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AMID CHALLENGES AS A NATION, WE STILL HAVE HOPE IN GOD - GOV. UZODIMMA  The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Sunday drove words of Hope to the hearts of Ndi Imo in a Thanksgiving Mass at Maria Assumpta Cathedral Owerri conducted by Archbishop Ugorji, marking Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Day Anniversary. Governor Uzodimma in his address agreed that Nigeria has survived enormous challenges but there is still hope in God Almighty for his grace in sustaining the peace and unity this Nation, despite various challenges and shortcomings.  He further stated that in Thanksgiving to God, Imo has miraculously surmounted the challenges of the enemy. The Governor reassured Ndi Imo of his passion and zeal in service to God and to the collective needs of the State, noting that what defines a nation and a State is the collective interest and not personal gains. According to the Governor, "When I came as a Governor I saw poverty, broken down infrastructure and in fact,  things fell apar

President Buhari meets with Some Select Nigerians Living in New York on 24th Sep 2022  UNGA Diaspora 4: President Buhari with Prince Victor Olusegun Agunbiade I and CEO Diaspora Commission Abike Dabiri during his meeting with Some Select Nigerians Living in New York on 24th Sep 2022 UNGA Diaspora 5: President Buhari with Prince Victor Olusegun Agunbiade and wife Chief Mrs Caprice Agunbiade alongside their son Olusegun I during his meeting with Some Select Nigerians Living in New York on 24th Sep 2022 UNGA Diaspora 6: President Buhari with his Photographer Sunday Aghaeze and Daughter during his meeting with Some Select Nigerians Living in New York on 24th Sep 2022. More photos below. 

GOV. ORTOM SUSPENDS BIPC MD OVER ALLEGED FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETY Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom, has suspended the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Benue Investment and Property Company, Limited, BIPC, Barr. Alex Adum, from office over financial impropriety leveled against him. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Anthony Ijoho, SAN, disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Makurdi, on Sunday. The statement read in part, “the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Samuel Ortom, has approved the indefinite suspension of Alex Ter Adum, Esq, from office as Managing Director/ CEO of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited pending the termination of cases of financial impropriety levelled against him. The statement said the suspension is with immediate effect. “He has therefore been directed to hand over to the General Manager, Corporate Service, Company Secretary, Benue Investment and Property Company Li

Assets Declaration: Court Okays Hearing Of Suit Against INEC Chairman, Yakubu Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has okayed the hearing of a suit seeking to compel the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, to declare his assets. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/33/2021, was brought before the court by a citizen, Hon. Emmanuel Agonsi. Whereas the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, was cited as the 1st respondent, the INEC boss was listed as the 2nd respondent.  

2023: Peter Obi And His VP Candidate Meet Abdulsalami Abubakar And IBB Today, my running mate, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed and I visited President  Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, at his home in Minna. He received us very warmly and we had  insightful conversations on the state of affairs in our country. We are grateful to IBB for his fatherly welcome and counsel.-PO More photos below. 

2023: Don't engage in activities that threaten Nigeria's unity, Abiodun tells Nigerians  As the country inches closer to another general election, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has , appealed to Nigerians not to engage in actions capable of threatening the peace and unity towards the conduct of the 2023 poll. The governor who made this appeal at the 62nd Independence Anniversary Church Service held at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Ake, Abeokuta, stressed the need for continued peaceful co-existence among Nigerians for the socio-economic and political development of the country. Abiodun represented by his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele,  acknowledged the anxiety generally expressed by Nigerians whenever general election is about to take place, noting that "this is  because an average citizen fears that this is the time the unity of the nation is always threatened". He, therefore, solicited the cooperation of all Nigerians to preserve the oneness of the country. T

PRESS RELEASE WE WILL SUSTAIN FIGHT AGAINST ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, OIL THEFT - IGP  As Police Briefs Senate Committee on Successes in Anti Oil Theft Drives, Confirms Seizure of 123 Oil Tankers.  Harps on Effective Prosecution of Offenders The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has reiterated that his administration is committed to continuously developing improved capacity of its officers through practical training, and acquiring top-notch investigative and operational assets to sustain the fight against oil theft and other crimes capable of sabotaging the country's economy.  The IGP butressed this while briefing  the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate Oil Lifting, Theft and the Impact on Petroleum Production and Oil Revenues on Wednesday 21st September,2022, via a report on the activities of the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering. The IGP similarly recounted other achievements of the Inspector-General of Police Special Task

ANAMBRA STATE CHIEF OF STAFF MR. ERNEST EZEAJIGHI & OTHERS VISITED FLOOD RAVAGED COMMUNITIES IN OGBARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. Yesterday 24th Sept. 2022; Chief of Staff to Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi in company of the Commissioner for Environment Engr. Felix Odimegwu, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs Hon Tonycollins Nwabunwanne, and State Chairman of SEMA Sir. Paul Odenigbo visited flooded communities in Odekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area. Addressing the members of the communities, the Chief of staff Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi said that they came for preliminary investigations and assessment according to directive of Mr. Governor Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo who is presently out of the state for other official engagements in Abuja. Mr Ezeajughi continued that as a proactive government that is sensitive to the plight of the community suffering this natural disaster, Mr Governor will do everything possible and will work closely with the