagement Session on Climate Change Put Together by the Abia State Ministry of Environment on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia Protocols Our survival as a race is largely dependent on how we respond to the threats and actual dangers that confront the human community. On the strength of painstaking scientific findings, individual observations and experiences, changes in climatic conditions have become a…

Aug

2024

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Osigwe Elected And Sworn In As 32nd NBA President

Judiciary, News Flash

Osigwe Sworn In As 32nd NBA President The newly elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has officially assumed office as the 32nd President of the NBA in a ceremony held in Lagos. Osigwe, who succeeded Mr Yakubu Maikyau, took the oath of office on Thursday, marking the start of his tenure as the leader of the prestigious legal body. Elected to the position in July 2023, Osigwe has taken over from Maikyau, whose tenure concluded today. The new president, formerly the General Secretary of the NBA, secured the position in the NBA presidential election by defeating two…

Aug

2024

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“We’ve Been Used And Dumped” – APC 2023 Women Campaign Council Members Complain

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

“We’ve Been Used And Dumped” – APC 2023 Women Campaign Council Members Tell Tinubu Members of the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Campaign Council have expressed their frustration and disappointment with President Bola Tinubu over what they describe as a glaring lack of appointments for women in key government positions. The women, who played a critical role in mobilizing support for the APC during the 2023 election campaigns, feel abandoned by the President following his election. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the group’s spokesperson, Elizabeth Ofuani Otunbalogun, did not hold back in her criticism. She accused President…

Aug

2024

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We Can’t Be Intimidated. Allegations Against Us Are Baseless – Ajero Blows Hot

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Labour, News Flash

Ajaero blows hot after police questioning, says allegations are baseless, NLC won’t be intimidated The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has declared that the union will not be intimidated by external pressures, following his appearance at the Intelligence Response Team headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. Ajaero, who was invited by the police to address allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, arrived at the IRT office at 10:17 a.m. and left shortly after 11:15 a.m. “We can’t be intimidated,” Ajaero stated emphatically. “The allegations against us are baseless, and we have nothing to…

Aug

2024

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First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu In Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude To The President’s Wife For Championing Women’s Rights

Empowerment, FGN, Human Rights, News Flash, Women Empowerment

First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude to the President's Wife for Championing Women's Rights In a commanding demonstration of leadership and commitment to advancing gender equality, the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, OON, led the historic signing of a compact with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) during the UNFPA Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Social Norms Summit. Held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, this significant event gathered First Ladies from across the nation, each of whom, alongside Senator Tinubu, signed the agreement…