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Constituency Projects: Kalu Hails  Buhari’s Magnanimity, Urges Constituents To Thank President 

Constituency Projects: Kalu Hails  Buhari’s Magnanimity, Urges Constituents To Thank President 

Constituents of Abia-North Senatorial District have been urged to express their gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari over the numerous ongoing and completed infrastructural development projects in their zone. Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu gave the charge during a recent project inauguration tour at Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia North. Kalu who also represents Abia North Senatorial constituency at the upper Legislative chamber told his constituents that construction of over 50 Road projects, hospitals ,renovation of schools and Borehole water projects were made possible through the backing of President Buhari. Orji Kalu, a first time Senator…
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President Buhari Reveals Who He’ll Hand Over Power To In 2023

President Buhari Reveals Who He’ll Hand Over Power To In 2023

As the 2023 general elections draw near, President Muhammadu Buhari has yet again spoken about his successor. On Monday after joining other Muslims to observe Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the parade ground, Mambilla Barrack in Abuja, Buhari restated the commitment of his administration to free, fair and transparent process. Asked to speak on who he would like to hand over to, the president said, “The person that Nigerians elect.” Buhari also challenged the heads of military and other security formations in the country to go after terrorists and eliminate them. He expressed the commitment of his administration to continue to work…
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EFCC quizzes Malami’s aides over ‘sale’ of presidential pardon

EFCC quizzes Malami’s aides over ‘sale’ of presidential pardon

Some senior officials of the ministry of justice have been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over suspicion of corruption in the compilation of presidential pardon list, TheCable understands. President Muhammadu Buhari controversially pardoned Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, two former governors currently serving jail terms for corruption, after getting the nod of the Council of State on April 15. The council is made up of the president, vice-president, former heads of state, former chief justices, senate president, speaker, governors and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF). Based on the recommendation of the presidential prerogative of mercy…
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2023 Presidency: Senators Divided Over Moves To Pick Lawan As Consensus Candidate

2023 Presidency: Senators Divided Over Moves To Pick Lawan As Consensus Candidate

A sharp crack has been created in the Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the quest to endorse the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the parliament. Lawan, who has been at the National Assembly since 1999, is set to formally declare for the presidency this week, multiple sources around him confirmed this Daily Trust. But the Senate president told journalists that only God will determine his next step when asked about plans by some powerful forces in the North to support him for the presidency. First elected into the House of Representatives…
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Lawan Pays Sallah Homage to Buhari , Urges Nigerians To Make Sacrifices For National Development

Lawan Pays Sallah Homage to Buhari , Urges Nigerians To Make Sacrifices For National Development

  Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has urged citizens to make sacrifices for national development. Lawan who spoke to newsmen soon after the annual Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 2, 2022 in commemoration of this year’s Eid al-Fitr festival said through sacrifice for one another and the nation, Nigeria can become the best and most peaceful country in the world. It is not a sheer coincidence that both the Muslims and Christians fasted almost the same time. That is to say that we as a nation and people had the opportunity to get closer to God…
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There’ll be earthquake in Abia if I reveal what I know about Ikpeazu — Ogbonnaya, former commissioner

There’ll be earthquake in Abia if I reveal what I know about Ikpeazu — Ogbonnaya, former commissioner

Former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abia State, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, has said the state’s foundations would shake if he revealed what he knew about the current administration, challenging his ex-boss and ally, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, to account for the state allocations in the past seven years. The chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who threw the challenge in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, also sought explanations on why councils workers in the state receive half salary, while pensioners are owed arrears of many years. Ogbonnaya said that while he held sway as Commissioner for Local…
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Workers’ Day: Obaseki Increases Minimum Wage To N40,000

Workers’ Day: Obaseki Increases Minimum Wage To N40,000

The Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has increased the state workers’ minimum wage from the N30,000 approved by the federal government to N40,000. Obaseki announcement came on Sunday, as 2012 pensioners protested the non-payment of their gratuities during the 2022 Workers’ Day celebration in the state. He said, “As we all know, the minimum of N30,000 can barely sustain a family, it will be immoral and mindless of us to continue to pretend that we do not know that our workers are suffering. “The government of Edo have now decided to review the minimum for Edo workers from N30,000 to…
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May Day: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Greets Workers

May Day: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Greets Workers

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has commended workers in Abia State on the occasion of the 2022 International Labour day. Osonwa, a frontline House of Representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency described as unbearable the pains and pang of hunger, hyper inflation, mass unemployment and insecurity challenges that Abia workers encounter in their daily lives. He reiterated the need for the government at all levels to prioritize the welfare and needs of the workers stating that when the workers are well taken care of, that it will spur them and…
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Workers Day: Etigwe Uwa Greets Abia Workers, Promises Better Days

Workers Day: Etigwe Uwa Greets Abia Workers, Promises Better Days

A frontline governorship aspirant in the 2023 governoship election in Abia State, Mr. Etigwe Uwa (SAN), has hailed Abia workers for their hard-work, commitment and steadfastness, even in the face of lingering unsavoury circumstances. In a special message marking May Day 2022, signed by him and released in Umuahia, Etigwe Uwa enjoined Abia workers to know that he feels their pains and would do the utmost to better their lots, if given an opportunity to lead the state. He stated that it is simply cruel and ungodly to owe workers who have families several months of salaries and insensitive to…
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EID-EL-FITR: Kalu Sues For Peaceful Co-existence

EID-EL-FITR: Kalu Sues For Peaceful Co-existence

Former Governor of Abia state and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has called on the Muslim ummah to sustain the teachings of the holy Quran and exemplary life of Prophet Muhammed beyond the holy month of Ramadan. While congratulating the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of Ramadan fasting, Kalu stressed that the acts of forgiveness, togetherness, piety, alms giving and love should be upheld by Nigerians in their daily endeavours. The former Governor, who sued for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians regardless of religious,  ethnic and political differences, stressed that the heterogenous nature of the country should…
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