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In penultimate week, precisely on the 15th of January, 2022, a renascent group of progressive Abia professional elites under the aegis of Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) took their infrastructural gospel to governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu in the government official lodge at Aba, the Enyimba City. The group led by Engr Odo Ijere, and who is also its Convener, met a cheerful and hilarious governor Ikpeazu who took hours to bring the visitors up to speed with his administration's infrastructural scorecard. The group which included Abia professionals both at home and abroad engaged the governor in a down to earth and…

Barely three weeks after their inauguration, a member of new executive members of Ebem Ohafia Development Union, EODU, Mr Ifeanyi Okali has restored power in the community market. According to ABN TV, this comes as a member of the community whose identity we chose to keep anonymous said the leadership of EODU is known for patrolling the park and market without any visible achievement to show for it. Okali said the unnamed community member passed the remark while the EODU executive members toured the revenue generation projects in the community, particularly the timber shed, the community park and the market.…

Noble Kids Comprehensive College, the school where suspected kidnappers buried a murdered five-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, has been set ablaze by angry youths in Kano. Confirming the incident on Monday, Police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said it happened in the middle of the night. He said no casualty was recorded but parts of the school were damaged by the fire. No suspect has been arrested, he added. Hanifa’s remains were seen buried in a shallow grave when policemen visited the school located at Kwanar Dakata in Nassarawa Local Government Area, Kano, on Thursday. She had been abducted on December…

▪️Charity organizations shocked, prepare legal actions, petition to National Assembly. ▪️One Love Foundation appeals to faith groups, civil societies for dialogue. By Jethro Amadi, Ecowas Ojodu & Haruna Alli, January 22, 2022 The president and founder of One Love Foundation, Edo born property developer and human rights activist, Chief Patrick Eholor, has appealed to civil societies, Islamic and Christian organizations to consider dialogue and shelve petitions addressed to the National Assembly and legal actions against the Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. Haliru Nababa. Our reporters learnt that the actions of the civil society bodies, Islamic and Christian religious…

Despite collecting part of the N6million demanded, the abductors of 5-year-old Kano girl, Hanifa Abubakar, have killed her. Her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and recovery of her remains at a mushroom private school in Tudunwada area of Kano. According to him, the abductor first took her to his wife, but the wife rejected to keep her. “The kidnapper first took Hanifa to his wife, but the wife refused to keep her. He then took her to Tudunwada where he operates a private school, and then laced her tea with rat poison,” her uncle said. “After she was poisoned…

Congratulations are in order for the family of the Principal Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Rev. Prof. Miracle Ajah, who marked a memorable moment in their lives as one of theirs walked down the aisle with the love of her life recently. December 30, 2021 will forever remain memorable in the life of Ajah’s family as they gladly gave out their daughter’s hand in marriage. The traditional marriage, which was held at the Abia Ohafia country home of the cleric attracted “the best of the best” personalities in the country, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Etigwe…

A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly perpetrated the crime about a week after she started working with her. She said the Cross River State indigene had remained incommunicado since the incident happened. According to Punch, an agent, Joshua Amaha, introduced Blessing to Ogbulu, who was not at home on the day the domestic worker visited her residence for an interview. Ogbulu said her…

My mother asked me to kill my younger brother for money rituals – Suspected Yahoo boy confesses 32-year-old man, Afeez Olalere who was arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command has confessed that his mother encouraged him to kill his younger brother for money rituals. The suspected internet fraudster made the shocking confession after he was arrested by the police during a stop-and-search operation along Itamaga, Ikorodu Road, in Lagos. He said; “my mother took me to an herbalist who told me if I want to be successful in the yahoo business, I will have to sacrifice one…

Philanthropist and security consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi on Monday paid a courtesy visit to Chief Okali Ubaka (Rtd), father of the Director ABN TV, a leading online medium in Nigeria, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali at his home town, Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia State. The Interpol Systems Consultant was in Ohafia in continuation of his local government tour where he is identifying with the aged and pensioners who are reportedly owed months of unpaid pension arrears by Abia state government. Sir Udensi who was unavoidably absent during the golden Jubilee wedding anniversary of retired DSS Personnel Chief…