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Otti set to flag off 41.5 km roads in Abia North

Otti set to flag off 41.5 km roads in Abia North

Governor Alex Otti, will on Wednesday, flag off the construction of the 30- kilometer Arochukwu – Ndiokereke – Ozuabam road. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, said the Governor would also in a week time, flag off the...

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Yobe becomes first state to DOMESTICATE NATIONAL POLICY ON idPs

Yobe becomes first state to DOMESTICATE NATIONAL POLICY ON idPs

The Yobe State government is set to become the first in Nigeria, to domesticate the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)after twelve years of existence. Governor Mai Buni represented by his Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam-Wali at a Special Session with Development Partners, revealed that the state will allocate 5 per cent...

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Foreign: 11 Students From Kenyan University Killed In Bus Crash

Foreign: 11 Students From Kenyan University Killed In Bus Crash

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and injuring 42 seriously, police said. The accident occurred at 5:50 pm (2:50 GMT) Monday at Maungu, 360 kilometres (220 miles) from the capital Nairobi, when the students from...

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Five bag death sentence for murdering Rivers vigilante commander

Five bag death sentence for murdering Rivers vigilante commander

Five people have been convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday for the murder of Umezuruike Alex, the commander of a local vigilante codenamed OSPAC (Onelga Security Peace and Advisory Committee) in Omudioga community in the Emohua Local Government Area of...

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Delta task force allegedly kills two motorcyclists— sparks protest

Delta task force allegedly kills two motorcyclists— sparks protest

The Delta State Government task force has allegedly killed two motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders, at the Koka junction area by Ibusa road, Asaba, the Delta State capital. Okada riders, on Monday, took to the streets to protest the killing of their colleagues, which took place on Sunday, blocking major roads in the Oshimili South...

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Cultism: police arrest suspects for two murders

Cultism: police arrest suspects for two murders

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The police said the cultist identified as Samuel Nwokoma, aged 25, with his gang, was behind the killing of...

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2024 budget: Abia secures $125m loan from Islamic Bank

2024 budget: Abia secures $125m loan from Islamic Bank

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has revealed the state government’s plans to secure loans to implement the 2024 Budget, noting that already, the Islamic Development Bank has approved $125 million for the state. Otti disclosed this Monday during a chat with journalists in Umuahia, the state capital. He added that the African Development Bank has...

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FG in talks to complete $1bn loans from World Bank for IDPs and agriculture

FG in talks to complete $1bn loans from World Bank for IDPs and agriculture

The Federal Government is in talks with the World Bank to complete the processes of obtaining over $1bn in loans to address Internally Displaced Persons and boost agriculture in the surroundings of IDPs. The request is contained in World Bank documents titled, ‘Solutions for the Internally Displaced and Host Communities Project’ and ‘Rural Access and...

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Soludo admits refusing to construct road because the member representing the area was in the opposition party

Soludo admits refusing to construct road because the member representing the area was in the opposition party

The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said he initially refused to construct the road on Nwokedi Street in Okpoko community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, because the House of Representatives member representing the area, Noble Igwe, was in the opposition party. Soludo said that when the house member complained to him about...

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Politics is over, support Tinubu – Governor Sule appeals to Obi

Politics is over, support Tinubu – Governor Sule appeals to Obi

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, to support President Bola Tinubu in tackling the challenges facing the country.  Ibrahim Addra, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor said in a statement, that Governor Sule made the appeal when...