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An elder statesman and retired SSS personnel, Chief Ubaka Okali has congratulated the Chief Whip of Nigerian Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu as he marks 62nd birthday anniversary, describing him as a man with committed passion for welfare of his people. Describing the former governor further as a champion of effective representation, patriotic leader and outstanding nationalist, Chief Okali extolled Kalu for setting the pace not only in Abia but the country at large with a responsible representation in the past three years in the Senate. According to Chief Okali, father of Mr. Ifeanyi Okali, Director ABN TV, the attraction…

Officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) are feared to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred on Tuesday in Kaduna state. Details of the incident are still sketchy. However, TheCable understands that the incident involved a training aircraft which had two pilots on board. The development comes 11 months after a NAF aircraft crashed in Kaduna. The incident, which occurred in May 2021, involved a Beechcraft 350, and the aircraft crashed around the Kaduna international airport. Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff, and 10 other military officers who were on board when the plane crashed, were killed.…

The Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Character Commission, Merit House Maitama, and Murg plaza have been sealed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over waste management arrears owed to the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB). Addressing journalists during the exercise, Director of the board, Engr Osilama Briamah, said the affected agencies refused to pay for the services of the board. The board’s Director, Engr. Osilama Briamah, told the press during the exercise that the impacted agencies refused to pay for the board’s services. He indicated that the board had a large amount of money hanging around waiting for defaulters…

The Lagos State Government has warned members of the public to desist from distributing footage of students of Chrisland Schools engaging in an “immoral act”. The PUNCH had reported that pupils from the elite private school located in Victoria Garden City had embarked on a trip to Dubai to participate in the World School Games between March 10 and 13, 2022 when the incident happened. Following the incident, the school authorities suspended the student indefinitely, stating that she was “a major actor” in an “immoral act”. But the mother of the student claimed that her daughter was drugged and raped…