Day: May 8, 2024

Mandy Park The Management of First News online newspaper, has apologised to the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, over a false news story published on its platform on January 29, 2024.The story written by the Editor, Mr Segun Olatunji, was entitled, “How Gbajabiamila attempted to corner $30bn, 66 houses traced to Sabiu.” The First News Management, in a statement on Wednesday, said it had discovered that the said story contained “falsehoods and fabricated stories handed out to us as facts by a misleading source which…

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BY MANDY PARK The Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe is committed to ensuring that the Agribusiness Incubation Centre in the institution is used to enhance food production in Abia and neighbouring states. The Director of the Centre, Dr Philips Nto disclosed this yesterday while conducting newsmen around facilities in the centre. He noted that although President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the establishment of the centre to teach and encourage local farmers on modern techniques of farming, Prof Iwe’s passion for excellence has…

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Mandy Park The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has hailed the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, for his exemplary leadership and commitment in the transformation of the State. ICAN said Otti, through various innovative initiatives such as the recently inaugurated Geometric Power project, which promises reliable power supply, and numerous road rehabilitation and reconstruction across the State, has impacted positively on the citizenry. The Institute made its position known on Tuesday, when the Governing Council paid a working visit to the Abia Governor at his residence…

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