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Police arrest suspended INEC Adamawa REC Hudu Yunusa Ari

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Police on Tuesday said it has arrested the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari. Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Tuesday that Yunusa-Ari is currently in Police custody and is being grilled to ascertain the motives behind his alleged improper actions during the supplementary elections in Adamawa…

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Abia lawmakers impeach speaker Chinedum Orji

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Lawmakers in the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the speaker Chinedum Orji. 18 out of 27 members carried out the impeachment at an undisclosed location. The impeachment was reportedly moved by Chukwudi Apugo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represents Umuahia-East. Also, it was seconded by Okey Igwe of the PDP,…

Politics, thTV

BREAKING: Buhari excludes Finance Ministry from TSA

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

…Appoints Minister of Power on governing council The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, approved the partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated from the Treasury Single Account. Buhari also granted the request of the Board of MOFI to charge management and transaction fees; and the inclusion of the Minister…

Business, Law & Order, thTV

National Assembly transmits bill to extend retirement age of judicial officers

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The National Assembly has transmitted to the president a bill seeking a uniform age of retirement for judicial officers in the country. The bill seeks to extend the retirement age of High Court justices from 65 years to 70 years. The bill according to both chambers was part of 46 constitution alteration bills transmitted to…

Law & Order, thTV

Disruption of May Day celebration: Labour bars flights to Imo State

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Tuesday, announced the resolution of the Central Working Committee, CWC, to paralyse the aviation sector in Imo State over the alleged disruption of May Day celebrations in the State. The NLC specifically notified its Lagos State Council to begin immediate mobilization of its affiliate unions in the aviation sector in…

Law & Order, thTV

Hoodlums Disrupt Imo Workers Day Celebration, As Police, DSS, Civil Defence Watch Helplessly

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Sequel to the sponsored factionalization of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in Imo State, hoodlums suspected have been instigated from above, yesterday stormed the venue where Imo Workers were celebrating this years Workers day. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Imo State chapter, Comrade George Ofoegbu who disclosed this in a telephone conversation with this…

Law & Order, thTV

Sudan: Second batch of Nigerians evacuees arrives Port Sudan

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The second batch of stranded Nigerians evacuated from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, arrived Port Sudan on Tuesday, our correspondent gathered. Nine students from the second batch arrived Port Sudan on Monday night as they were moved into a different vehicle after their bus caught fire. The PUNCH reports that one of the buses conveying…

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NLC, TUC order workers to down tools in Imo over rights violations

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday directed workers in Imo State to withdraw their services across the state from Tuesday night. The PUNCH reports that the two unions said the decision followed the disruption of Monday’s Workers’ Day celebration supposedly by agents of the state government. In…

Law & Order, thTV

Suit: FG accuses ASUU of not “showing good cause”

May 2, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Federal government on Tuesday, accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), of not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants in the suit made the accusation…

Campus Cruise, Education, thTV

Abducted Imo Catholic priest regains freedom

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

A Catholic Church Priest, Rev Fr. Micheal Asomugha, who was kidnapped recently has regained his freedom from his abductors. Asomugha of the St. Paul’s Catholic church parish, Osu in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State was kidnapped recently. One of his parishioners, Chinedu Osuji, confirmed on Sunday morning that the cleric has been…

Christianity, Law & Order, People, Religion, thTV

Buhari approves postponement of 2023 National Census

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, said the President gave the approval after meeting…

Headlines, News, Politics, thTV

Seplat posts N91.1b profit in 2023 first quarter

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Seplat Energy Plc has disclosed that its gross profit soared to N91.1 b in the first quarter (Q1) 2023, from N48.8 billion same period last year, rising by 69 per cent.The energy firm, in its unaudited result for the three months ended March 31, 2023, made available to The Guardian, also recorded a rise in…

Business, Oil & Gas, thTV

SERAP sues INEC over failure to probe govs on election violence

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission over its failure to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offences including bribery against some state governors and their deputies during the 2023 elections. According to reports, the recently concluded presidential, national assembly, and governorship elections in some…

#NigeriaDecides2023, People, Politics, thTV

Stop griping over election you lost hands down, FG tells opposition

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advised the opposition to stop their endless griping over the 2023 presidential election which they lost woefully, saying they know very well that they deserve to lose the election because of their overconfidence and complacency. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, the Minister argued that…

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Nigeria’s longest-serving monarch, Davies-Agba, dies after 64-year reign

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The death of the paramount traditional ruler of Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Joseph Davies-Agba, has been officially announced by the family. The demise of Davies-Agba was announced in a statement by his Son, Mr Kjay Jedy-Agba, on Sunday in Calabar. “It is with a heavy heart that I…

Community Connect, People, thTV

Police nab nine suspected criminals in Imo

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Police Command in Imo has arrested nine suspected criminals terrorising parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest came barely two weeks after gunmen attacked and killed four policemen in a restaurant in the Ngor Okpala area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen on…

Law & Order, People, thTV

No plans to phase out redesigned Naira notes – CBN

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says no plans to phase out the redesigned Naira notes from circulation. CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. The statement was a reaction to a viral news on social media that the apex bank was contemplating the…

Banking, Business, thTV

Uzodimma to sponsor 1,000 for pilgrimage

April 30, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

To boost spirituality in Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the sponsorship of a record 1,000 pilgrims to Israel and Jordan this year. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this in a statement issued, yesterday, in Owerri. Emelumba said the approval has already been given to the Imo State Pilgrims’ Board…

Christianity, Politics, Religion, thTV

BREAKING: FG suspends fuel subsidy removal

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The National Economic Council, on Thursday, in Abuja, said it has agreed that petrol subsidy should “not be removed” as earlier planned for June 2023. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after the valedictory Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…

The Hub, thTV

IG orders deployment of 12 CPs to state commands

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of 12 Commissioners of Police to various state commands across the country. The THTV reports that this follows the approval of Baba’s recommendation by the Police Service Commission for the posting of the CPs to various state commands. The IG also tasked the senior police…

Law & Order, thTV

Day 2: 947,000 sit for UTME – JAMB

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

…Says results to be released soon The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says about 947,000 candidates have so far sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination within the last two days. The head of public affairs of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin made this known after monitoring the ongoing UTME alongside the Registrar of…

Campus Cruise, Education, thTV

S’ Court okays move to file nine fresh grounds against Kanu

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

… Court slates May 11 for definite hearing The Supreme Court on Thursday okayed the request by the Federal Government to file additional nine grounds in its appeal against the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The ruling followed an application moved by counsel for the FG, Tijani Gadzali, SAN….

Law & Order, People, thTV

LASG demolishes illegal buildings on Banana Island

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday embarked on the demolition of illegal buildings in the Banana Island area of the state. The development was part of the state government’s efforts to tackle the frequent cases of building collapse in the state. The exercise was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency,…

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Your sins unforgivable, IPOB tells Buhari

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, lashed out at the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying his alleged ‘sins’ against Nigerians would never be forgiven. The separatist group, in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, was reacting to Buhari’s recent appeal that “all those that I have hurt,…

People, Politics, thTV

World Earth Day and environmental protection

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

This year’s World Earth Day, commemorated last Saturday, April 22, was a special one. The vivid colours shone the brightest from London. Humans dressed up to look like animals and plants. You see them in all hues – toads, trees, teddies and termites. Families hold hands and walk among the mobile camouflage. Children chuckle and…

Environment, OpEd, Opinions, People, The Hub, thTV

NECO reschedules 2023 Common Entrance test

April 27, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE), ordinarily billed for Saturday, April 29, for June 3. It said the test was rescheduled to allow states with low registration to capture more candidates. Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, who made the disclosure yesterday, advised candidates, parents, guardians, schools…

Education, thTV

Uzodinma Has Not Done Well To Deserve Re-Election – Anyanwu

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has said Governor Hope Uzodinma has not done well in his first term to deserve re-election. Anyanwu stated this on Tuesday while addressing Local Government Area and Federal Constituency Coordinators and the leadership of the Divine Mandate Movement (DMM) in…

#ImoStatePolitics, Politics, thTV

Tinubu receives Adamu, Okorocha, others at Defence House

April 26, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, departed his Asokoro residence for Defence Guest House in the Maitama District of Abuja, from where he will function until May 29 inauguration. Recall that the current President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), also lodged at the same base months before his May 29, 2015 inauguration, from where…

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Sudan: FG spent $1.2m to evacuate stranded Nigerians to Cairo — Minister

April 26, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, in Abuja said it has spent $1.2m to deploy 40 buses to evacuate at least 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu…

Campus Cruise, Politics, thTV

Missing Enugu APGA gov aspirant found dead

April 26, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the just concluded 2023 general election in Enugu State, Chief Dons Udeh, has been reportedly found dead. Udeh, who was said to have got missing on Saturday, was reportedly found dead on Wednesday at the 9th Mile area of the state, barely four days after….

Politics, thTV