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S’East stakeholders set agenda for new Ohanaeze leader
Felicitations have continued to pour in from personalities and groups for the newly elected President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Sen. John Azuta-Mbata. In various statements, they expressed confidence that Azuta-Mbata will unite and effectively position the Igbo race in the nation’s political landscape. They tasked the new President General with the protection of cultural heritage and restoration of security…
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Abuja residents applaud Wike for transformative development projects
By Kunle Sanni Residents of Saburi, a community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed gratitude to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for initiating impactful development projects, including the construction of a critical access road. The newly completed 5-kilometre road, inaugurated on January 21 last year, connects Saburi 1 and 2 to the…
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NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer load skunk in Abuja
… Intercepts Australia-bound cocaine in face cream bottles in Lagos; N1.1b worth of codeine shipment in Rivers ….nabs traditional priest for drug trafficking Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a 40ft trailer load of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms while being distributed into six vehicles at an abandoned fuel station in Kagini,…
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Gov Eno lauds PDP’s support, pledges grassroots development in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State Governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Pastor Umo Eno, has expressed deep gratitude to the party for its unwavering support, which he credited for the success of his administration over the past 20 months. Speaking during a New Year visit to the PDP State Secretariat in Atan Offot, Uyo, Governor Eno…
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Oluremi Tinubu condoles Jigawa Governor over loss of son, mother
By Kunle Sanni First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has paid a condolence visit to Jigawa State Governor Mallam Umar Namadi and his wife, Hajia Hadiza Umar Namadi, following the tragic loss of their son, Abdulwahab, and the governor’s mother, Hajia Maryam Namadi. Accompanied by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, and the wife of the Speaker of the…
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President Tinubu celebrates Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa at 60
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on his 60th birthday, celebrated on January 12, 2025. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu praised Aiyedatiwa’s unwavering dedication and political consistency, tracing his journey from the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2011 to…
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Kogi allocates over ₦7bn to revamp 88 Primary Healthcare Centres
The Kogi State Government has announced plans to invest over ₦7 billion in the revitalization of 88 additional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state’s 21 local government areas. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo made this known during a ceremony at the Model Primary Healthcare Centre in Felele, Lokoja. The event marked the official handover of the project sites to contractors…
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Tinubu mourns with ex-Speaker Bankole over mother’s demise
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his condolences to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, and his family on the passing of his mother, Alhaja Monsurat Atinuke Bankole. Alhaja Bankole, who held the esteemed title of Iya Adinni of Egbaland, died on Thursday at the age of 78 after a brief illness.…
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Senator Azuta Mbata emerges 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Senator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, a former Senator representing Rivers East at the National Assembly, was elected at the stakeholders meeting of the Igbo Socio-Cultural organization at the old government lodge Enugu, the Enugu State capital on Friday. The election makes Azuta-Mbata the 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, succeeding Fidelis…
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Ex-Kano SSG vows to expose Gov Yusuf, Kwankwaso, alleges misconduct
By Kunle Sanni Abdullahi Baffa, the recently dismissed Secretary to the Kano State Government, has pledged to reveal alleged misconduct involving Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Mr. Baffa, who was removed from his position last week during a cabinet reshuffle, claimed to possess incriminating evidence, including documents, voice recordings, and videos, which he promised to release…
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