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The Minister for Aviation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, is set to inaugurate the construction of an airport at Nsulu, Abia State, on Tuesday next week. Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this during a press briefing following the weekly Executive Council meeting in Umuahia. He revealed that the project is a collaboration between the Federal Government and the Abia State Government. The Commissioner explained that the Federal Government initially planned to construct an airstrip, but Governor Alex Otti advocated for upgrading it to a full-fledged airport. “The State will contribute by constructing standard runways to accommodate large aircraft,”…

As plenary resumed at the House of Representatives on Thursday, five lawmakers of the Labour Party (LP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They are Esosa Iyawe (Edo), Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Matthew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), and Daulyop Fom (Plateau). Also, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu (Delta), a lawmaker and daughter of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC. The now-former Labour Party lawmakers cited division within their party as the main reason for their defection. After over 20 years of its formation, pro-workers political organisation, Labour Party (LP) made inroads…

Dr Alex Chioma Otti, Governor of Abia State; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu; Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr Ikechukwu Emetu; former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu; and the Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, along with other high-profile personalities, are set to attend the highly anticipated 2024 Ohafia Day celebration, organised by Ohafia Improvement Union (OIU) Abuja Branch. The event, titled ‘Exterminate Vandalism: Let There Be Light in Ohafia’, is scheduled for…

A Bill (HB.257) for an Act to amend the Federal Medical Centres Act and establish a Federal Medical Centre in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, sponsored by Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. While presenting the Bill on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday, Hon. Osonwa emphasised the importance of establishing a Federal Medical Centre in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. He highlighted the growing population and the urgent need for a referral health institution in the area. The Bill received overwhelming support from members of the House, reflecting…

Rosemary Oromoni, the mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old boy who tragically died in 2021 after allegedly being bullied at Dowen College in Lagos, has reportedly passed away. It was gathered that her death occurred in late November, following a battle with intermittent blood pressure-related health issues, Sahara Reporters reported. Meanwhile, Mrs Oromoni's death comes just over seven months after a special court in Lagos ruled against the family in April. In April, a Lagos State Coroner Inquest court sitting in Ogba Magistrate Court ruled that the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Junior was caused…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has landed in Cape Town, South Africa, to attend the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC). The president was welcomed at the airport by South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Roland Lamola, alongside Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, according to a post by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on his Facebook page. “President Tinubu lands in South Africa “President Tinubu has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC). “He was received…

Abuja Herbalist In Critical Condition After Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm By Shooting Himself The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed an ‘alarming incident’ involving a native doctor, Ismail Usman, from Kuchibuyi Village in the Kubwa area of Abuja, who accidentally shot himself while testing a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm. The incident, which occurred on Friday, November 23, 2024, left the herbalist hospitalised with severe gunshot injuries. According to a statement released by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, Usman attempted to test the efficacy of the charm by shooting himself in the stomach with a homemade shotgun.…

The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has taken a strong stance against the Federal Government’s proposed tax reforms, which have drawn widespread criticism from its affiliate member organizations. The NCSCN, a coordinating platform for over 600 civil society associations, NGOs, humanitarian foundations, and community development organizations, has vowed to confront these controversial reforms head-on. According to Mazi Oscar David Kalu, the Director of Programmes and Organization, the Council has received numerous petitions and complaints from its affiliates urging civil protests to occupy Federal Government establishments to express their dissatisfaction with the “unfriendly” tax reforms. The Council has scheduled…