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Nov

23

2022

Ebem Ohafia Unrest: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Sues For Calm

Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Ohafia, OpinionIbe Okwara Osonwa, Metro, Ohafia, Opinion, Security

Ndi Ebem Umunne’m kaaniwoo, I am very aware of the situation occurring in our beloved Ebem and I am equally saddened by the situation on ground. I want to join my voice in appreciating the efforts of those lending their voices in seeking a peaceful resolution to this sad situation. I want to assure you my brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers that I have been working tirelessly in support of the efforts being made in Ohafia by also putting due pressure on the authorities at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja to find a swift resolution to the situation and…

Nov

23

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ganduje signs PWDs bill into law, bans street begging

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsGanduje, Kano State, Lifestyle, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has set up a committee for the evacuation of beggars from the streets, nooks and crannies of the state. Ganduje stated this while addressing journalists shortly after assenting the persons with disabilities bill into law on Tuesday. He explained that the law would pave the way for the inclusion and development of people living with disabilities in the state. According to him “the law provides for the establishment of a board to oversee the affairs of PWDs.” Governor Ganduje, however, assured to give all the necessary support to make the board functional according to…

Nov

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Ten Reasons Why We Must Vote Out APC, PDP In 2023 Election – Dr. Ume.

Economy, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics, Richyard Awa Ume

OPINION: 1.. Recently, I lodged in a hotel while in transit. My fourth child came to visit me in the hotel from her University which was close to where I lodged. During our discussion, her pen slipped out of her hand and rolled under the expansive bed in the hotel room. She lifted the bed to pick up the pen. The mess she saw under the bed her father has been sleeping on was distasteful, embarrassing, nauseating, and better left to the imagination. For 16 solid years, we allowed PDP to roll, sleep, and sit on top of their mess…

Nov

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Aba will lose her integrity if nothing is done, says APP candidate, Mascot Uzor

Abia State, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Politics

The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP) in Abia state, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu (Nwa-Aba), has expressed his displeasure at the rate at which businesses are getting asphyxiated in Aba due to the infrastructural decay, especially the deplorable road conditions of the city, noting that if something is not done, the Enyimba city will lose its trading identity. Chief Kalu, who visited Uratta Ward 16 yesterday in continuation of his ongoing ward-round tour, frowned at the effects of the dreadful roads of Aba, which have led to declining sales of traders. The former Abia state Chief of Staff…

Nov

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ishinka struck water at NFC Center Asaga, another milestone (Video)

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Ohafia, Politics, VideoAbia State, Chidia Maduekwe, Comr Amos Kalu, Metro, Next Level, NFC, Nigeria, Politics

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Nigeria Film corporation, NFC, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, has announced the latest developments in his spirited effort at ensuring the completion of the boards' regional office located in Asaga Ohafia in record time. He made this revelation in a short video message of the borehole drilling process shared on Ohafia Whatsapp platforms. To give background to the importance of this rare feat, Asaga Ohafia is located on a hilly topography with rocky sediment that has made drilling water in the community a challenge for a while now. During the older days before some boreholes succeeded to…