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71-Year-Old Neighbour Nkechinyere Pauline For Burial In Abia [SEE POSTER]
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Plans have been concluded for the final burial of late Mrs. Neighbour Nkechinyere Pauline who died at the age of 71. She hails from Mbubo Umunna Nsulu in Isialangwa North local government area of Abia state. She will be laid to rest on Friday, April 28, 2023. In a burial arrangement released on behalf of the family, Okwadigbo Chibuike David says the...
Soldier, Others Who Kidnapped & Killed Imo Undergraduate Over N800k Arrested, Paraded
A soldier and other suspects have confessed to killing a 22-year-old undergraduate, Micah Isiah, after collecting N800,000 in his account, so that “our image will not be dented.” Our correspondent learnt that Isiah was an undergraduate student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. One of the suspects, Ifeanyi Nwaiwu of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, Benue State,...
Gov Fintiri Appoints New Permanent Secretaries
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries after the successful conduct of the examination by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Badagry, Lagos. Fintiri said yesterday their appointment was aimed at rejigging the civil service for efficient service delivery. The appointees were among the 49 candidates from nine LGAs who sat...
Niger Petrol Tanker Explosion: Death Toll Soars To 98
With 20 stores destroyed by fire and 69 people injured, the death toll from Saturday's gasoline tanker explosion has risen to 98. The figure as of Sunday was 86, with 55 injured, even as there was concern that many of the injured victims may not survive, given the grave nature of their injury. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency...
“NNPCL Supported Dangote Refinery Establishment With $1bn Loan” – Official
NNPCL announced that it has obtained a $1 billion loan secured by crude oil to help Dangote Refinery, with 650,000 barrel capacity per day. It also stated that the firm facilitated the $3 billion Gazelle loan as a critical intervention to help stabilise the federation’s foreign exchange crisis. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, said these at the Energy...
Super Eagles Under Pressure Ahead Of 2026 FIFA WC Play-off
The Super Eagles are in for a long, arduous trip as the hunt for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup gathers momentum. The route is strewn with death traps and landmines which requires careful planning and meticulous execution to navigate their way through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is no doubt, Nigeria’s longest route to the...
ECOWAS Court Dismisses Shatta Wale’s Discrimination Case Against Ghana
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, sitting in Osborne, Lagos State, has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by Ghanaian musician Charles Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, against the Republic of Ghana and its Gaming Commission. Delivering judgment in Suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/25/24, the court ruled that the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claim of discriminatory treatment. “The applicant...
Food Prices Are Coming Down — Presidency
The Presidency on Friday says the prices of food items in the country are dropping as a result of the agricultural reforms of the regime of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this known while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. Shehu was reacting to the President’s directive Thursday that...
Ex-IGP Okiro Joins Mayor Igbokwe, Others Pay Final Respects To Businessman Philip Ndudim (Photos)
Umuawa-Alaocha Central School was enveloped in a solemn atmosphere on Saturday as former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mike Okiro (Rtd) joined renowned philanthropist and businessman Mayor Lucky Igbokwe popularly Known as Don Lulu, alongside the Ndudim Abraham family, to mourn the passing of businessman, Mr. Philip Ndudim. The well-attended funeral service brought together a distinguished array of personalities from political,...
Corps Member Dies From Lassa Fever In Ogun
On Tuesday, Dr. Tomi Coker, the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, announced a Lassa fever outbreak in the state. Coker said that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corps member who fell sick in Ondo and was brought to one of the state’s secondary health facilities at Ijebu North Local Government,...
