Otti to Convert New Govt House Built By Ikpeazu to 5-star Hotel State acquires Aba Mega Mall, frees investors from financial liabilities
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia
The Abia State Government has announced plans to convert the Government House built by the
Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration that is located at Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, into a five-star hotel,
citing its “uninhabitable condition.” This was revealed by the State Commissioner for Information,
Okey Kanu, during a tour of the facility. He described the building as
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At First Mass, Pope Leo XIV Says Church Must Bring Light to World’s ‘Dark Nights’ New catholic leader to be formally installed May 18 Chuks Okocha, Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Michael Olugbode in Abuja
Pope Leo XIV yesterday, promised to make the Catholic Church a balm for the world’s “dark nights”, as he celebrated his first mass as
Nigerian catholic bishops, Atiku, Obi, Tuggar, Amadi congratulate pontiff
pontiff less than 24 hours after being elected. This was as Catholic bishops in Nigeria under the auspices of
the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN); former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar; presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023
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PDP Woes Worsen as Three Kebbi Senators Defect, Weakening Rescue Mission
Defecting lawmakers meet Tinubu Ganduje: We have internal mechanisms for smooth integration of defectors Political camps within opposition party plot control of NWC
STRENGTHENING BILATERAL TRADE... L-R: Members of delegation from Amir of State of Qatar, Abdulla Saad Al Rumaihi; Mohammed Bin Thamer Al Thani; State of Qatar Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali Ghanem Al-Hajri; Qatar Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bin AbdulAziz; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribado; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar Minister Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, during the Tinubu’s audience with the special envoy of the Amir of the State of Qatar at the Presidential Villa Abuja…yesterday PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI.