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Mar
06
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Anambra Election: No Aspirant Stepped Forward To Purchase PDP Nomination Form As Deadline Elapses

Anambra Election: No Aspirant Stepped Forward To Purchase PDP Nomination Form As Deadline Elapses

News Flash, Politics, South East
Anambra Election: No Aspirant Stepped Forward To Purchase PDP Nomination Form As Deadline Elapses As the Peoples Democratic Party closes the sale of its N40m expression of interest and nomination forms for the upcoming Anambra governorship election, no aspirant has stepped forward to purchase them. The party initially scheduled the sale of forms between February 24 and March 5, with a March 7 deadline for submission. The Anambra PDP governorship primary is set for April 5, followed by an appeal committee sitting on April 8. However, an insider in the PDP, who spoke to The PUNCH on condition of anonymity,…
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Mar
06
2025
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Supreme Court Document Confirms 27 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Did Not Defect To APC

Supreme Court Document Confirms 27 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Did Not Defect To APC

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics, South South
Supreme Court Document Confirms 27 Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Did Not Defect To APC The Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has clarified that the 27 lawmakers accused of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) never actually switched parties. The revelation challenges previous claims that the legislators had lost their seats due to defection. The Supreme Court ruling, delivered on Friday, also took a firm stance against the Rivers State government by ordering the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of…
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Mar
06
2025
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Police Appoints New DIGs, Commissioners

Police Appoints New DIGs, Commissioners

News Flash, Police Force
Police appoints new DIGs, commissioners The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and deployed new Commissioners of Police to Enugu and Oyo States. Head of Press and Public Relations at PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the commission had also approved the promotion of the CP in charge of Enugu State, Mr Uzuegbu Kanayo, to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). Ani listed the newly promoted DIGs as Sadiq Abubakar, Benjamin Okolo, Williams Adebowale, Bzigu Bali, Idegwu Ukuoma, and Adebola Hamzat.…
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Mar
06
2025
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Vietnamese Ambassador To Nigeria Holds Meeting With Chambers Of Commerce In ABIA State

Vietnamese Ambassador To Nigeria Holds Meeting With Chambers Of Commerce In ABIA State

Abia State, Business, Good Governance, News Flash
VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA HOLDS MEETING WITH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN ABIA STATE In pursuance of a collaboration between Abia State Government and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr. Bui Quoc Hung has held meetings with the business communities in Abia State. Speaking at the different business meetings with the Umuahia and Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Bui Quoc Hung said that Vietnam and Nigeria have many things in common. Mr. Hung said that he engaged the business community in order to identify areas…
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Mar
06
2025
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Gov. Otti Receives Police Commission Team, Advocates For Change In Strategy In Mobilizing Abians For Police Enrollment

Gov. Otti Receives Police Commission Team, Advocates For Change In Strategy In Mobilizing Abians For Police Enrollment

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Police Force
GOV. OTTI RECEIVES POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION TEAM, ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE IN STRATEGY IN MOBILIZING ABIANS FOR POLICE ENROLMENT. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has called for a change of strategy in communicating and mobilizing Abians for Police enrolment to ensure that Abians fill the quota allocated to the State Governor Otti made the call on Tuesday, 4th March, when he received in audience, a delegation from the Police Service Commission (PSC) in-charge of Police recruitment in the State led by Mrs. Uche Wokocha, a Deputy Director of Procurement in the Commission. The team came to the State to…
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Mar
06
2025
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NO KID HUNGRY AFRICA Congratulates Rev. Dr. Annie N. Onu On Her Appointment As The Executive Secretary, ABIA State Diaspora Commission

NO KID HUNGRY AFRICA Congratulates Rev. Dr. Annie N. Onu On Her Appointment As The Executive Secretary, ABIA State Diaspora Commission

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Personality, Politics
NO KID HUNGRY AFRICA CONGRATULATES REV. DR. ANNIE N. ONU ON HER APPOINTMENT AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, ABIA STATE DIASPORA COMMISSION The president and members of the NO KID HUNGRY AFRICA Wishes to extend their congratulations on the recent appointment of Rev. Dr. Annie N. ONU as the executive secretary ABIA State Diaspora Commission. This appointment has truly shown that our governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR (Chioma Abia) is indeed a man of integrity and sound leadership. We believe that this position will serve the teeming community of Abians in Diaspora at this crucial moment of our state transformation.…
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Mar
05
2025
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Gov. Otti To Partner Vietnam To Improve Agriculture, Trade, Commerce, Others

Gov. Otti To Partner Vietnam To Improve Agriculture, Trade, Commerce, Others

Abia State, Agriculture, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash
GOV. OTTI TO PARTNER VIETNAM TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, TRADE, COMMERCE, OTHERS. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his Government is interested in partnering the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in various areas of the economy to develop Abia State. Governor Alex Otti stated this Tuesday while receiving in audience, a delegation led by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Bui Quoc Hung who paid him a working visit at his Umuehim, Nvosi Country home. He said that there are many areas the State could partner with Vietnam for mutual benefits. "We are very happy to have you in Abia. We…
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Mar
05
2025
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Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Crime, News Flash, Security
Ex-immigration Boss Found Dead In Abuja Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after checking into the Joy House Hotel, Area 3 Junction, by a concerned friend, a military officer, who arrived with hotel staff to check on him. In an official statement titled, “FCT…
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Mar
05
2025
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In Major Leadership Overhaul, CBN Appoints 16 New Directors

In Major Leadership Overhaul, CBN Appoints 16 New Directors

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash
CBN Appoints 16 New Directors In Major Leadership Overhaul The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 new directors across key departments in a significant leadership shakeups. These appointments affect crucial areas such as Monetary Policy department, Trade and Exchange Department, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems and Consumer Protection among others. This new appointments are coming at a time when regulators are tightening oversight on banks and financial technology firms as it declared last week as well as the final leg of the banking sector recapitulation exercise. A source at the CBN told The Nation that “the very best were…
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Mar
05
2025
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NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

Crime, News Flash, Security, South East
NAFDAC Director escapes hoodlums’ attack in Onitsha The Director of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, South East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped hoodlums attack at the popular Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. Tribune Online learnt that Iluyomade was rescued by security operatives from the hands of the suspected hoodlums that invade the market unnoticed to stop the NAFDAC enforcement team from continuing the ongoing search of fake and expired drugs in the market.
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