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Mar

2026

Tinubu’s Full Speech At The State Banquet, Windsor Castle

Tinubu’s Full Speech At The State Banquet, Windsor Castel Your Majesty, King Charles III,Queen Camilla,Prince William, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a profound honour to stand before you today, representing the people of Nigeria as we reaffirm the enduring bonds of friendship, history, and shared purpose that have united our two nations for several centuries. Allow me first to express my sincere appreciation to Your Majesty and to Her Majesty, The Queen for the warmth and generosity extended to me, my wife, Oluremi, and…

Mar

2026

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Abia State Police Command Extends Warm Eid Al-Fitr Greetings To Muslim Faithful And Reaffirms Commitment To Security And Peace In The State

Abia State, News Flash, Religion, Security

PRESS RELEASE ABIA STATE POLICE COMMAND EXTENDS WARM EID AL-FITR GREETINGS TO MUSLIM FAITHFUL AND REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO SECURITY AND PEACE IN THE STATE As we celebrate this significant occasion, the Abia State Police Command felicitate with our Muslim brothers and sisiters across the state and reiterates its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all residents and visitors across the state. Officers of the Command are actively engaged in implementing robust security measures to safeguard lives and property before, during and after the Eid al-Fitr festivities. Security presence has been intensified in strategic locations and our teams will…

Mar

2026

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Otti And New Aba In New Abia – By Casmir Echebiri

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

OTTI AND NEW ABA IN NEW ABIA By Casmir Echebiri There has always been this debate concerning the roles leadership and followership play in building societies. While some argue that leadership is the major influencer of change, others hold that change comes from the interplay of the two. Obviously, these standpoints meritorious. Only when leaders and those they are leading work together does true development happen. However, judging from historical experiences, and realities on ground world over today, societies building process is almost always majorly driven by leadership. It was leadership not followership that ended the obnoxious and centuries old…

Mar

2026

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How Gov Otti Is Breaking The Jinx Of Abandoned Projects’ Phenomenon, Executing New Ones In Abia – By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

How Gov Otti is breaking the jinx of abandoned projects' phenomenon, executing new ones in Abia By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D. Servant - leadership practice is desirable in any democratic setting. It is not out of place to believe that such is going on in Abia State now, based on the legion of transformation witnessed, as against clearly seemingly transactional system of administration that took the stage during the previous governments. If this is viewed as a hypothetic statement, let it be. But definitely, it is not antithetical to what below contains. The man who introduced transformational administration in Abia State,…

Mar

2026

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We Are Hungry To Harness The Full Potential Of Abia State – Gov Otti, As He Welcomes Zenco Group To Abia

Abia State, Business, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash

WE ARE HUNGRY TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF ABIA STATE - GOV. OTTI, AS HE WELCOMES ZENCO GROUP TO ABIA. Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration is hungry to see that Abia's potential is fully harnessed, hence, will continue to create conducive environment for investors and businesses in Abia State. Governor Otti stated this in his Office when he received in audience a delegation of Zenco Group led by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Cletus Oragwa to see things for themselves and explore possible areas of investment. Gov. Otti reiterated that Abia State is open…

Mar

2026

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Nigerian Musicians Bring More Money From UK Than Tinubu’s Trips – Says Sowore

FGN, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Entertainment

Nigerian Musicians Bring More Money From UK Than Tinubu’s Trips – Says Sowore Human rights lawyer and politician Omoyele Sowore has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing trip to the United Kingdom, claiming that Nigerian musicians generate more economic value from their visits abroad than the president’s official travels. Sowore, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, described the trip as a “diplomatic excursion” that offers little tangible benefit to Nigeria. “These visits are nothing more than diplomatic excursions. Perhaps the president will also see his doctors; he has not travelled in about a month,”…

Mar

2026

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First Lady, Remi Tinubu To Preach At Lambeth Palace During UK Visit

FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

First Lady, Remi Tinubu To Preach At Lambeth Palace During UK Visit The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is scheduled to preach at Lambeth Palace in London on Thursday as part of activities lined up for President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom. Lambeth Palace serves as the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury and is a central site for the Church of England. According to details of the official itinerary published by AFP, the First Lady will also meet with representatives of the Church of England during the visit. The visit marks Nigeria’s first state visit…

Mar

2026

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Peter Obi Visits Malami In Abuja After Release From Custody

News Flash, Politics

Peter Obi Visits Malami In Abuja After Release From Custody Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Tuesday visited Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Obi was accompanied by other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the visit to Malami’s residence. ADC Vanguard, a support group of the ADC, posted the picture of the visit via X. HE Peter Obi visits Abubakar Malami SAN to express support over his recent experiences with the EFCC, DSS, and subsequent bail by the Federal High…

Mar

2026

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Tinubu Orders Appointees Eyeing 2027 Elections To Resign Before March 31

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Tinubu Orders Appointees Eyeing 2027 Elections To Resign Before March 31 President Bola Tinubu has directed all political appointees under his administration who intend to contest in the 2027 general elections to resign their positions on or before March 31. The directive was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Head of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Dewan Goshit. The move is seen as a preemptive step to enforce political neutrality within government and prevent the use of public office for electoral advantage ahead of the…

Mar

2026

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‘This Government Is Killing Nigerians’, Amaechi Berates Tinubu Over Borno Bombings

News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Politics

‘This Government Is K¡lling Nigerians’, Amaechi Berates Tinubu Over Borno B0mbings Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the President Bola Tinubu-led administration of failing to protect the lives and property of Nigerians. In a statement released on Tuesday by his media office, Amaechi condemned the Monday night bombing in Maiduguri, Borno State, describing the Tinubu-led government as “abysmally incompetent” and lacking the basic leadership skills required to safeguard citizens. Commiserating with the families of the victims, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain said Nigerians cannot continue to mourn while the government “lives lavishly and ostentatiously” without taking decisive…