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Sep
03
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Special Day For Nigeria As Dangote Officially Confirms Petrol Rollout

Special Day For Nigeria As Dangote Officially Confirms Petrol Rollout

Business, Economy, News Flash
Special Day For Nigeria As Dangote Officially Confirms Petrol Rollout Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote group, has officially confirmed rollout Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol from its refinery. Dangote, while addressing the press on Tuesday, described the development as a turnaround for the country after many years of not producing a single litre of petrol. The group chairman, while thanking Nigerians for their support, also lauded the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu , for creating an enabling environment for the 650,000 barrels per day refinery. He said, “Today is a very special day because Nigeria has not…
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Sep
03
2024
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Disclaimer Exposes ABIA Opposition As Desperate And Dangerous

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Disclaimer Exposes ABIA Opposition As Desperate And Dangerous

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, News Flash, Politics
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's Disclaimer Exposes Abia Opposition as Desperate and Dangerous The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has threatened to take action against those who may attempt further to use her name to issue fake reports or carry out false publication and propaganda against the Alex Otti led-government. This is coming on the heels of a Fake Report suspected to have been sponsored and issued by the Abia oppposition against Abia state government and Governor Alex Otti and credited to the former Minister of Finance and current DG of the World Trade Organisation,…
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Sep
03
2024
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Alleged Plot To Overthrow Tinubu Government: Wanted Briton, Andrew Wynne Replies Nigeria Police

Alleged Plot To Overthrow Tinubu Government: Wanted Briton, Andrew Wynne Replies Nigeria Police

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, International, News Flash
Wanted Briton, Andrew Wynne Replies Nigeria Police Over Alleged Plot to Overthrow Tinubu Government The Briton, Andrew Wynne, wanted by the Nigeria Police for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration has denied the allegation. Wynne, who spoke on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today from his base in the United Kingdom, said he was not aware he had been labelled a fugitive. The rebuttal comes a few hours after the Nigeria Police placed a N20m bounty on him along with a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, who has been described as an accomplice. Addressing journalists on Monday, the Force…
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Sep
02
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

News Flash, Human Rights, Judiciary
Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that 10 individuals, arrested during the recent #Endbadgovernance protests, should be remanded in both Suleja and Keffi prisons in Niger and Nasarawa states. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday, also instructed that the only female among them – Angel Love Innocent (51 years) be remanded in Suleja prison (Niger State), while the nine, who are male, should be kept in Keffi prison (Nasarawa States). The nine male defendants are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28yrs; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34 yrs; Suleiman Yakubu, 28…
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Sep
02
2024
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Bandits Are Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi

Bandits Are Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi

News Flash, Religion, Security
Bandits Now “Fighting For Allah” Like Boko Haram – Sheik Gumi A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Nigerian authorities of turning bandits operating in North-west and North-central Nigeria into religious fighters like Boko Haram insurgents operating in the country’s North-east. Mr said a recent video of a jubilant terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, and his armed bandits celebrating “victory” over the Nigerian military and claiming they are fighting for God was an indication that the group has adopted the ideology of Boko Haram. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the bandits on Thursday burnt down two Nigerian military Mines Resistant…
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Sep
02
2024
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Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically Abused And Attempted To Pluck Out Her Eyes, At Federal Medical Center Umuahia

Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically Abused And Attempted To Pluck Out Her Eyes, At Federal Medical Center Umuahia

Abia State, Good Governance, Mishap, News Flash
Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs. Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically abused and Attempted to Pluck Out Her Eyes, at Federal Medical Center Umuahia. Mrs. Priscilla Otti, the wife of the Governor of Abia State, has called on legal institutions and security agencies to swiftly implement laws and measures to protect women and girls from gender-based violence. Mrs. Otti made the call today at the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, where she visited a woman named Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence from Atta Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State. Mrs. Lawrence, suffered brutal physical abuse at the hands of her husband, Mr.…
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Sep
02
2024
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Just In: Oyo State Government Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses

Just In: Oyo State Government Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses

News Flash, FGN, Transportation
Just In:Oyo Govt Receives Deployment Of 20 CNG Buses Oyo State Government through the Pacesetter Transport service (PTS), has received deployment of 20 CNG buses as part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. During the brief handling ceremony held at the PTS conference room on Monday, the Chairman and Sole Administrator, Hon. Salami Dikko, who expressed gratitude to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Tinubu over the laudable initiative, thanked the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, for appointing him as the chairman of PTS. The chairman who disclosed that when he came…
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Sep
02
2024
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News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

International, News Flash, World News
News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday. The call by Israel’s largest union to paralyse the economy follows a night of massive demonstrations, with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in an outpouring of grief and fury over six hostages killed in the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers recovered the bodies of the six “from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area” of southern Gaza on…
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Sep
02
2024
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Just In: Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead

Just In: Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead

Entertainment, News Flash, Obituary
Former Big Brother Naija Star, Francisca Owumi Is Dead Big Brother Naija star, Francisca Owumi, has died after a brief illness. Her family announced her passing in a post shared on social media on August 29, 2024. Her photos were shared with the caption ‘’A daughter and sister. Make her soul rest in peace, Amen” Late Francisca was the first runner-up on the inaugural Big Brother Nigeria reality television show in 2006. Remembered for her fierce dance steps, the late Francisca was in the house with the likes of Katung Aduwak who won the show, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, Gideon Okeke,…
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