Day: January 15, 2023

Buhari Leads Proceedings At Armed Forces Remembrance Day + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s fallen heroes were honoured in different parts of the country on Sunday in commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.   The annual celebration, which holds every January 15, features parade by armed forces across the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), and the laying of wreaths.   In Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the ceremony at Eagle Square. Vice-President Yemi Osinabjo; Ahmad Lawan, senate president; Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives; Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria, heads of security agencies and other…

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Train Attack: Edo Police Rescue 12 More Victims

Ganiyu Amodu

The Edo State Police Command said 12 more passengers who were abducted at the Ubeaja train station had been rescued unhurt on Saturday in Ughboa Forest. On Sunday, the state police commissioner, Mohammed Dankwara, said the rescue mission was made possible by the joint forces working tirelessly to ensure the victims were reunited with their families unhurt. He said, “I am pleased to inform you that on Saturday at about 10pm, the joint security forces in Edo State in a concerted effort to rescue the abducted victims of the Igueben…

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16 PDP Supporters Killed, Many Injured In Auto Accident In Plateau

Ganiyu Amodu

Sixteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck conveying supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state. The accident occurred on Saturday at Jwak village, Panyam district of Mangu LGA, after the zonal rally of the party which was held in Pankshin. READ ALSO: PHOTOS : Plane With 72 Passengers On Board Crashes Gunmen Kill Nigerian Catholic Priest, Set Corpse, Parish Ablaze Kachikwu Tests Positive, Says COVID-19 Is Back Why can’t a side chick have a side guy? By Funke Egbemode Peter Longsan, Federal…

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PHOTOS : Plane With 72 Passengers On Board Crashes

ADEOLA YUSUF

A plane carrying 72 people has crashed in Nepal on Sunday. “There are 68 passengers on board and four crew members. Rescue is underway, we don’t know right now if there are survivors,” the Yeti Airlines’ spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula told AFP. He said the plane crashed between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal. The wreckage was on fire and rescue workers were trying to put out the blaze, said local official Gurudutta Dhakal.

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Gunmen Kill Nigerian Catholic Priest, Set Corpse, Parish Ablaze

Daniel Atori

Platforms Africa’s Daniel Atori in Niger who gives details of the ruins and bloodletting, reports that Christian Association of Nigeria demands probe of heartless killing of Rv. Fr. Isaac Achi from Buhari   MINNA: Gunmen suspected to be Armed Bandits in the early hours of today (Sunday) attacked the Catholic Parish house in Kaffin Koro in Paikoro local government area of Niger State, killing the Parish Priest Rev fr. Isaac Achi and leaving his assistant identified as Father Collins injured. It was gathered that the gunmen who visited the community…

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Kachikwu Tests Positive, Says COVID-19 Is Back

Abibat Babalola

Don’t take COVID-19 for granted as infection rates have risen rapidly all over the world in the last few weeks,  Kachikwu to Nigerians   Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has said he recently tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement issued on Friday, Kachikwu warned Nigerians to be vigilant, adding that COVID-19 has returned. Kachikwu called on Nigerians not to take COVID-19 for granted as infection rates have risen rapidly all over the world in the last few weeks. READ ALSO: COVID-19 vaccine, a ploy…

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Veteran Actor ‘Papa Ajasco’ is Dead

Abibat Babalola

How the trained nurse turned Nollywood veteran breathed his last, colleague shares Femi Ogunrombi’s last moments   Veteran Nollywood actor, Femi Ogunrombi, popularly known as Papa Ajasco, is dead. His death was confirmed by a theatre practitioner, Husseini Shaibu, via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that the ethnomusicologist, former Music Instructor with #NATIONALTROUPE and one time stand in for the ‘Papa Ajasco’ character on the popular #waleadenugaprod comic series ‘Papa Ajasco’ Mr. Femi Ogunrombi is dead. “I am told that the actor,…

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Kogi NUJ Chairman Loses Wife

Abibat Babalola

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kogi State chapter, Comrade Adeiza Momohjimoh, whose wife, Zainab, passed on last Friday. The governor, who was accompanied on the visit by his Chief of Staff, Abdulkareem Jamiu Asuku, and the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Abdullahi Bello, among others, urged the NUJ chairman to be strong for the sake of the children his late wife left behind and the entire family. He said his…

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Crescent Varsity Celebrates Eight Siblings At 18th Matriculation

Idris Katib

…Disclaims fake university ranking, demarketing       Crescent University Abeokuta has lauded the commitment of Alhaji Aliyu Bature, Wazirin Guzo whose eight children were matriculated alongside over one thousand other fresh students at the institution’s 18th matriculation held on Saturday 14th January 2023. This was contained in the 18th matriculation address by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila when highlighting the achievements of the institution’s products over the years. Recall that institution which prides itself as citadel of academic and moral excellence was founded by the former judge of…

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