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May
22
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Otti Rolls Out 20 Electric Buses For Transportation, Says Past Administration Spent More Money In Port Harcourt Road Than Him

Otti Rolls Out 20 Electric Buses For Transportation, Says Past Administration Spent More Money In Port Harcourt Road Than Him

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash, Transportation
GOV. OTTI ROLLS OUT 20 ELECTRIC BUSES FOR TRANSPORTATION, SAYS, PAST ADMINISTRATION SPENT MORE MONEY IN PORT HARCOURT ROAD THAN HIM. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his administration has procured 20 electric buses which will be rolled out in the next 2 months. Governor Otti disclosed this while addressing Aba community who organized a thanksgiving carnival tagged 'Promise Kept Carnival' at Umuagbai Secondary School premises, Port Harcourt road, Aba in celebration of the Governor for reconstructing and completing Port Harcourt Road, abandoned for over 3 decades. He said that the bus terminals are being built for the transport…
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May
21
2025
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UTME 2025: ‘Truck Pushers Cannot Direct Pilots’ -JAMB Registrar Fires Back At Resignation Calls

UTME 2025: ‘Truck Pushers Cannot Direct Pilots’ -JAMB Registrar Fires Back At Resignation Calls

Education, News Flash
UTME 2025: ‘Truck Pushers Cannot Direct Pilots’ - JAMB Registrar Fires Back At Resignation Calls Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has responded strongly to critics calling for his resignation following challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking during a meeting with key stakeholders, including chief external examiners and civil society organizations in Abuja, Oloyede dismissed the calls for his resignation, stating that those criticizing his leadership lacked the qualifications to question his stewardship. “Truck pushers cannot direct pilots,” he said, in reference to critics whom he believes are unqualified to…
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May
21
2025
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Atiku, Peter Obi, El-Rufai Working Together, Adopts ADC As Coalition Party

Atiku, Peter Obi, El-Rufai Working Together, Adopts ADC As Coalition Party

News Flash, Politics
Atiku, Peter Obi, El-Rufai Working Together, Adopts ADC As Coalition Party Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State have adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the official platform of the opposition coalition. DAILY POST authoritatively reports that the trio agreed to adopt the party after a meeting on Tuesday night. Disclosing this to DAILY POST, an insider who wished to be anonymous, said the coalition has been born. The source said: “They have adopted the African Democratic Party as the coalition party, all of them (Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai)…
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May
21
2025
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168 Ohafians Shortlisted For Final Screening And Enlistment Into The OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: A Compendium Of 100 Most Influential Ohafians In Nigeria And Diaspora

168 Ohafians Shortlisted For Final Screening And Enlistment Into The OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: A Compendium Of 100 Most Influential Ohafians In Nigeria And Diaspora

Abia State, Abia North, News Flash, Ohafia LGA, Personality
168 Ohafians Shortlisted For Final Screening And Enlistment Into The OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: A Compendium of 100 Most Influential Ohafians In Nigeria And Diaspora About a month ago, Abia Think Tank Online Newspaper (AttNews) in Collaboration with NATDUMAS COMMUNICATIONS, Ohafia School Of Thought, SKOG EVENT COMPLEX and others made a public and media presentation of their compilation of the first ever comprehensive OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: A Compendium of 100 Most Influential Ohafians In Nigeria And Diaspora. The organizers said, the Book of reference shall capture Ohafia people living in Nigeria and Diaspora who have made Marks in their…
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May
20
2025
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Ikenna Ukwa Led Some APC Stakeholders In Ohafia LGA For Appreciation Visit To Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

Ikenna Ukwa Led Some APC Stakeholders In Ohafia LGA For Appreciation Visit To Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

National Assembly, News Flash, Ohafia LGA, Personality, Politics
IKENNA UKWA LEADS SOME APC STAKEHOLDERS IN OHAFIA LGA FOR AN APPRECIATION VISIT TO SENATOR ORJI UZOR KALU The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon (Dr) Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa yesterday led some prominent APC stakeholders from Ohafia LGA for an appreciation visit to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ,the Senator Representing Abia North Senatorial District, in his office, National Assembly complex, Abuja. The aim of the visit is to appreciate the Senator's efforts and massive infrastructural development in Abia North, particularly in Ohafia and Arochukwu LGAs. Earlier in his speech, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa thanked the Federal…
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May
20
2025
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We Were Not Elected To Wear Boxing Gloves To Fight Executive – Senate President, Akpabio

We Were Not Elected To Wear Boxing Gloves To Fight Executive – Senate President, Akpabio

National Assembly, News Flash, Politics, Senate
We Were Not Elected To Wear Boxing Gloves To Fight Executive – Senate President, Akpabio President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the National Assembly and the Executive, said: “When elected into the National Assembly, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It’s not…
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May
20
2025
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Oby Ezekwesili Gets Fresh International Appointment

Oby Ezekwesili Gets Fresh International Appointment

International, News Flash, Personality, Politics
Oby Ezekwesili Gets Fresh International Appointment Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili said she has accepted an invitation to become an Advisor to Club de Madrid. Ezekwesili announced this in a post on her X handle on Tuesday. According to her post, Club de Madrid is “the world’s largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers”. Ezekwesili explained that the forum leverage their individual and collective leadership experience and global reach to strengthen inclusive democratic practice and improve the well-being of people around the world. The post read: “I accepted the invitation to become an Advisor to @ClubdeMadrid…
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May
19
2025
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Nigerian Palm Oil About To Get Expensive As Indonesia Increases Export Levy

Nigerian Palm Oil About To Get Expensive As Indonesia Increases Export Levy

Economy, Business, News Flash
Nigerian Palm Oil About To Get Expensive As Indonesia Increases Export Levy Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, increased the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 7.5% to 10% on May 17. This policy shift is aimed at financing biofuel initiatives and replanting activities within the country. Nigeria, the world’s fifth-largest palm oil producer, still imports almost half of the two million tons consumed domestically each year. Palm oil has lost its status as the most reasonably priced vegetable oil globally due to supply shortages — including from Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer. The Indonesian Ministry…
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May
19
2025
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Herdsmen, Bandits Strike In Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, Kill 33

Herdsmen, Bandits Strike In Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, Kill 33

Crime, News Flash, Security
Herdsmen, Bandits Strike In Benue, Kebbi, Imo, Ondo, Kogi, Kill 33 Herdsmen, bandits and kidnappers were on rampage in different parts of the country weekend, killing no fewer than 33 persons in Benue, Imo, Kebbi, Ondo and Kogi states. Several other persons were also injured in attacks, which have further worsened the insecurity in the country. In Ogwumogbio and Okpo’okpolo axis of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State,at least 15 persons were killed in an ambush by armed herders who invaded the area. The attack also left several persons, most of whom were traders, injured and some missing. It…
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May
19
2025
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2027 Coalition: Atiku Camp Offers Obi VP Role In One-Term Deal

2027 Coalition: Atiku Camp Offers Obi VP Role In One-Term Deal

News Flash, Politics
2027 Coalition: Atiku Camp Offers Obi VP Role In One-Term Deal There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have offered the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi a vice president role in a joint single-term ticket. Reliable multiple sources involved in the coalition efforts, who requested anonymity due to a lack of authorisation to speak on the matter, told The PUNCH that the proposal was initially discussed during a meeting between Atiku and Obi early this year in the United Kingdom. The insiders disclosed that Atiku has committed to serving a single four-year term, and Obi…
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