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Jul

2023

Again, Sen. Orji Kalu Distributes Educational Materials To 12 Schools In Bende

Again, Sen. Orji Kalu Distributes Educational Materials To 12 Schools In Bende LGA Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu has distributed education materials to 12 public schools in Nkpa, Bende local government area of Abia State. The educational materials were distributed directly to the pupils in ten primary schools and two secondary schools in Nkpa clan of Bende local government area. Presenting the items, the legislative assistant to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Barr. Mbila Ayi, said the initiative seeks to improve equitable access to quality education in the Senatorial District. He noted that education plays a vital…

Jul

2023

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CBN gives Update On Old, New 200, 500, 1000 Naira

NATIONAL NEWS#CBN, #NairaRedesign

CBN gives Update On Old, New 200, 500, 1000 Naira The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) confirmed on Tuesday that plans are in place to gradually phase out the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes. Acting Governor of the apex bank, Folashodun Shonubi, provided these details after a monetary policy committee meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. It would be recalled that, in October 2022, former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele announced plans to redesign these currency bills and had asked Nigerians to deposit their old notes before they became invalid on January 31, 2023. Former President Muhammadu Buhari…

Jul

2023

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Senate, House of Reps Kick Against Proposed Hike In Electricity Tariff

POLITICS#10thNationalAssembly, #ElectricitySupply, #Hike, #Senate, #Tariff

Senate, House of Reps Kick Against Proposed Hike In Electricity Tariff The Senate has urged the Federal Government to halt the proposed electricity tariffs by the Distribution companies. It also urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to decentralize the proposed scheduled stakeholders meeting to the six Geo political Zones. These resolutions were taken after the lawmakers deliberated on a motion sponsored by Senator Yunus Akintunde Representing Oyo Central. In a lead debate, Senator Akintunde explained that huge sums of money were spent by senators across the country in the procurement and installation of transformers, through their Zonal intervention Projects, which…

Jul

2023

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Sen. Orji Kalu Facilitates Building Of Additional Classrooms In Umunneochi

NEWS#Bedrock, #Constituencyprojects, #Development, #OrjiUzorKalu

Sen. Orji Kalu Facilitates Building Of Additional Classrooms In Umunneochi Council Area Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu has facilitated the reconstruction of blocks of three classrooms, at Nneato Central School Ebelebe, Lokpanta National School Umuchieze and Mbala Central School Isuochi, all in Umunneochi local government area of Abia State. According to the former Abia State Governor, the school project is a demonstration of his commitment to the development of education in his constituency, stressing that education is the bedrock of any development. Kalu who also served as the Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, expressed his…

Jul

2023

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Court Sacks Labour Party House Of Reps Member, Declares PDP Winner

POLITICS#ElectionTribunal, #LabourParty, #NdudiElumelu

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the election of Mr. Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party, LP, as member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. A judgement issued on Monday, held that Okolie was not duly sponsored by the Labour Party as he was not a member of the party as at May 28, 2022 when the primary held. The tribunal declared the runner-up in the February 25, 2023 National Assembly, Ndudi Elumelu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner. Elumelu who is the immediate past Minority Leader of the…

Jul

2023

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Father of lady found dead in Anambra hotel cries for justice… As Cosmilla Hotel contradicts self

CRIME#Assault, #Birthday, #ChinyereAwuda, #CosmillaHotel, #death, #GenderAbuse

Father of lady found dead in Anambra hotel cries for justice… As Cosmilla Hotel contradicts self Mr. Patrick Awuda, father of Chinyere Awuda, 27, who was found dead at Cosmilla Hotel, Awka, last Monday, has wailed that the untimely death of their daughter had thrown the entire family and close relatives into a deep state of melancholy. Awuda, 79, a native of Nnobi in Idemili South Local Government Area, while speaking to journalists in Awka, Sunday, implored the Anambra State Government and the Nigerian Police to obtain justice for his daughter whom he lamented was forcefully sent to her undue…

Jul

2023

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2Years after tragedy: Lagos Government Awards Over N61Million Contract For Mass Burial Of 103 EndSARS Victims… Says none is from Lekki Tollgate

METRO, NATIONAL NEWS#Endsars, #EndSARsProtest, #Lagos, #LekkiTollgateShooting, #Protest

2Years after tragedy: Lagos Government Awards Over N61Million Contract For Mass Burial Of 103 #EndSARS Victims… Says none is from Lekki Tollgate A letter from the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency has confirmed a move by the state government to carry out a mass burial for 103 victims of #EndSARS close to three years after their deaths. The letter dated July 19, 2023, and titled ‘Letter Of No Objection. Mass Burial For The 103. The Year 2020 EndSARS Victims’ was addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and signed by the Director General of the Lagos State Public Procurement…

Jul

2023

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‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources

NEWS, POLITICS#Dss, #ElectionTribunal, #NYSC, #PeterMbah

‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources The Department of State Security (DSS) has refuted claims by the National Youths Service Corps NYSC that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. Yahaya had, while testifying in the favour of the Governor of Enugu State, blamed the inability of NYSC to lay hold of Mbah’s initial certificate, on the Commission's negligence towards maintaining a proper record-keeping system. The Department of State Security (DSS) has said that Isa Yahaya Mohammed, a man who claimed to be an official of the…

Jul

2023

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Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa Demise: Orji Kalu Commiserates With Mao Ohuabunwa Over

NEWS#Commiserate, #death, #SenMaoOhuabunwa

Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa Demise: Orji Kalu Commiserates With Mao Ohuabunwa Over Loss Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu has extended his condolences to Senator Mao Ohuabunwa over the death of his wife, Nimi Faith Ohuabunwa. The former Abia State Governor in a condolence message, said: “It’s with a heavy heart that I received the news of your wife’s demise. The loss of a woman who was a significant part of your life, being the mother of your children, is particularly a deep pain to handle. “As you mourn the death of your dear wife, on behalf of…

Jul

2023

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Deputy Speaker Admits Submitting Fake SSCE Result To INEC

NEWS#INEC, #Speaker, #SSCE

Deputy Speaker Admits Submitting Fake SSCE Result To INEC The Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Lami, has confirmed to the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the state capital, that she truly submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senior School Certificate Examination certificate not obtained from the West African Examination. The embattled Deputy Speaker further admitted that the deed poll dated May 10, 2022, wherein her name was changed from Ogenyi Danladi Lami to Danladi Lami, which she tendered before the Tribunal was not registered with the Nigerian Civil Registry. Lami,…