Metro Archives - Page 214 of 281

Apr

30

2023

Timi Frank condemns $15bn illegal Railway MoU by NDDC’s MD, Urges EFCC, ICPC to wade in

Metro, Opinion, PoliticsCrime, DSS/EFCC, ICPC, NDDC, NRC, Opinion, Timi Frank

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, strongly condemned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a $15billion Trans-Niger Delta Railway Project entered into by the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, with Atlantic Global Resources Inc. Frank in a statement in Abuja described the action of the NDDC’s MD as illegal and a Yahoo Yahoo abracadabra, that is fraudulently laced with decitful intentions aimed at siphoning the resources of the commission. He called on any of the anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and…

Apr

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Concerned Abians Attract Foreign Investors To Compliment Alex Otti’s Plans For A New State

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Economy, Metro, Politics2023, Abia State, Alex Otti, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Ultimate Commander

While still basking in the euphoria of the new Abia State that will elevate the state from her present condition of underdevelopment, economic downturn, and squalor occasioned by long approaches of clueless leadership, a group of concerned Abians who are happy with the coming opportunities for the blessed state under Dr. Alex Otti, the Governor-Elect, has made giant steps at hitting the ground running with efforts that will ensure that Abia loses no time once the news government takes over helms of her affairs. In the spirit of the Ultimate Liberation and Actualization of the New Abia under the leadership…

Apr

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Again, Buhari postpones 2023 census says Tinubu to determine new date

Metro, News2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the postponement of the May 3rd, 2023 population and housing census. The Minister in a statement in Abuja on Friday morning, said a new date will be determined by the incoming administration. The statement read: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming Administration. “The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of…

Apr

26

2023

By Chimamanda

AY Vs Basket Mouth: “I have learnt something about the Igbos” – Omotola

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionEntertainment, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Personality

Following the rift between Ayodeji Richard Makun (Popularly called AY) and Bright Okpocha (Popularly known as Basket Mouth) over unpaid show allowance. The Nollywood Diva and Screen sensation, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has taken to her twitter account to make an assertion that has raised discussion among social media users: In her Twit, she said: "AY is a Yoruba man who accused Basket Mouth, an Igbo man of not paying him on time for show he did for him in the past. "Igbos started attacking their fellow Igbo man, Basket Mouth on social media because of what AY, a Yoruba man…

Apr

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Herdsmen murder Labour Party Chairman in Benue

Metro, NewsCrime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Unknown gunmen causing mayhem in Benue State have killed a Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Nathaniel Ochoche. Ochoche, who was the Edikwu Ward 2 Chairman of the party in Apa Local Government Area of the state, was murdered alongside four others at the weekend. The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Tersoo Orbunde confirmed the incident in a statement he issued and made available to reporters on Monday. It read: “It is with rude shock that the Benue State Secretariat of the Labour party received the news of the gruesome murder of its Chairman in Edikwu Ward 2…