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Aug

2024

Hardship Protest: We Say No To Regime Change – Military Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security

Hardship Protest: We Say No To Regime Change – Military Declares Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has declared that the Federal Government will not accept any move to use the ongoing protest for change of government. Addressing State House Reporters after the Security Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the President’s office, the Defense Chief said the President is clear on his instructions that government would not accept anyone that wants to disrupt the peace and tranquility of Nigeria. He also rejected flying of any foreign flag in Nigeria, saying such act is treasonable.…

Aug

2024

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Gov. Otti Thanks Abians For Not Joining The Ongoing Hardship Protest, Says School Road, Aba Will Soon Be Fixed

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

GOV. OTTI THANKS ABIANS FOR NOT JOINING THE ONGOING HARDSHIP PROTEST, SAYS SCHOOL ROAD, ABA WILL SOON BE FIXED. Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, OFR has thanked Abians for heeding to his plea not to join the hardship protests going on in some parts of the country which has resulted to the loss of lives and destruction of properties. Governor Otti expressed his gratitude to Abians on Saturday, 3rd August while observing the Sabbath worship at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, No 1 School Road, in Aba South Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Recall that Governor Otti had on…

Aug

2024

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Food Inflation: Expect Bumper Harvest, Agriculture Minister Assures Nigerians

Agriculture, Economy, News Flash

Food Inflation: Expect Bumper Harvest, Agric Minister Assures Nigerians The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari says the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians. But Kyari said the Federal Government has measures in place to address the situation including ramping up farming which would increase food production. “It [bumper harvest] is about October-November this year. That’s when we are going to have the harvest. We are…

Aug

2024

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Exposed: How Dangote Deceived Nigerian Lawmakers, Diesel Quality Worse Than Presented.

Business, National Assembly, News Flash

EXPOSED: How Dangote Deceived Nigerian Lawmakers, Diesel Quality Worse Than Presented “In terms of quality, when we started, our quality was about six hundred to six fifty ppm, the ppm was one of the best in terms of quality at the time we started. But as of today, we are at 87 ppm. And you can take a sample on Monday. By Monday, we will be less than 50 ppm. By the beginning of August, we will be at 10 ppm.” “In terms of quality, nobody can produce anything better than us. I just got the result from our official…

Aug

2024

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We Won’t Give Admission To Candidates Below 16 Years – JAMB Insists

Education, News Flash

We Won’t Give Admission To Candidates Below 16 Years – JAMB Insists Again,the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has said it would not offer admission to candidates below the age of 16 years in its 2024/2025 admission session. The board which vowed to enforce the directive of the Minister of Education,Prof. Tahir Mamman that candidates below the age of 16 should not be admitted into tertiary institutions, especially universities,advised candidates below the required age not to think of admission this year. This is as the board noted that in the 2025 admission session, only candidates that attained the age of 18…

Aug

2024

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Gov. Otti Inspects Gully Erosion Site In Aba, Takes Immediate Action To Arrest The Situation

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Works

GOVERNOR OTTI INSPECTS GULLY EROSION SITE IN ABA, TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ARREST THE SITUATION. The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti OFR has promise to take immediate action to arrest the gully erosion menace along Ovom Street Aba which had not only cut the road into two but created long valley and collapsed many buildings and destroyed landed properties within the area. Governor Otti who inspected the erosion site on Sunday 4th August, after a church service at Christ Ascension Church, at Long John Avenue, Ogbor-Hill, Aba, directed the General Manager, Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA) to…

Aug

2024

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Broadcast By President Tinubu On The Nationwide Protest

Abuja, Economy, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMEDFORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIAON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and other states, the…

Aug

2024

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Hold Joe Igbokwe, Bayo Onanuga And Reno Omokiri Responsible For Genocidal Rants Against Ndigbo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, South East

HOLD JOE IGBOKWE, BAYO ONANUGA AND RENO OMOKRI RESPONSIBLE FOR GENOCIDAL RANTS AGAINST NDIGBO. The "end bad government" protests as expected has dovetailed in unpleasant consequences with the trending social media flotation of another equally troubling sophistry so called "igbo must go" mantra across the Yoruba states. This must be what Joe Igbokwe, Bayo Onanuga and Reno Omokri meant when they came out boldly several days before the planned nationwide protests to warn Peter Obi and Ndigbo of severe consequences should the protests ever be allowed to take place. They called Peter Obi, Obidients and Ndigbo names unjustly. It is…

Aug

2024

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Hunger Protest: Will Turn Into A Revolution – Aliyu Llias

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Human Rights, News Flash

Will Turn Into A Revolution And There Is Nothing He Would Be Able To Do About It -Aliyu Llias According to the report from the Sun, Economic and financial experts have outlined immediate actions the Bola Tinubu administration should take to address the ongoing nationwide protests. In discussions with Saturday Sun, they suggested measures such as subsidizing food costs, reducing governance expenses, and ensuring transparency in the distribution of palliatives. The protests, which began on Thursday over rising living costs and hunger, have escalated into violence, property destruction, and loss of life across the country. Aliyu Ilias, an economist and…

Aug

2024

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Gov. Otti Takes Over Construction Of The New Omenuko Bridge At Ozu Abam

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Works

NEWS FLASH His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti takes over the construction of the New Omenuko bridge at Ozu Abam. This was confirmed by no other person than Rt. Hon.Uko Ndukwe Nkole a former member of the Federal House of Representative who represented the good people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. His source though is the Federal Ministry of Works. Our dear Governor, we can't appreciate you enough. The Umuahia - Bende - Abam - Ohafia road is for Abians and non Abians alike and not for either Buhari or Tinubu. We salute your courage Sir.