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Jan

2023

Abia 2023: Fmr Senate President, T.A. Orji Back Power shift to Abia-North

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Abia 2023: Fmr Senate President, T.A. Orji Back Power shift to Abia-North As the Abia Governorship campaigns gains momentum ,A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Adolphus Wabara and another former Governor of Abia State and current Abia Central Senator, Theodore Orji have unanimously thrown their weights behind the burgeoning demand for power shift to Abia-North come February 2023. While this can be described as the first time in which Adolohus will be publicly making his stance known , the same can't be said for T.A. Orji who had previously taken his position sometime in March 2022 . The fmr.…

Jan

2023

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NASS: First time Orji Kalu ranks highest amongst Abia lawmakers with 25 Bills

NATIONAL NEWS#Bill, #FoodBank, #OrjiUzorKalu, NASS

NASS: First time Orji Kalu ranks highest amongst Abia lawmakers with 25 Bills With twenty five legislative bills standing in his name Senator Orji Uzor Kalu A first time Senator from Abia State who made his pioneer entry to the Senate in 2019 has been rated highest in Bill sponsorship amongst other Senators from the South Eastern state. As reported on Tuesday by OrderPaper.ng Nigeria's verified parliamentary multimedia platform, Kalu a new comer Senator has sponsored more bills at the Nation's Apex parliament than his Abia State counterparts. Using the 2019 - 2022 cumulative legislative tenure of the 9th Senate…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

I’ll Stand As Nnamdi Kanu’s Surety If Granted Bail – Orji Kalu

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I’ll Stand As Nnamdi Kanu’s Surety If Granted Bail – Orji Kalu The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu says he will stand as surety for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu if granted bail again. “I will stand surety for him (Kanu) if the Federal Government wants to release him to me,” Kalu said on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme aired on Tuesday. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, also believed the Federal Government will respect the next court judgement on the bail of the embattled IPOB leader. The federal…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

INEC BOSS: DSS Clears Air on Failed Arrest

NATIONAL NEWS#Dss, #MamoudYakubu, INEC

INEC BOSS: DSS Clears Air on Failed Arrest The Department of State Services (DSS) has cleared the air regarding an online publication by the Daily Trust of January 5, 2023, with the headline “Court Stops DSS from Arresting INEC Chairman”. The DSS spokesman, Mr. Peter Afunnaya, while reacting to the issue, in a statement, made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), said the Department has discovered that the newspaper skewed what transpired at the Court and reported it out of context He added that It is against the backdrop that the Service pointed out…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

Seek Divine Guidance for Peace in 2023, Archbishop Martins urges Nigerians …Says peace crucial to ensure rapid progress

NATIONAL NEWS#Insecurity, #LabourParty, #OmobolanleRaheem, #PeterObi, #security, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins

Seek Divine Guidance for Peace in 2023, Archbishop Martins urges Nigerians ...Says peace crucial to ensure rapid progress By Tony Agbugba The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has urged all Nigerians to seek divine guidance in the quest for peace in 2023, to ensure that the New Year is free from chaos and anarchy. According to the Archbishop, peace remains crucial and inevitable if the country hopes to reclaim its once enviable position as one of the most peaceful and also one of the fastest developing economies in the world. In a homily delivered at the…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

FG bringing Rule of Law to ridicule, says lawyer as Itsekiri leaders petition AGF over NDDC Board, urge Umana not to inaugurate Onochie, Ogbuku

NATIONAL NEWS#AbubakarMalami, #Itsekiri, #LaurettaIfeanyiOnochie, #MohammaduBuhari, impunity, NDDC

FG bringing Rule of Law to ridicule, says lawyer as Itsekiri leaders petition AGF over NDDC Board, urge Umana not to inaugurate Onochie, Ogbuku Top Itsekiri leaders on Tuesday advised President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Umana Okon Umana, to resist the urge to defy the judicial process by refraining from conducts which will render nugatory issues presented by Chief Edward Ekpoko, and Engineer Victor Wood who are representing the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought and Mr. Edward Omagbemi who is representing Omadino Unity Forum to the Court. ‘We have done all that is required…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

S’East Governors, Leaders Are Political Gangsters, Real Enemies of Ndigbo Not Hausa/Fulani- Ohanaeze Youth

NATIONAL NEWS#EndExtraJudicialkilling, #IgboayakaO.Igboayaka, #Marginalisation, #Ndigbo, #OhanaezeNdigbo, #OhanaezeYouthsCouncil

S'East Governors, Leaders Are Political Gangsters, Real Enemies of Ndigbo Not Hausa/Fulani- Ohanaeze Youth The Ohanaeze youth Council, OYC, has insisted that one of the 2023 New Year's resolutions of the youths should be to get rid of the South-East Governors, alleging that the latter are the real enemies of Ndigbo are the South-East and not the Hausa/Fulani as insinuated. The Apex Socio-cultural youth organization of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, OYC, described the Senators, Federal House Representatives members, State House of Assembly members, Ministers and other political office holders from the South-east region as the authentic enemies of Ndigbo. The…

Dec

2022

By Famous Reporters

GEORGE OBIOZOR: Colossal Loss To Nigerian Nation, Orji Kalu Wails

NATIONAL NEWS#ColossalLoss, #GrorgeObiozor, #OhanaezeNdigbo, #OrjiUzorKalu

GEORGE OBIOZOR: Colossal Loss To Nigerian Nation, Orji Kalu Wails Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has described the passing of President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor as a colossal loss to the nation. Extolling the virtues of the late envoy, Kalu stressed that Obiozor made invaluable contributions to nation building in various capacities. Kalu noted that the late diplomat was a nationalist with passion for the growth and progress of Nigeria, adding that his wise counsel and intellectual contributions to global discourse will be greatly missed. In his…

Dec

2022

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C0NFIRMED! Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s George Obiozor is dead

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C0NFIRMED! Ohanaeze Ndigbo's George Obiozor is dead The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor is dead.. His death was announced by the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma. The statement reads; “On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo state, sorrowfuly announce the passage of a great Son of Imo state and Nigeria, the President General of ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George OBIOZOR. A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness. The…

Dec

2022

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Nigeria keen to leverage “Genome Editing” for national development – Ikoh

NATIONAL NEWS#AUDA-NEPAD, #Commercialisation, #GenomeEditing, #HenryIkoh, #Sensitization, Science and technology

Nigeria keen to leverage “Genome Editing” for national development – Ikoh Nigeria has indicated her willingness to harness the game-changing power of Genome Editing Science, a tool for agricultural and food sustainability, to advance national development. The assurance was given by the Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, while declaring open a workshop on “Genome Editing”, which held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, December 15-16, 2022. The workshop as gathered, was powered by the African Union Development Agency (ADUA-NEPAD) Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation, in collaboration…