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By Steve Oko Abia State Governor and National Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Dr Alex Otti, has expressed confidence that the party will record significant victories in the 2027 elections in Imo State, urging its candidates to intensify grassroots mobilisation and protect their votes. Otti, who travelled to Owerri to flag off the party’s […]

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….Bank says facility targets infrastructure, industrialisation, intra-African trade By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled a $2 billion financing commitment for sub-sovereign entities, including states in Nigeria, to support infrastructure development, industrialisation and intra-African trade. The bank’s Director of Trade Facilitation and Investment Promotion, Dr. Gainmore Zanamwe, disclosed this at a […]

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By Emmanuel Iheaka Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a young man suspected to be a student near the Bishop’s Court area, close to the Imo State University, Owerri. The attackers reportedly stormed a car wash facility in the area in a Lexus Jeep and opened fire on the victim before fleeing the scene. The incident […]

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By Emmanuel Iheaka The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said the ongoing verification of oil and gas wells across the country is aimed at ensuring equitable distribution of the 13 per cent derivation fund among producing states. The Chairman of the Commission and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Agency Technical […]

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…Agbedi cites killings, attacks in Enugu, Katsina, Nasarawa, Delta By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has condemned reported cases of political violence, attacks and disruption of political activities across the country ahead of the 2027 general elections, resolving to investigate the incidents. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent […]

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