Day: August 24, 2021

UPDATE: How Gunmen Attacked Us, Killed Two Officers, Abducted One – NDA

Aliyu Aliyu

The dastardly attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, considered one of the safest plaçes in Nigeria, on Tuesday, has been officially confirmed by officials of Nigeria’s foremost military institution. Platforms Africa reports that the NDA confirmed that gunmen gained access into the residential area within the Academy in Afaka. In a statement, the Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Muhd Jajira said the security architecture of the Academy was compromised early Tuesday morning by gunmen who gained access into the residential area within the Academy in Afaka. The…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Elder statesman, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, is dead

Gbenga Adeoti

An ex-NADECO Chieftain, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, is dead. He died on Tuesday morning at the age of 88 years. Platforms Africa reports that the late Senator Durojaiye was born in 1933. He was elected Senator for the Ogun East constituency of Ogun State, at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. Durojaiye earned a BSc (Economics) London, and an LLB, London. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1979, and was a Barrister and…

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NCDMB Boss, Simbi Wabote, Wins African Local Content Icon Award

ADEOLA YUSUF

The  Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board   (NCDMB), Engineer Simbi Kesiye Wabote, has been selected for the African Local Content Icon Award by the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) organized by the African Leadership Magazine. Platforms Africa reports that the award has 12 categories and the winners emerged  through selection, online voting for nominees and the editorial board’s review of the nominations and votes to decide the winners. READ ALSO: 5 Lies In circulation About The Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 100% Bread Price…

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