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Elder Chief Dr. Azubuike Erondu JP GDJ Mopol To Be Laid To Rest
The family of Elder Chief Dr. Azubuike Ihuoma Erondu JP GDJ Mopol, who passed away in 2024, has officially announced his funeral arrangements. Born in 1970, Elder Chief Dr. Erondu was a respected figure in his community and his passing has left a profound void. The funeral program is set to commence on Thursday, November 28, 2024, with a Christian...
NSCDC Nabs 4 Suspected Vandals, Recovers Firearm In FCT
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested four suspected vandals in the Kwali area council. The Command’s spokesman, Samuel Idoko, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said that one of the suspects was nabbed while removing an armoured cable at the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), adding that his arrest...
Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A statement from the Ministry of Interior signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore disclosed t...
OPS Calls For Refinery Sale After Poor $2.4bn Repairs
The Organised Private Sector and oil marketers have demanded the immediate privatisation of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries after the apparently poorly executed repairs caused both plants to squander roughly $2.4 billion and go back into dormancy within six months of opening. However, the regulatory agency of the midstream and downstream arms of the oil sector said the privatisation...
President Tinubu Sacked Ministers Based On Nigerians’ Scorecard – Aide
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has revealed that the sack of some ministers was based on Nigerians’ scorecard and empirical facts. He also relayed the role the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, played in the ministers’ dismissal from the cabinet. Tinubu on Wednesday relieved Barr. Uju-Ken...
Arewa Consultative Forum Loses Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe
The National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Emmanuel Yawe, is dead. It gathered that Yawe, aged 65, died in his sleep in the early hours of Friday in Abuja. His last official assignment was on Thursday when he issued a statement on behalf of the ACF in condolence with the people of Benue State over the death of...
MohBad: PrimeBoy Finally Surrenders To Police
The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, October 5, announced that Owodunni Ibrahim, popularly known as Primeboy, has turned himself into the authorities. This report comes after he was declared wanted in connection with the death of musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, nicknamed Mohbad. His arrest was announced in a statement posted on X by Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on...
Ex-President Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Irukwu, Dies At 89
Former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof Joe Irukwu, is dead. He died at the age of 89. A statement by Prince Harrison Eze Okorie, President General, Amaokwe Item Welfare Union, said: “The Amaokwe Item Welfare Union on behalf of entire Amaba Ukwu kindred and the immediate family hereby announce the glorious but painful demise of our great patron,...
After We’ve Quietly Removed Electricity Subsidy, The Next Is Fuel Subsidy — FG
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has revealed how the Federal Government quietly removed the subsidy on electricity tariff. She said the government had to carefully adjust the prices incrementally at some levels. Speaking on Thursday at a virtual meeting of African Finance Ministers and the International Monetary Fund, Ahmed also said the amendment of the budget was ongoing...
INEC Commence Training For Security Personnel In Ondo
In Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has begun a three-day training session for some security personnel. The trainees include the men of the state police command, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Airforce, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Customs Service. Speaking at the opening of the...
