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... Demands information on land allocation ... Asks details of those recruited into VIO ... Threatens to take action if requests are not met A group, under the umbrella of the FCT Youth Stakeholders Forum, has petitioned the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCTA), Mr Olusade Adesola, over harmonisation of revenues generated by the six area councils in the FCT. In the petition dated August 2, with the caption "RE: Application for Information/Records/Documents Under the Freedom of Information Act", the group demanded for details of land allocation in the FCT. The petition was signed by Suleiman A Ango,…

Nkpa community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State has commended the rural developmental strides of the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, describing it as unprecedented and revolutionary. Representatives of the community, who made this known during the 2023 August meeting, saying the lawmaker had continued to deliver his promises in this regard with unbridled commitment and fervour. The President General of Nkpa Development Union, Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Nwaji had while appreciating Senator Kalu for the distribution of educational materials to over 12 schools to the community, said prior to Senator…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed its standby force to take action with the aim of reinstating constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, announced this decision while presenting the ECOWAS resolution regarding the recent coup in Niger during an extraordinary meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. In addition to the call for action, ECOWAS has also appealed to the African Union (AU), partner countries, and relevant institutions to rally behind the resolution set forth by the sub-regional body. ECOWAS expressed its disappointment as all attempts to engage in dialogue…

Touched by a perceived plan to gag the press and stop the free flow of information in Enugu state, the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police to rise to the occasion and stop the anomaly. The rights group while writing on the lingering crisis at the Federal Neoropsychiatric Hospital (FNH) Enugu that has culminated in the closure of the school’s Mental Health Nursing at the instance of the Medical Director, Dr. Monday Nwite Igwe, called on the IGP not to allow the police to be used to harass and bully journalists from…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio are scheduled to attend the commemoration of 2023 International Youth Day on August 14 at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. The occasion is designed to feature the Public Presentation of a Book titled, "YOUTH RISING": Harnessing the Potentials and Aspirations of Nigerian Youth Towards a Greater Nation. The book which is written by Ben Duntoye, Former President Pan African Youth Youth and Executive Director, African Youth Resource Centre is dedicated to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Duntoye, also a former President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN)…

Nguru Uboma Ahia-Ise Mbaise has condemned the brutal assassination of HRH, Eze James Ndubuisi Nnamdi, (Mmirioma) Durujiaku Uboma II, the traditional ruler of Nguru-Nweke Autonomous Community. The position of the community was made known through a communique signed by Uboma-in-Council, Eze D. O. Njoku Ekwueme II of Nguru Nwe Nkwo Autonomous Community, Uboma Nguru 2022/2024, Nze Ano Anyanwu Onaka Nguru, Dr A. C. Odunze National President, Nguru Development Union. (NDU) on 5th August 2023, at Nguru, Aboh Mbaise, Imo State. According to the communique, Uboma-in- Council, invoking its traditional spiritual authority places a curse on the assasins, their sponsors and…

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has unveiled names of chairmen and vice-chairmen of the standing committees.   The announcement was made soon after the Senate resumed from its break at 9.59pm and ended 10.47pm. In the list, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, APC, Edo North is chairing the Committee on Interior, Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East is Chairman on Finance; Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia State is Chairman Committee on  Privatisation; Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, APC, Oyo North chairs Committee on Aviation, Osita Izunaso, Committee on Capital Market, Seriake Dickson, Ecology; Neda Imasuen, LP, Edo South, Ethics, Privileges and…

For Nigeria to attain optimum tax revenue collection capacity across the Federal, States and Local Government tax authorities, the country must make hard but necessary reforms that would yield long term benefits. This was the position stated by the Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Muhammad Nami, who is also the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at the 153rd Meeting of the Board which held today in Abuja with the theme: “Harmonization and codification of taxes at the National and Sub-national levels: Key to achieving a tax friendly environment in Nigeria.” Mr. Nami, while…

The Director (South East) Parliamentarian APC Presidential Campaign Council and Abia State Coordinator for Women Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Women Campaign Council, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu has congratulated Rt. Hon. Nkiruka Onyejiocha, Hon. Dr. Betta Edu, Hannatu Musawa, , Doris Uzoka, Stella Okotette, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Lola Adejo, Mrs Iman Suleiman Ibrahim and Rt. Hon. Samuel Onuigbo on their appointments as Minister Designates and Board Member, North East Development Commission respectively. Senator Nwaogu expressed her profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR on his entrenchment of the 35% women affirmative and his unwaivering determination in making sure that the Principle of Federal Character…

The Abia State government has embarked on sensitization of communities and property owners to prepare them to make the necessary sacrifices for the development of Umuahia, the capital city. As part of his development agenda, Governor Alex Otti had announced the expansion of the main entry road leading into Umuahia from the Enugu- Port Harcourt expressway. He said that the Ossah road, which is presently a dualised entry from Abia Tower junction off the expressway into Umuahia, would be expanded to six lanes. To make this possible, over 160 properties have been pencilled down for demolition, while some ancestral lands…