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Nov

2023

Wike Orders Task Force To Review Abuja Land Swap Policy And Probe Federal Govt House Sales.

Abuja, News Flash, Urban Planning/ Lands

Wike Seeks Review Of FCT Land Swap Policy, Probes Federal Gov’t House Sales The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the Task Force On Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-Os) to review the Abuja Land Swap System, as well as investigate the sale of federal government’s houses in the FCT. The minister had a week ago inaugurated a task force on issuance of certificates of occupancy to housing estates in Abuja, which he directed that the panel should complete its assignment in one month. Wike, on Tuesday, also empowered the committee to carry out an investigation of…

Nov

2023

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Just-In: Nigeria Chief Of Defense Staff Not Dead – DHQ Confirms

FGN, News Flash, Security

JUST-IN: Chief Of Defence Staff Not Dead – DHQ Says The Defence Headquarters has refuted a viral report that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa is dead. Musa was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Chief of Defence Staff on June 19, 2023. He is a member of the 38th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was commissioned on 21 September 1991 into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps. Musa holds a Master’s in Defence Studies from the National Defence University in Beijing, China. A report by a newspaper had claimed the Defence Chief had…

Nov

2023

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Soludo Presents 2024 Budget Proposal Of N410 Billion To Anambra State House Of Assembly (Full Details)

Economy, House Of Assembly, News Flash, South East

Full details as Soludo Presents 2024 Budget Proposal Of N410 Billion To Anambra State House Of Assembly The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, yesterday afternoon at the Anambra State House of Assembly, presented the 2024 budget proposal ofFour Hundred and Ten Billion, one hundred and thirty-two million, two hundred and twenty-four thousand, two hundred and seventy-two naira. According to the State Number One Citizen, Ninety-six billion, two hundred and one million, nine hundred and thirty-six thousand, seven hundred and forty-six naira (₦96, 201, 936, 746) that is 23% of the budget is targeted at recurrent expenditure;…

Nov

2023

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Straight From The Heart: Nigeria Is Sitting On A Time Bomb And The Situation Is Getting More Hopeless – By David Uma

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash

THE SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY IS GETTING MORE HOPELESS… Nigerians are going through drowning experiences, and getting more drowsy as each day passes. The Country is seriously grappling with so many challenges. The economic indicators from every part of the Country show high level of poverty, and general hopelessness. The high cost of living is skyrocketing on daily basis, thereby driving everyone crazy. Petrol is no longer affordable, how much more other basic needs including foodstuffs. Controversy is still surrounding the removal of the fuel subsidy regime many months after it was announced.Predictably, the rippling effects have triggered public outcry,…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Meets German Chancellor Scholz; Advances Negotiation On German Investment In Power And Rail Transportation Sectors

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU MEETS GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHOLZ; ADVANCES NEGOTIATION ON GERMAN INVESTMENT IN POWER AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION SECTORS President Bola Tinubu, on the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference on Monday, met with German Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, where he noted that Nigeria's determined pursuit of German investment in targeted sectors of the Nigerian economy was focused on critical growth-enabling industries in energy, transportation, and electric power production, transmission, and distribution. Recognizing the success of Siemens AG in positively transforming the quantity and quality of Egyptian electric power supply, the President noted that under…

Nov

2023

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Abia State Q3 Budget Expenses: Understanding The Issues

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

ABIA STATE Q3 BUDGET EXPENSES: UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES. Following the publication of the Q3 budget report of the Abia State Government, and in line with the government's commitment to transparency, good governance and fiscal discipline, it has become necessary to shed more light on the aforementioned report. This is even more so when there are certain distorted reports on social media, alleging that the Abia State Government had spent close to One Billion Naira on feeding and welfare for the Governor's Office, within the period under review. The accurate situation is that nothing in that region has been spent in…

Nov

2023

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Gov Otti, Obi, Other Dignitaries Attend Zik Prize Awards

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, People & Events

GOV OTTI, OBI, OTHER DIGNITARIES ATTEND ZIK PRIZE AWARDS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, led a cream of some of the nation's foremost traditional rulers, corporate titans and public servants at 27th edition of the Zik Prize Awards, on Sunday night in Lagos. Those who were honoured with the prestigious awards at an event held inside the cosy Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels were the Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; Professor Benedict Oramah, President of AFRIEXIM Bank. Others were Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Chairman SIFAX Group; and Hajiya Aisha Atiku Bagudu, former First…

Nov

2023

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Amaekpu Development Union, Ohafia Congratulates Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa And Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoke(Etiokwe) On Their Appeal Court Victories

Abia State, Abia North, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Amaekpu Development Union, Ohafia Congratulates Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa And Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoke(Etiokwe) On Their Appeal Court Victories CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPEAL COURT VICTORIES The executives of Amaekpu Development Union(ADU) and the good people of Amaekpu hereby congratulate you on your recent victory to represent the good people of Abia North, Aro/Ohafia Federal Constituency and Ohafia South State Constituency. With this victory, God will avail you the grace and eneblement to graciously discharge your legislative roles to the good people of Nigeria as to give our constituencies the deserved dividends of democracy. May our Lord…

Nov

2023

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How Boko Haram Ambushed Governor’s Escorts

Crime, News Flash, Security

Boko Haram Ambush Governor’s Escorts Atleast six security personnel were wounded when Boko Haram terrorists fired at security operatives returning official vehicles belonging to Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni from Maiduguri to Damaturu. Governor Buni was in Maiduguri where he joined other dignitaries to attend the 24th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the University of Maiduguri. The Governor and his entourage who were accompanied by Borno Governor Babagana Zulum, departed to Abuja through the Air Force Base in Maiduguri. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that security vehicles in…

Nov

2023

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‘I Couldn’t Resist The Urge’- Married Man Defies 2-Year-Old Girl

Crime, News Flash

‘I Couldn’t Resist The Urge’ – Married Man Defies 2-Yr-Old Girl The police in Adamawa state has arrested a 30 -year-old man, Buguwa Kwaji, for defi!ing a 2-year-old girl, and is blaming alcohol for the crime. Kwaji was apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command on the 12 November, 2023 following a tip off. Buguwa, who resides at Aljannaru village in Song LGA where he perpetrated the crime, confessed to defi!ing the minor, saying he was under the influence of alcohol. “After drinking a gin known as voltage on that fateful day, I lay down, and the little girl came…