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May

2024

First Bank’s New Md, Alebiosu Visits IGP Egbetokun *Calls for synergy

First Bank's New Md, Alebiosu Visits IGP Egbetokun*Calls for synergy • LSSTF board member, Ogunsan present on visitBy Oki Samson The new management of First Bank of Nigeria Limited under the leadership of the Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Segun Alebiosu today paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Trek Africa Newspaper can report. The visit is to assert the unfettered support of Nigeria's oldest bank for safety and security of bank branches and the society at large. Among the guests to the IGP is the Board Member of Lagos State Security Trust…

May

2024

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Onwusibe Lauds OMPAN Leadership, Calls For Constructive Criticism

NEWS#AbiaState, #AlexOtti, #GingerOnwusibe, #OMPAN

Onwusibe Lauds OMPAN Leadership, Calls For Constructive Criticism The member representing Isiala Ngwa South/North federal constituency of Abia State, has urged members of the Abia chapter of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria,(OMPAN) to continue in their factual news reportage in order to put the government and political office holders on their toes. Ginger made this remark during an interactive session with a team of Abia OMPAN members who paid him a courtesy visit on Saturday in his home town, Amapu Ntigha, in Isialangwa north local government area of Abia State. The federal Law maker also implored the association…

May

2024

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THE MAN GOODLUCK NWUJU: An Epitome Of True Love For Asa People “See why the mantle of ADU suits him”

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In every given community, there is always that one passionate individual who consistently wails and gnashes his teeth in his desire to see his people abound in progress. Just like the biblical voice of one crying in the wilderness, Elder Goodluck Nwuju today, symbolises the new testament John the baptist, as he goes about intensifying his efforts to eradicate all forms of hardship and improve the living standard of the people of Asa if elected as the President-general of Asa Development Union, (ADU). In his manifesto, the renowned, successful businessman expresses his unreserved love for his people, while also acknowledging…

May

2024

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EFCC Arrests 6 Senior NSCDC Officers Over N6 Billion Fraud

NEWS#Crimes, #EFCC, #fraud, #NSCDC, EconomicandFinancialCrimesCommission

EFCC Arrests 6 Senior NSCDC Officers Over N6 Billion Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, The PUNCH can confirm. Though details of the probe are still sketchy, our correspondent gathered that the NSCDC officers were handed over to the EFCC on Monday on the order of the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Audi. Impeccable sources privy to the development but who were not authorised to speak to the press…

May

2024

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Breaking!! Abia NUJ returns Victor Ndukwe as chairman

NEWS#NUJ, #VictorNdukwe

Breaking!! Abia NUJ returns Victor Ndukwe as chairman A New Executive of the Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists.(NUJ) has emerged with Comrade Victor Ndukwe reelected as the Chairman of the Union. Other Members are the Vice Chairman, Comrade Chidi Asonye who is re elected, Comrade Ikechukwu Onuegbu who emerged the new State Council Secretary and Comrade Chibuzor Maduka Iroh who was returned the Financial Secretary. Speaking while inaugurating the new Executive in Umuahia, the National Vice President South East Zone C, Sir Emmanuel Ifesinachi charged the new elected executive members of the Union to consider the…

May

2024

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OMPAN not stooge to government, Opposition party’s attack dog —says PUO

NEWS#Abia, #OMPAN, #PromiseUzomaOkoro, #PUO, #Stooge, #WatchDog

OMPAN not stooge to government, Opposition party's attack dog —says PUO The State Chairman of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria(OMPAN), Abia State Chapter, Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro, has assured that members of the association cannot serve as stooges to government in power nor attack dogs of opposition political parties in the state. In a statement on Monday in Umuahia, the state chairman of OMPAN said as members of the fourth estate of the realm, OMPAN believes in impartiality and fairness, adding that it is the duty of the members of the association to report the activities of the…

May

2024

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Embrace AI Speedily, Ben Kalu Urges Abia Online Publishers

NEWS#AI, #ArtificialIntelligence, #BenjaminKalu

Embrace AI Speedily, Ben Kalu Urges Abia Online Publishers The Deputy Speaker House of Representatives,Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu has called on Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria(OMPAN), Abia to, as a matter of urgency embrace the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in carrying out their watchdog's role so as to advance knowledge of what they already know. Kalu who described the online practitioners and the main stream media in the country as nation builders, urged them to endeavour to work collaboratively with the government at all levels, in order to help build the South East zone and the nation in…

May

2024

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Shocking Reason FCMB Manager Bagged 121yrs Imprisonment

CRIME#FCMB, #Imprisonment, #NwachukwuPlacidus

Shocking Reason FCMB Manager Bagged 121yrs Imprisonment A branch manager of FCMB, in Anambra State has been sentenced to prison for fraud and embezzlement. Mr. Nwachukwu Placidus, the bank manager at First City Monument Bank FCMB, Onitsha, Anambra State, was sentenced to 121 years in prison by Justice S. Odili at the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, Anambra State, for embezzling N112 million from a customer’s fixed deposit account. The former manager of the First City Monument Bank branch in Onitsha was found guilty and sentenced to 121 years in prison for stealing N112,100,000 in fixed deposit money from…

May

2024

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Woman, 24 drowns year old son, in Delta, gives reason

CRIME#Drowning, #SophiaNkwor

Woman, 24 drowns year old son, in Delta, gives reason Sophia Nkwor, 24-years-old woman, has allegedly killed her one-year old son in a well at Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State. Sophia Nkwor, 24-years-old woman who drowned her one year old son in a well, in Delta State. According to Delta State Police Command who paraded the suspect on Thursday, May 2, Sofia Nkwo, without mercy, drowned her one-year-old son. The woman said she killed her son because she couldn’t care for the child again as the father rejected the child. On the why for her actions,…

May

2024

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Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day …Urge Government to Protect Media Freedom

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Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day…Urge Government to Protect Media Freedom Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists in Nigeria, saying the deteriorating state of media freedom in the country is potentially harmful to its system of democratic governance. Their call is contained in a statement announcing their collaborative activities to commemorate the 2024 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD 2024) through separate events taking place in Lagos and Abuja on Friday, May 3. According to…