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Apr

2024

President Tinubu Likely To Reshuffle Cabinet, Drop Underperforming Ministers

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu May Redeploy Adelabu, Matawalle, Other Underperforming Ministers (Details Emerged) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly planning a cabinet reshuffle, which may see some ministers redeployed to different ministries due to underperformance. This development comes after Tinubu’s threat to sack non-performing ministers during the opening ceremony of a three-day cabinet retreat in November, 2023. To ensure ministers’ performance and coordination across ministries, departments, and agencies, Tinubu appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as a special adviser on policy coordination. According to a source in the presidency, Tinubu may carry out the cabinet reshuffle as he marks one year in office, having concluded…

Apr

2024

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Finidi George Appointed New Super Eagles Coach

Football, News Flash, Sports

Finidi George Appointed As Super Eagles Coach AttNews reports that Finidi George has been appointed as the new coach of the Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced George’s appointment on Monday in a statement on its official website. The statement reads in part, “The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.” George, who served as assistant to former coach Jose Peseiro for 20 months, assumed interim leadership of the senior…

Apr

2024

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Priscilla Otti Crowned Malaria Ambassador As She Observed World Malaria Day Alongside Global Partners

Abia State, Good Governance, Health, Humanitarian, News Flash

With the theme 'Accelerate The Fight Against Malaria For a More Equitable World', the wife of ABIA State Governor Mrs Priscilla Otti observed World Malaria Day alongside global partners, including her office, the state Ministry of Health, and PanAfricare Consortium. Their activities encompassed awareness campaigns, workshops, and the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets. During the event, she stressed the importance of consulting healthcare professionals instead of self-medication, underscoring that not all fevers stem from malaria. She reiterated their dedication to combating malaria through strategic initiatives and revealed plans to introduce a malaria vaccine for Abia citizens. Moreover, she urged nursing…

Apr

2024

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Warning To Ikpeazu’s Feeding Bottle Political Jobbers: Note Your Treachery Won’t Be Forgotten – Janny Lilly Tells Cosmos Ndukwe

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

The recent defection of stakeholders and beneficiaries of the PDP to other parties after the 2023 governorship election loss is truly an eye opener. It's shocking to see individuals who rose through the ranks from councilor to deputy chairman, chief of staff, deputy speaker, commissioners, SSA, and numerous appointments under the PDP, abandon the party that nurtured them from humble beginnings as an ordinary photographer. In just a few months out of power, they've conveniently forgotten the benefits and wealth they accumulated under the PDP, which made them billionaires. Congratulations on your new party affiliation, but remember that when we…

Apr

2024

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Governor Alex Otti OFR: The Audacity Of Success And Finesse – By Charles Nwangwa(Akaji-ugo)

Abia State, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash

GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI OFR: THE AUDACITY OF SUCCESS AND FINESSE. I can confirm and attest thatHis Excellency Dr Alex Otti OFR is a fine and consummate gentleman, classy and with extant taste. In 2019 when I contested with him under APGA I was so amazed at his distinctive and all encompassing home that I humbly requested that we will take over his NVOSI, ISIALANGWA home to serve as GOVERNMENT HOUSE/GOVERNOR’s Office till he replicates it for Abians. Prior to his ascendancy as Governor every visitor to his house will have lunch, a sumptuous one. Each guest has choice of the…

Apr

2024

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Abia Pensioners Dance Azonto, Full Of Praises For Gov Otti For Full Payment Of Pensions As Promised

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

ABIA PENSIONERS FULL OF PRAISES FOR GOV OTTI, CELEBRATE PAYMENT OF FULL PENSIONS AS PROMISED Celebrations are currently going on in almost every home and family in Abia State today. Pensioners, who before the coming of Governor Alex Otti, had been in grief and mourning, have reason to celebrate once again within a space of one month. Having received the pension arrears owed them for several years by the immediate past administration and PDP government in Abia, last month by Governor Otti, the pensioners are today dancing and singing songs of joy with thanksgiving to God for wiping away their…

Apr

2024

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Gov Otti Celebrates With Former Kano Emir, Sanusi On Daughter’s Wedding

Abia State, Good Governance, Kano, Marriage And Love, News Flash, People & Events

GOV OTTI CELEBRATES WITH FORMER KANO EMIR, SANUSI, ON DAUGHTER'S WEDDING Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, joined the cream of eminent Nigerians to celebrate with the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, who gave out his daughter, Khadija, in marriage at a ceremony, on Saturday, in Abuja, the federal capital. Below, are some of the images from the event.

Apr

2024

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EFCC Appoints 14 Zonal Directors, Others

Crime, News Flash, Security

Major Restructuring As EFCC Appoints 14 Zonal Directors, Others The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his Chief of Staff. This was also as the agency appointed zonal directors for each of the 14 zonal commands of the commission. Nzekwe who is a lawyer and former commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency, is described as a “topnotch investigator” in a statement released by the Commission’s Head of Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday. He has served in various departments in the Commission, including the Legal and Prosecution…

Apr

2024

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President Tinubu Appoints Jim Ovia Chairman Of The Nigerian Education Loan Fund

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash, Politics

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS JIM OVIA AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NIGERIAN EDUCATION LOAN FUND President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, CFR, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Mr. Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria's leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana. The National Student Loan Programme…

Apr

2024

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Tinubu Appoints New Heads For 2 Important Agencies

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Appoints New Heads For Two Important Agencies President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of two new chief executive officers to lead key agencies in the country. Dr. Innocent Bariate Barikor was named the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) while Prince Ebitimi Amgbare will serve as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority (NDRBDA). The approvals for the appointments were contained in a statement on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Barikor, an academic and politician, brings a wealth of experience to…