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Abia state sports Council Welfare Association has elected a new state chairman  in the person of Pastor Mrs Edoziem Paschaline. The election which was keenly contested at Umuahia Township stadium,  by pastor Mrs Edoziem Paschaline and Pastor Alozie Emmanuel,saw the former emerged victoriously with a wide gap of 112 votes for Pastor Edoziem  against 52 votes for Alozie Emmanuel Speaking …

Senate re-introduces South East Development Commission Bill The Senate on Wednesday re-introduced a Bill that seeks to establish the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The SEDC Bill was sponsored by the Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Adaeze Oduah. The Bill, which scaled first reading Wednesday was earlier passed by the Eight National Assembly but was not assented to by President …

WHY ABIA FACTS NEWSPAPER AWARDS EVENT IS THE BIGGEST IN ABIA STATE Ever since the launch of what has now become a rallying and melting point of who is who in Abia State, known as Abia Facts Newspaper Annual Award events, it has continued to live up to its name as a foremost and remarkable event. Indeed, the Abia Facts …

PRESS RELEASE Governor Ihedioha Inaugurates IMSU, IMSUTH Visitation Panels, Hospitals Management Board. Governor Emeka Ihedioha CON will inaugurate the Visitation Panels for Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri; Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu and the Imo State Hospitals Management Board,HMB. The event holds as follows; DATE: Wednesday, November 13, 2019. VENUE: Expanded Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri. TIME: …

CAN: There’s No Crisis Between Buhari And Osinbajo Adebayo Oladeji, spokesman for Samson Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says there is no crisis between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. But Oladeji added that CAN is not happy about reports on Osinbajo. On Wednesday, 35 aides attached to the office of the vice-president were sacked, …

Sowore: DSS Says Waiting To Release Him To ‘Someone’ The Department of State Services (DSS) said no one has turned up at its headquarters to take delivery of Omoyele Sowore, detained activist, politician and publisher of Sahara Reporters, after it received the court order to release him. Spokesman of the agency, Dr Peter Afunanya said it is imperative for accountability …

Nigeria To Connect East, South, North African Countries By Road, Says Fashola Nigeria’s works and housing minister Babatunde Fashola on Monday said the ongoing road construction projects in the country are targetted at connecting East, West, North and South African countries by road. Speaking at the 70th Session of the Trans Sahara Road Liaison Committee in Abuja, Fashola informed Member …

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS ‘INDOMITABLE’ TAM DAVID-WEST President Muhammadu Buhari expresses deep sorrow at the passage of his ally and friend, a man he usually calls “the indomitable Tam David-West.” Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, 83, was a consultant virologist of national and international standing. He served as Commissioner of Education in the old Rivers State, Minister of Petroleum and Energy under …

  12-year-old Nigerian wins award for discovering a new Mathematics formula A 12-year-old Nigerian boy, Chika Ofili has been awarded the TruLittle Hero award for discovering a new way to divide in mathematics.  Chika’s mathematic’s teacher, Miss Mary Ellis who is also the head of the mathematics department at Westminster Under School said he (Chika) discovered the new formula while solving a holiday assignment. …

CAN reacts to NYSC dismissal of 2 corps members who refused to wear shorts, trousers CAN has asked the dismissed corps members to go to court to demand their rights to religious freedom. One of the two sacked female corps members returning her kits before being escorted out of the Ebonyi NYSC camp on Sunday, November 10, 2019. (Punch) The …