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A joint security operation involving the Nigeria Police Force, Armed Forces, Department of State Security Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismantled criminal hideouts responsible for persistent unrest in Ezioha, Eziama Autonomous Community, Mbaitoli Local Government Area, Imo State. The operation, conducted under the aegis of “Operation Udoka,” resulted in the
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has clocked 65 years but he laments that he cannot celebrate due to the high level of hardship in the country. He spoke on a Sparkling FM Radio programme monitored in Calabar, when special adviser on media and publicity, Linus Obogo, as well as special adviser on general
I can’t celebrate birthday because of hardship – Gov Otu
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has clocked 65 years but he laments that he cannot celebrate due to the high level of hardship in the country.
He spoke on a Sparkling FM Radio programme monitored in Calabar, when special adviser on media and publicity, Linus Obogo, as well as special adviser on general duties, Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba, linked him to make remarks on his new age.
Otu said, “I cannot in all sincerity celebrate my birthday with such expected fanfare in the midst of current hardships.
“There’s much sufferings in the country due to current hyperinflation. It would be insensitive to do so. That’s why it is a low-key event.”
He expressed gratitude to the people of the state for their prayers and good wishes.
The governor said his administration was intentional about impacting the people.
“I have occupied many positions in this country. In all, I have never disappointed. So I vow that I shall not disappoint the people of Cross River State as their governor, by he grace of God. There’ll be value addition.”
He disclosed that from next year he will be holding regular town hall meetings across the three senatorial districts in the state.
“It’ll enable the people to speak with me directly; ask me no-hold-barred questions, so that they will hear my responses directly.”
The Nigerian Bar Association has released its findings on the Edo State governorship election held last Saturday, raising concerns over low voter turnout and the influence of money. PUNCH Online reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday, declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election. According to
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The Nigerian Bar Association has released its findings on the Edo State governorship election held last Saturday, raising concerns over low voter turnout and the influence of money. PUNCH Online reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday, declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election. According to
Nearly 40 years after his professional debut, and 19 years after retiring, 58-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the ring on Friday in a Netflix-backed bout that has stirred widespread condemnation in the boxing world. Tyson, who dominated the heavyweight division in the late 1980s, will lace up the gloves once more to face YouTuber
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Nearly 40 years after his professional debut, and 19 years after retiring, 58-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the ring on Friday in a Netflix-backed bout that has stirred widespread condemnation in the boxing world. Tyson, who dominated the heavyweight division in the late 1980s, will lace up the gloves once more to face YouTuber
