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May

22

2023

10th National Assembly: Leadership Contest Should Be Thrown Open – Northern Stakeholders

NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency

10th National Assembly: Leadership Contest Should Be Thrown Open – Northern Stakeholders Northern stakeholders from the 19th Northern states have reiterated that the leadership of the 10th National Assembly should be thrown open instead of zoning it to a particular region, group, or association. In a communique read by the convener of a one-day colloquium, held at Arewa House, Kaduna, Nasiru Abdulkadir Dambatta, on Saturday noted that “the colloquium finally resolved to call the attention of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be vigilant as political opportunists that surround him have the intent of…

May

22

2023

By Famous Reporters

Rep. Sam Onuigbo Inducted into National Assembly Hall of Fame

NATIONAL NEWS, POLITICS#ClimateChange, #ClimateParliament, #SamOnuigbo, NASS

Rep. Sam Onuigbo Inducted into National Assembly Hall of Fame Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has been inducted into the first ever National Assembly Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame. Onuigbo was part of five Senators/Members out of the 469 members of the 9th National Assembly to be so honoured. According to the Executive Director of OrderPaper, the organiser of the MVP Hall of Fame, the process of selection was based on performance appraisal aimed at “unveiling a distinct class of excellent performers in the National Assembly”. The final five…

May

20

2023

By Famous Reporters

Purported Fed High Court Order Against Dr Alex Otti

OPINION, POLITICS#AlexOtti, #ElectionPetition, #LabourParty, #MondayUbani

Purported Fed High Court Order Against Dr Alex Otti By Monday Ubani (Esq.) I was taken aback when news filtered out that a Federal High Court in Kano has ruled that all the candidates of Labour Party including Dr Alex Otti who won the gubernatorial election in Abia were not proper candidates of Labour since according to the court, Labour Party did not submit its Members' Register 30 days before it held its primary election that produced the candidates for the general election in accordance with Section 77(3) of the Electoral Act of 2022. The Section referred to is here:…

May

19

2023

By Famous Reporters

ORDERPAPER 9th ASSEMBLY: Onuigbo makes semi-final list of most valuable parliamentarian

NATIONAL NEWS#OrderPaper, #Parliamentarian, #SamOnuigbo

9th NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: Rep. Onuigbo included in OrderPaper’s Most Valuable Parliamentarian The inclusion of the Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives Hon. Sam Onuigbo to OrderPaper’s Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) Hall of Fame as a semifinalist has been hinged on the Honourable Member being a distinguished and excellence-driven member of tqqhe National Assembly who has been able to deliver excellent services in his close to four years of the 9th National Assembly. According to the Founder of the OrdbrPaper’s MVP Hall of Fame Initiative Oke Epia, Onuigbo who has been representing the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency for…

May

19

2023

By Famous Reporters

MAY 19 LG POLLS: Why Haven’t You Held Elections? Allow Otti Start on Good Note, Charles Ogbonnaya Blows Hot At Ikpeazu

POLITICS#AbiaPDP, #ABSIEC, #AlexOtti, #BoobyTrap, #CharlesOgbonnaya, #Dr.OkezieIkpeazu

MAY 19 LG POLLS: Why Haven't You Held Elections? Allow Otti Start on Good Note, Charles Ogbonnaya Blows Hot At Ikpeazuc Just few hours to the planned local government election, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, a stakeholder of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State Chapter has advised the embattled, outgoing Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu to shun the plot to hold local government elections across the State, today, Friday, May 19. This is even as the long awaited 'D' Day, May 29 would, as anticipated, usher in a new administration of the Labour Party, (LP), under the seemingly methodical leadership of…

May

18

2023

By Famous Reporters

IGP Condemns Callous Attack On U.s Consulate Convoy In Anambra • Orders Prompt, Arrest, Investigation of Culprits

NATIONAL NEWS#AmericanConsulate, #Culprit, #NigeriaPolice

IGP Condemns Callous Attack On U.s Consulate Convoy In Anambra • Orders Prompt, Arrest, Investigation of Culprits The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has condemned in its totality the callous attack on a United States Consulate convoy and the killing and burning beyond recognition of seven (7) persons including US Embassy local staff and Police Mobile Force Officers, and their vehicles, as well as the likely abduction of two (2) others, at Atani Osamale Road, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, who were visiting the area to assess its proneness to erosions as part of…

May

18

2023

By Famous Reporters

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss

POLITICS#NLC, #OrjiUzorKalu, #SenatorGodwinAkpabio

Oshiomhole Recounts Relationship With Orji Kalu As NLC Boss A former National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has recounted his relationship with former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu when he held sway as the Labour Union leader. Oshiomhole, a former Governor of Edo State described Kalu as a hard working and forthright leader. In a chat with Journalists in Abuja, Oshiomhole hailed Kalu as one of the governors the NLC had a good working relationship with from 1999-2007 due to Kalu's ability to pay workers salaries promptly. Oshiomhole noted that unlike what is happening…

May

16

2023

By Famous Reporters

BREAKING: How Unknown Gunmen Killed Four US Embassy officials in Anambra

CRIME, Uncategorized, WORLD NEWS#AmericanConsulate, #AmericanEmbassy, #FreeMedicalOutreach, #UnknownGunmen

BREAKING: How Unknown Gunmen Killed Four US Embassy officials in Anambra Four staff members of the United States Embassy in Nigeria on a humanitarian mission in Anambra State have been shot dead following an attack on their vehicle on Tuesday. The incident happened late on Tuesday in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. No reason has yet been ascertained, but a source in the area said the assailants ambushed and immediately gunned down the victims. But a source said the assailants caused panic in the area as they invaded the arena…

May

16

2023

By Famous Reporters

Senate Presidency: Support S’E for Justice, Fairness, Equity – Kalu implores Nigerians

POLITICS#10thSenatePresidency, #Dr.OrjiUzorKalu, #EquityFairnessAndJistice

Senate Presidency: Support S'E for Justice, Fairness, Equity - Kalu implores Nigerians Frontline contender for the position of the Senate president in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to Nigerians to support the South East to produce the president of the 10th senate Kalu said Nigeria stands on a tripod, namely Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba arguing that the place of the Igbo should be accommodated In a newspaper advert, placed on the front page of Daily Telegraph Newspapers on Tuesday, Kalu also urged Nigerians to support the incoming government of President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed…

May

16

2023

By Famous Reporters

Experts Harps On Savings, Income Diversification At Ecobank Nigeria Workers Conference

Business, Economy#Commemoration, #Diversification, #EcoBank, #Savings, #Webinar

Experts Harps On Savings, Income Diversification At Ecobank Nigeria Workers Conference Salary earners, individuals, self-employed and small businesses have been advised to make deliberate efforts to save and diversify their income stream in the light of the current state of the nation’s economy. This was the submission of panelists at the webinar titled: Maximising your income: the power of diversification, organized by Ecobank Nigeria as part of its commemoration of this year’s Workers’ Day. This is just as Ecobank has reiterated that it has wide array of product offerings and financial services to meet the needs of the people and…