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Why we don't have Tinubu's portraits in our offices - Abia gov. The Abia State Government has explained the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s portraits in some of its offices. The governor, Dr Alex Otti, dismissed claims that the absence was due to his administration’s none recognition of Tinubu as Nigeria’s President. Otti was reacting to some online reports over the absence of the president’s portraits in some offices within the Government House. Speaking on behalf of the governor, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, said the state government had the president’s portraits in some offices but not in all, adding that the same applies to the governor as well. “We don’t have the governor’s portraits in most offices because this is a new government. We have placed some pictures and ordered for more. It has nothing to do with politics. “The day the governor met with permanent secretaries we still had the former Governor Ikpeazu’s portrait in the ban...

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE: IGP ORDERS RESUSCITATION OF AWARDS, COMMENDATION TRADITION IN NPF Gears Up for Nigeria Police Awards Night The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has ordered the resuscitation of the Awards and Commendation system for the Nigeria Police Force, implemented under the guidance of his administration, to enhance motivation and encouragement among Police Officers. This renewed commendation system represents a significant advancement from the past, as it now covers all officers involved in every major case, moving away from solely focusing on arresting officers or commanders. The new system is in line with the provisions of Section 92 of the Police Act 2020, and Order 68 of the Force Orders and Instructions, and will be a milestone in recognizing the collective efforts of all officers in upholding law and order in the nation. Traditionally, the Nigeria Police Force has a history of conferring commendations and rewards to specif...

25%: Obi-Datti Campaign Alleges Attempts to Doctor FCT Results As President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) open their defence tomorrow at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation yesterday warned the electoral umpire against tampering with INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) to give 25 per cent of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and their presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, had closed their cases penultimate Friday. But a statement issued yesterday by the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation alleged that INEC was trying to yield to pressure to tinker with the results of some states, including the FCT to enable the ruling APC to be in good standing.  The statement, which was signed by the Head of the Media Office of...

Gov. Buni Donates 300 Riyals To Yobe Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, (Chiroman Gujba) has donated the sum of 300 Saudi Riyals to each of the 2,018 Yobe State Pilgrims that performed the 2023 Hajj in the Holy land of Meccah. The donation is to support the Hadaya sacrifice that is obligatory for the pilgrims and other associated religious duties in the Holy land. Alh. Umar Adamu, one of the Pilgrims in the Holy land said Gov. Buni donated the 300 Riyals to all the Yobe state Pilgrims that performed this year's Hajj in the Holy land, Saudi Arabia. He said the Yobe State Pilgrims are appreciative of the governor's gesture and reciprocated the gesture by offering special prayers on the special day of Arafat to the State and the Country at large. Gov. Buni had in the past Hajj exercises made similar donations to support Pilgrims from the state. The Yobe State Government under the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni continued to partner with the...

ORTOM DEBUNKS NEWS OF MINISTERIAL NOMINATION BY PRESIDENT TINUBU 2nd July, 2023   However, the former Governor in a statement issued on Friday in Makurdi by his media aide, Terver Akase debunked the rumour describing it as false and misleading. The statement read, “the attention of the immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has been drawn to the speculation on social media that he has been nominated for a ministerial appointment. “We urge members of the public to disregard the report as it is false and misleading. “Chief Ortom deeply appreciates those who have taken time to call and verify the information.” The immediate past Governor of Benue state, Chief Samuel Ortom has debunked social media reports that he has been nominated for Ministerial appointment by the President Bola Tinubu led administration. Benue state went agog on Thursday with social media reports and rumours that the former Governor had been nominated for the appointment while several of his poli...

Elon Musk: Unverified Users Limited to Reading 600 Tweets Daily The billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, has said a temporary limit has been made to the number of posts users can read daily on Twitter. The move seeks to tackle issues around “data and systems manipulation”, Musk, the chief technology officer (CTO) and chairman of the firm, said in a tweet yesterday. He said verified users will have access to 6,000 posts daily, while unverified and new users will be allowed to read 600 and 300 posts, respectively. But Musk did not disclose when the temporary restrictions would commence nor for how long they would last.  “To address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits,” Musk tweeted. “Verified accounts are limited to reading 6,000 posts per day. Unverified accounts to 600 posts per day. New unverified accounts to 300 per day.” In a related tweet, the billionaire added that limits to users’ readership would be ...

AfDB has approved my $115m loan request for Abia – Ikpeazu claims Former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said African Development Bank, AfDB, has given final approval for a $115 million loan for road construction, erosion control and solid waste management in the State. The former governor, who spoke through Onyebuchi Ememanka, his Chief Press Secretary, on Saturday, said the loans were initiated and achieved by his government for use by the successive administration. The fund, according to him, is to be used for the construction of 190.43km of road in Aba and 58.03 km of road in Umuahia, the State capital. Erosion control projects and solid waste management are also to be executed with the funds captured in the loan. He expressed gratitude to God that the loan has, according to him, scaled the final approval hurdle, adding that the total funding cost of the projects is $263.80 million, while the Abia State Government would provide $23.80 million counterpart funds to be use...