Governor Alex Otti rehabilitates and commissions three roads to give a facelift to Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State.
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Dealers support Abia plans for Lokpanta Cattle Market
Cattle dealers express support for Abia Governor Alex Otti’s decision to convert Lokpanta Cattle Market to a daily market.
No plans to banish northerners, Abia says
Abia has no plans to banish northerners doing business at Lokpanta Cattle Market along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, an official says.
Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu’s election
Nigeria’s Supreme Court upholds President Bola Tinubu’s election as it dismisses appeal by rivals Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. The judgment by seven Supreme Court judges, which is final, follows a pattern seen in previous presidential elections that have been challenged in court. None of the attempts to overturn results through the courts has been […]
Soludo honours his ex-teacher on 90th birthday
Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo remembers and honours a 90-year old ex-teacher who taught him in high school at Uga. According to the Governor, the nonegerenian Chief TN Ezenwaka taught him in Class Five at Uga Boys Secondary School. The Governor was not alone at Ezenwaka’s yesterday birthday celebration at the St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Uga […]
Amadi wins $100k NLNG Science Prize
Prof Hypolite Amadi Wins $100k NLNG Nigerian Prize for Science for his research on solving breathing challenges of newborns. His solution to breathing challenges of new babies stood out from 100 entries, a long list of 28 and a shortlist of four to emerge the winner of the $100,000 NLNG Nigerian Prize for Science on […]
Otti increases scholarship award prize for students
Officials of Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) announce increases in award prizes for beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme going forward. Abia Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kazie Ukoh, said in a statement yesterday that each lucky beneficiary will henceforth receive N250,000, up from N150,000. The Foundation has so far produced about six first-class gradates, an official of […]
Abia to reconstruct PH Road Aba
Abia State set to reconstruct PH (Port Harcourt) Road, Aba’s main gateway as Gov Alex Otti flags off project yesterday. The construction giant, Julius Berger Plc, won the road contract with great expectations from the Governor. The Governor said he hopes the road will “rejuvenate Aba and bring about the city’s economic development for investments […]
Enugu to establish new city
Enugu awards 400-kilometer road contracts to establish a new smart city, create alternative north-bound highway, and rehabilitate degraded city roads. The projects include a 17km dual carriage way and feeder roads for the new Enugu Smart City, a 40km highway to the northern border, and rehabilitation of 71 urban roads in Enugu, the capital. Enugu […]
Nigeria’s core challenge with morality
David Hundeyin identifies Nigeria’s core challenge with standing up for morality and the truth on most matters of self-interest.