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Business mogul, Femi Otedola, has donated N5bn to the Cuppy Foundation, a philanthropic project of his daughter, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy. Mr Otedola, who was represented by another of his daughters, Tolani, made the announcement during the ‘Gold Gala,’ an event by his daughter at Transcorp Hilton …

3′ BUSINESS & ECONOMY Power generation collapses to 145MW Published November 11, 2019 •We’ve restored grid –TCN Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The total amount of power on Nigeria’s grid collapsed from a peak of 4,735.8 megawatts on Friday to as low as 145MW on Saturday but the Transmission Company of Nigeria …

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was secretly working towards a third term agenda. There have been calls by certain groups for Buhari to extend his tenure beyond 2023. But Buhari has said he would hand over at the end of his second term in office …

Officers of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit of ABSACA have been challenged to show interest and commitment in the discharge of their duties. The Project Manager and Executive Secretary of Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS (ABSACA), Dr. Ajike Kalu Eme stated this in his …

The presidency has broken its silence on why some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were asked to go. The appointments of more than 30 aides of the nation’s number two citizen were terminated on Wednesday. Some top aides of Osinbajo had refused to comment on the development, with Laolu Akande, …

World Bank, through the Federal Ministry of Education is in partnership with the State Government to develop technical education in the State. The Assistant Director (Science and Technology), in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Uche Mbuogu stated this in an interview with Abia Online, after inspecting one of the …

The Wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu has advocated the use of sports as a form of bridge-building among Countries on the African Continent and Transnational Corporations as well as see sports as a vehicle for unifying national divides. Mrs Ikpeazu, who stated this in a …

The Ministry of Agriculture has described as inaccurate and misleading, media reports alleging interference in the recent recommendation of IFAD LIFE-ND interview panel. A release signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture Prof. Ikechi Mgbeoji explained that the interview panel for the recruitment and recommendation of staff to the IFAD …

Abia State is among the states being represented at the ongoing South East Regional Stakeholders’ Forum taking place at Imo Concord Hotel, Owerri. The Abia State Team to the event is led by the Focal Person Chinenye Nwaogu, with Uche Ibe of Ministry of Lands, Chief Mirabelle Ken-Ahukannah, Mrs Chinyere …

In the past, the ordinary man in the street, often perceived the fourth realm of the estate and the polity, as both representing two atomistic and opposing entities perpetually colliding against each other. Yes in primordial times, both were compartmentalized in their various spheres of jurisdiction.But as society evolved with …