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Jul

2023

Abia Governor, Otti inaugurates new commissioners … See full list

POLITICS#AbiaGovernment, #AlexOtti, #Inauguration

Full list of new commissioners that will serve under the Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti The new Commissioners in Abia State and their portfolios are as follows;1. Ikechukwu Uwanna: Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice 2. Prof Monica Ironkwe: Agriculture 3. Kingsley Anosike: Budget and Planning 4. Prof Uche Eme Uche: Education 5. Philemon Asonye Ogbonna: Environment and Urban Renewal 6. Mike Akpara: Finance 7. Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo: Health 8. Prince Okey Kanu. -Information and Culture 9. Chaka Chukwumerije: Lands and Housing 10. Prince Uzor Nwachukwu: Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs 11. Prof Joel Friday Ogbonna: Petroleum and…

Jul

2023

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Enugu Government Arrests Hoodlums Enforcing Sit-at-home

CRIME#Hoodlums, #PeterMbah, #Sit-at-home

Enugu Government on Thursday, announced that many hoodlums enforcing the illegal sit-at-home in the state have been arrested. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia. “It is noteworthy that many enemies of Enugu State and Igbo land, the hoodlums, anarchists, and criminal elements, who hide under freedom agitation to perpetrate destruction, violent crimes, as well as those who engage in scaremongering through fake videos and images, have been tracked down, apprehended and are being brought to book. “We are winning the war and therefore call on Ndi Enugu to volunteer…

Jul

2023

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Orji Kalu joins “Thread” becomes first 10th NASS Lawmaker to sign on newly launched social platform

POLITICS#10thNationalAssembly, #OrjiUzorKalu

Breaking! Orji Kalu joins "Thread" becomes first 10th NASS Lawmaker to sign on newly launched social platform Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Former two time Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has joined the recently launched social media network " Threads". Thread which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg's instagram was launched on Thursday and immediate former Chief Whip of the Senate has joined with his verified personal handle "oukgram". With this development Kalu becomes the first among members of the 10th National Assembly to join the newly launched social media application. Making his presence known on the platform the Forbes…

Jul

2023

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IGP Commiserates With Family, Colleagues Over Death Of Newsdirect Newspaper’s Publisher, Samuel Ibiyemi

NEWS#death, #IGP, #SamuelIbiyemi

IGP Commiserates With Family, Colleagues Over Death Of Newsdirect Newspaper's Publisher, Samuel Ibiyemi The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, deeply regrets and expresses heartfelt condolences on the untimely demise of Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, the publisher of NewsDirect. The IGP was deeply saddened upon receiving the news of Dr Ibiyemi's passing, recognizing the significant loss caused by his death amongst the journalism community and the nation as a whole, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. Samuel Ibiyemi Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, whose death occurred on Tuesday 4th July, 2023, after a brief…

Jul

2023

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Governor Otti Set to partner security experts

NEWS, SECURITY

GOVERNOR OTTI READY TO COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY EXPERTS Abia State government under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti says it is ready to partner with various security experts to ensure that the state is safeThis was made known through the Commissioner designate of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Hon. Uzor Nwachukwu during a courtesy call on him by the State Command of the Vigilante group of Nigeria. Hon Uzor who stated that the present Administration is very serious on the issue of security also said that the government is strategizing ways of combating crime in the state.…

Jul

2023

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Fitch Foresees Upgrade of Ecobank’s National Ratings as exchange-rate volatility recedes

Business#EcoBank, #Nigeria, #Recede, #Volatile

Fitch Foresees Upgrade of Ecobank’s National Ratings as exchange-rate volatility recedes Fitch Ratings says it foresees an upgrade of ENG's National Ratings which would result from strengthening its creditworthiness relative to other Nigerian issuers. According to the international rating agency, it expects to resolve the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) of ENG “within the next six months when exchange-rate volatility may recede, the impact on regulatory capital ratios and common equity double leverage is clear, and the scale of the second-order economic effects of the devaluation on loan quality becomes evident”. Fitch in its recent report noted that Factors that could,…

Jul

2023

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‘I’m traumatized.’ I didn’t forge my result, Anambra teenager, Mmesoma counters JAMB

NATIONAL NEWS#jamb, #MmesomaEjikeme

'I'm traumatized.' I didn't forge my result, Anambra teenager, Mmesoma counters JAMB Anambra candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused by JAMB of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday insisted that she didn’t forge her result as claimed by the examination board. Ejikeme stated when she was contacted – She said she didn’t forge her result as claimed by JAMB. It could be recalled that JAMB in a statement on Sunday's evening, noted that Ejikeme manually inflated her UTME result from 249 to 362 and used her manually inflated score to attract a N3m scholarship from Innoson Motors…

Jul

2023

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Abia North Stakeholders Applaud Sen Orji Kalu Over Constituency Projects

POLITICS#Constituencyprojects, #OrjiUzorKalu

Abia North Stakeholders Applaud Sen Orji Kalu Over Constituency Projects Prominent leaders of thought from Abia North Senatorial District under the aegis of Abia North Peace Foundation (ANPF), have showered encomiums on the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, for the recent massive projects he embarked on across the five local government areas of the district, describing it as unprecedented and unparalleled in the history of the Senatorial district. This commendation was contained in a statement signed by Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, on behalf of the stakeholders and released to newsmen on Tuesday, eulogizing Senator Kalu…

Jul

2023

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OTTI’S PANEL OF INQUIRY: CAYGG Harps Support Efforts To Recover Abia Looted Funds, Property

NEWS#Abia, #AlexOtti, #Dr.OkezieIkpeazu, #Loot, #PoliticalProfiteers

OTTI'S PANEL OF INQUIRY: CAYGG Harps Support Efforts To Recover Abia Looted Funds, Property By Amanda Ezekiel, Enugu Concerned Abia Youths For Good Governance, (CAYGG), a pro-democracy group has unanimously applauded the Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti for constituting and inaugurating a five-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry to probe the activities of the immediate past PDP led administration of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. This is even as the decision of the government of Otti to leave no stone unturned in her bid to recover, through the Panel, various property and funds perceived to have been…

Jul

2023

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Ejikeme: Girl Lacks Brain, Capacity to Manipulate Result, ‘Investigate score before lawsuit’, Innoson Replies JAMB

NEWS#EjikemeMmesoma, #InnosonMotors, #jamb, Investigations

Ejikeme: Girl Lacks Brain, Capacity to Manipulate Result, 'Investigate score before lawsuit', Innoson Replies JAMB Innoson Group has called for an investigation into the allegations of certificate forgery against Mmesoma Ejikeme who paraded herself as the top scorer of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Mr Cornel Osigwe, the Head of Corporate Communications, Innoson Group, stated in a tweet from his official handle. He wrote, “The girl I met doesn’t have the brain and capacity to manipulate her result. There is more to this story. A proper investigation needs to be done. Abeg let the poor breath. “That girl…