….Pledges Concerted Efforts To Strengthen Legislative Democracy Members of the Abia State House of Assembly have reconciled their differences and subsumed their political platforms to work for the interest of the state. Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon Augustine Okezie, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Media, made this…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress – APC in Ebonyi South Senatorial bye-election held on Saturday, February 3, Prof. Anthony Ani, has been announced winner of the poll. Ani won with 46,270 votes, defeating his closest rival, Ifeanyi Eleje of APGA who garnered 3,513. Silas Onu of the PDP polled 2,783 votes and Linus…
The Abia State Government has offered to foot the medical expenses of 30 residents of the state who were in urgent need of surgery for various ailments. The state government has concluded a six-month-long period of providing free medical treatment to residents throughout the state. Abia state governor, Alex Otti, made the commitment following an…
Rasmus Hojlund continued his goal scoring form as goals from him and Garnachi help Manchester United beat West Ham United 3-0 at Old Trafford Hojland scored one his fourth in four games in the Premier League and Alejandro Garnacho scored twice as Manchester United recorded their biggest home league win of the season to move…
Wolves came from behind to inflict a second successive defeat to Chelsea in the premier league Matheus Cunha was the hero for Wolves as his three goals helped put Chelsea to the sword The win moves Wolves above Chelsea in the top half of the Premier League table. Cole Palmer gave host Chelsea a 19th-minute…
Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89. The Sweden midfielder, who spent the majority of his career in Italy, scored 17 goals in 32 appearances for his country. Hamrin, known as Kurre, played in the 1958 World Cup final on home soil, when Sweden were beaten…
Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as Namibia’s new President. Mbumba is Namibia’s former Vice President and has held the position since 2018. He was sworn in on Sunday by Chief Justice Peter Shivute in Windhoek, the country’s capital following the death of President Hage Geingob Born on August 15, 1941, Mbumba is…
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, has assured of a China-Nigeria collaboration for Nigerian products and commodities to be made available in Chinese markets within the next five years. The Ambassador made this known in an interview on Saturday during a temple fair organized to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year on Saturday…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has called on President Bola Tinubu to enact the death sentence for anyone caught kidnapping. Primate Ayodele warned that the Presidential Villa will be infiltrated and top government officials abducted ifTinubu fails to enact capital punishment for kidnappers. In a statement signed by his media…
The Country Manager for Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation EGPAF, Dr Avese Torbunde said the existing gaps in HIV service delivery for children and the adolescent population are inimical to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 in Nigeria. The Foundation has canvassed increased HIV programming that focuses on children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS, saying…
