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May
26
2024
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Atiku Blasts FG Over Role In Kano Emirship Tussle

Atiku Blasts FG Over Role In Kano Emirship Tussle

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Culture, News Flash
Atiku Blasts FG Over Role In Kano Emirship Tussle Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Federal Government for its action in deploying security forces to Kano over battle of emirship between the 16th and 15th emirs – Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero – respectively. Atiku said the matter remains under the influence of the state since Governor Abba Yusuf enacted the repealed Kano State Emirate Council law which consequently reinstated the deposed Sanusi as the current emir. He said the action of the Federal Government contravenes the 1999 Constitution as Amended. Atiku, who made this known in…
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May
26
2024
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CBN Sacks Over 200 Senior Staff Members

CBN Sacks Over 200 Senior Staff Members

CBN/Commercial Banking, Labour, News Flash
CBN Sacks Over 200 Senior Staff Members No fewer than 200 officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria were on Friday relieved of their duties. This is an addition to the long list of ongoing disengagements in the apex bank. This adds to the list of 117 staff sacked by the bank between March 15 and April 11, 2024. The termination of appointments affects directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, principal managers, senior managers and lower-ranking staff. Sources say those sacked are not less than 200. A staff member who could not disclose further details for fear of victimisation added that…
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May
26
2024
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Liborous Oshoma: When A Media Platform Becomes A Lying Tool – By Dodoh Okafor

Liborous Oshoma: When A Media Platform Becomes A Lying Tool – By Dodoh Okafor

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash
Liborous Oshoma: When a Media Platform Becomes a Lying Tool BY DODOH OKAFOR The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apparatchiks in Abia State have found great excitement, and as some say, some sense of ecstasy, akin in some way to an orgasm, in the circulation of a media broadcast wherein Gov. Alex Otti was harshly criticised, called names and maligned with tissues of lies, half truths and regurgitated propaganda lines by a certain Liborous Oshoma, a self styled activist, known for running media errands here and there. Many informed Abians and objective observers who understand the antics of using the media…
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May
26
2024
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Paul Okoye Of Square Visits Gov Otti, Commends His Administration

Paul Okoye Of Square Visits Gov Otti, Commends His Administration

Abia State, Entertainment, Good Governance, News Flash
Earlier today, Paul Okoye of the Psquare music group visited Governor Alex Otti OFR, and made the following remarks: "I have to say this, we the Nigerian youths, everybody knows that if you want to see an example of what is actually happening or the expectations or what we are expecting, Alex Otti is the man showing it; be it on social media, be it on ground. We are seeing it, people are celebrating everyday about this man. "Something is wrong with the way we govern Nigeria. Alex Otti is doing his own in a different way. His own is…
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May
26
2024
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Remi Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness

Remi Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, People Reorientation
Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged young girls to embrace modesty and reject revealing clothing, emphasizing that nakedness is not acceptable in Nigerian culture. She spoke in a video shared on X by Arise TV on Saturday. She emphasized the importance of confidence and self-awareness, urging young girls to be proud of who they are without compromising their values for the sake of fashion. She said: “The message here is, we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress, they keep forgetting that in Nigeria, we are…
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May
26
2024
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Kidnappers Kill 2 Abducted Kogi University Students

Kidnappers Kill 2 Abducted Kogi University Students

Education, Crime, News Flash, Security
Kidnappers Kill Two Abducted Kogi Varsity Students Two students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) kidnapped have been killed by kidnappers. The two students were among other students kidnapped some weeks back by kidnappers. However, about 25 of the students were rescued while the two others could not be rescued by the security operatives. Sunday Tribune gathered that the two students must have been killed by the kidnappers as an act of revenge due to the killing of some of the kidnappers during the rescue mission. Meanwhile, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Education For All (E4A) has condemned the murder…
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May
26
2024
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Ado Bayero Set To Join Sanusi At The Main Palace With Soldiers

Ado Bayero Set To Join Sanusi At The Main Palace With Soldiers

Culture, News Flash, Security
Ado Bayero Set To Join Sanusi At the Main Palace With Soldiers Former Emir Ado Bayero is set to join Sanusi at the main palace with battalion of soldiers.  There is palpable tension in Kano State as the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, is set to return to the main palace located in the city.  This Nigeria news platform understands that the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, currently resides in the main palace and held the first palace court sitting on Saturday morning.  The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appeared on a horse with…
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May
25
2024
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You’re God-Sent To Restore ABIA – Obi Of Onitsha Hails Gov Otti, Commissions 3 Roads In Aba

You’re God-Sent To Restore ABIA – Obi Of Onitsha Hails Gov Otti, Commissions 3 Roads In Aba

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash, Works
YOU'RE GOD-SENT TO RESTORE ABIA - OBI OF ONITSHA HAILS GOV OTTI, COMMISSIONS 3 ROADS IN ABA One of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has described Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, as God-sent, saying that Governor Otti is not just the pride of Abia, but Nigeria as a whole. Igwe Achebe proclaimed that God had sent Governor Otti to restore the glory of Abia and place the State at its place of pride as number one, after 24 years of decadence and "wandering in the wilderness". The revered Igbo traditional ruler…
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May
25
2024
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Abia Committed To Transparent, Accountable Government, As House Of Reps Committee Thumbs Up Gov Otti

Abia Committed To Transparent, Accountable Government, As House Of Reps Committee Thumbs Up Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, National Assembly, News Flash
ABIA COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT, AS HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE THUMBS UP GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration is committed to running a transparent and accountable government to deliver the greater good for overall development of the state. Governor Otti said as a responsive and responsible government he is expected to be accountable, and that is what his administration stands for. The Governor spoke on Thursday when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, led by the committee Chairman, Hon. Bamidele Salam, and accompanied by the member representing Isialangwa North…
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May
25
2024
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One Year Anniversary: We Have Every Community, Ward, In Mind – Gov Otti Assures

One Year Anniversary: We Have Every Community, Ward, In Mind – Gov Otti Assures

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY: WE HAVE EVERY COMMUNITY, WARD, IN MIND - GOV OTTI ASSURES Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has assured that his administration is working hard to address the infrastructural needs of the various zones in the State, as part of his grassroots development agenda. Governor Otti, who stated this on Thursday in Ohafia during a town hall meeting with the five local government areas in Abia North Senatorial District, as part of activities to mark his one year in office, said the meeting afforded him the opportunity to interact with the people as he took stock.…
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