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GOV. UZODIMMA FLAGS OFF ORJI-TORONTO-EGBU JUNCTION BY ROAD SAFETY AND TORONTO-EMEKUKU-UZOAGBA ROADS The Imo State Governor,  Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma today, flagged off the reconstruction of two roads, which are Orji-Toronto-Egbu Junction by Road Safety and Toronto-Emekuku-Ezeogba.  His Excellency announced that the Orji-Toronto-Egbu and Toronto-Emekuku-Uzoagba road projects will be completed and commissioned within the year.  The Governor, therefore, called on the host communities to cooperate with the contractor, Leo 9 for speedy construction in line with the contractual terms. According to the Governor, "while making Owerri look like a state capital. We have not forgotten the dwellers of the rural areas". "I believe in strategic communications where performance will speak for itself".  The Governor admonished Imolites to imbibe the attitude of maintaining public infrastructure. According to him " it is not in building roads, it is about maintainin

Court adjourns FG, ASUU suit until March 28 for ruling 21 February 2023  The National Industrial Court on Tuesday adjourned the Federal government suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) until March 28 for ruling. The claimants, Federal government and the Minister of Education, had dragged ASUU before the court in August 2022 over the then strike, for interpretation and application of some Trade Dispute Act (TDA). The matter before the president of the court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, came up on Tuesday for hearing of the defendant’s preliminary objection. However, when the matter was called, the defence counsel, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, informed the court that his process on Reply on Point of Law could not be filed on Monday at the court’s registry due to internet issue. He, therefore, sought for the leave of court for a short adjournment. The judge in response stepped down the matter until 1.00 p.m. to enable the counsel properly file his process and serve on the clai

 REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROF. MAHMOOD YAKUBU, AT THE BRIEFING FOR ACCREDITED ELECTION OBSERVERS FOR THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA, ON TUESDAY 21ST JANUARY 2023 1. I warmly welcome you all to this briefing for accredited election observers. In line with global good practice, electoral commissions in most jurisdictions invite national and international organisations to deploy observers or organise study tours for election managers during elections. As a consequence, observers submit reports to electoral commissions highlighting strengths and weaknesses of processes. Arising from study tours, election managers also learn from other jurisdictions. The reports and recommendations of observers and the knowledge from the study tours help electoral commissions to progressively improve processes.  2. The progressive improvement in our electoral democracy since 1999 draws in part from the reports o

DISCLAIMER! DISCLAIMER!! It has come to my attention that a certain fake news was posted on my social media handle, Instagram which also directly connects to my Facebook page, earlier this morning. I have since directed that it should be deleted.  This is without a doubt the criminal actions of the person(s) who were responsible for deleting quite a number of my posts since 2018 to late last year when I posted a video and picture of my hands with Henna design of ABAT insignia on the day I launched the APC Women Presidential Campaign Committee for  Bola Ahmed Tinubu  in Ilorin, Kwara State, my post on the event for the Traditional and Complementary Alternative Medicine (TCAM) conference and 17 other posts.  This person is a hacker, criminally minded with the intention to continue attacking my reputation through my social media platforms.  But I am assuring you that this is the first and last I am disclaiming fake news on my handle. It is the responsibility of the security agencies to fi

Happy #PancakeDay! The Princess of Wales (Kate) today visited Oxford House Nursing Home in Slough, meeting staff and residents - as well as joining in with some pancake making.  During her visit to the home, Her Royal Highness also heard more about Oxford House’s use of cutting edge, interactive technology to stimulate and enrich the daily lives of residents.  This includes the use of an interactive sensory table which was purchased in 2020 as a creative response to the pandemic and associated restrictions, and a new interactive wall which will be used to support residents with dementia. More photos below. 

Mariah Carey and Kim Kardashian do the #ItsAWrap tik tok challenge with their daughters North and Monroe . The video was obviously made in Kim Kardashian's mansion.  Kim posted the video on Monday, featuring her daughter and their 2 big surprise guests. It started out with North and Mariah's 11-year-old daughter, Monroe, showing off their dance moves to MC's trending 2009 song, "It's A Wrap". The 2 girls do their dance routine until they're joined by their superstar moms lip-synching the track into hairbrushes. Not surprisingly, the daughters end up pushing Mariah and Kim out of frame. Fans ate up the video -- many of them were shocked MC and KK were hanging out together at Kim's Hidden Hills home. So far,over 3 million people have viewed the video on Tik tok.  Watch video below. 

 Man arrested in Ekiti with fake new naira notes to the tune of  N250,000  Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a man, identified as Celestine, with counterfeited new N1,000 notes amounting to about N250,000. Celestine, who claimed he was an Anambra State born Lagos-based businessman, said he was heading from Lagos State to Isanlu in Kogi State to buy kolanut and bitter kola when he was arrested with the fake new naira notes. The suspect, who spoke at the Amotekun State headquarters, Ado Ekiti, where he was paraded with the money, described himself as victim of circumstances, saying,  “I collected the fake new naira notes from a customer in Lagos State without knowing that they were not genuine. More photos below. 

ANAMBRA ALLEGED KILLINGS: PANEL COMMENCES FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATIONS, CALLS FOR MORE CREDIBLE FACTS As Police Promises to Reorganize Anambra RRS The Special Investigation Panel investigating the allegations of extra-judicial killings, extortion, unprofessionalism, and highhandedness against Police Officers of the Anambra State Command and Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia, has commenced a full-scale investigation into the allegations as investigators have moved to scenes and sites for on-the-spot-assessment. The team has however been tasked to harness all available means and spread its tentacles towards ensuring that all information received via the channels made available to the public is properly examined to assist the investigations, subsequent report of findings,and recommendations. The Nigeria Police Force wishes to disabuse the minds of well-meaning members of the public and all interested stakeholders that the panel comprising respected and thoroughbred officers including officers of the IG

‘I’m Suffering’: Orji Kalu Laments Naira Crunch, Says His Family Can’t Cook Senator Orji Kalu on Monday lamented the scarcity of the naira owing to the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He claims his family could not get enough money to cook recently. “You can see the policy is right but I don’t keep money in my house. I am suffering,” he said during his appearance on Channels Television’s election programme The 2023 Verdict “The other day, my house manager told my wife in Abuja that we have no money to cook food. My wife was virtually roaming around and we feed over 250 people every day. It is a problem to me and to everybody.”  

CBN Sticks to Presidential Directive to Reissue only 200 Naira Old Banknotes. www.cn.gov.ng Central Bank of Nigeria Press Release CBN Sticks to Presidential Directive to Reissue only 200 Naira Old Banknotes The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been drawn to a FAKE PRESS RELEASE purported to have emanated from the Bank to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reissuance and release of old N500 and N1000 notes as legal tender in the county. For the avoidance of doubt, the Central Bank of Nigeria reiterates that in line with the directives of Mr. President, only N200 old notes are to be reissued and to circulate concurrently with the new notes. Members of the public are therefore advised to ignore this fake news. The Bank is working with the law entorcement agencies to investigate, apprehend and prosecute the purveyors of this fake news. Please be guided accordingly. CumA Edward L. Adamu Osita Nwanisobi Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Director, Corpor

ACTDA boss condemns erection of illegal structures By Chinelo Ajulufo The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA)Mr Ossy Onuko has advised intending developers to seek professional advice before embarking on their projects. Mr Onuko made the call on Tuesday during the demolition of some illegal structures erected on Access roads and on water ways in Umuogbu village, Awka. According to him,"what we are doing is development control, which is the responsibility of ACTDA" "The essence is to control the volume of flood which has bedeviled the inhabitants of this village for several years ". The ACTDA Boss revealed that the owners of the affected properties have been previously served notices before the exercise.  The Men of Anambra vigilante service (AVG) were present to effect law and order.(MOI)  

Sagamu riot: Abiodun visits affected locations, vows to go after perpetrators  Following the violent protests that rocked Sagamu on Monday over the scarcity of the new naira notes, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, visited Sagamu for on-the-spot assessment of buildings and property affected by the unrest, with a declaration that the state government would go after those involved in the arson and wanton destruction of the public property. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the assessment tour of the affected areas, the governor described the level of destruction of properties as shocking and never seen in the history of the town. "I am here to have on-the-spot assessment of what happened about the protest that rocked Sagamu yesterday. I have visited the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, local government secretariat and I am here at the Akarigbo Road to see the banks. What I have seen here breaks my heart. I am speechless. It was supposed to be a protest, bu