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Ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom, Idongesit Nkanga, dies at 68
Ex-military governor of Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Idongesit Nkanga,68, is dead.
Mr Nkanga, a retired commodore in the Nigerian Airforce, died in an undisclosed hospital in Uyo on Christmas Eve, Family sources have disclosed
He was also the … Continue Reading
Nollywood Filmmaker Chico Ejiro is Dead
One of Nollywood’s finest filmmakers and director, Chico Ejiro, is dead.
He passed on in the early hours of Friday, Christmas Day, allegedly from seizure.
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the news … Continue Reading
Yuletide: Reasons for increased road accidents and how to avoid them – FRSC
The Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has warned commuters to be more cautious of the vehicles they travel with this yuletide season to avoid increased road accidents.
Attributing the recent road accidents in the … Continue Reading
Mother Killed by Operation Delta Hawk in Asaba
An officer attached to Operation Delta Hawk, a combined security outfit set up by the Delta state government, has killed a woman, on Tuesday, in Asaba.
The victim, a petty trader, was hit by a stray bullet reportedly shot by … Continue Reading
UPDATED| Olu of Warri Rumoured Dead, Palace Denies
Olu of Warri, Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, was reported to have died of COVID-19, after meeting with Late Major General John Irefin, who died of same disease earlier this month, but the palace has now denied such incident.
News … Continue Reading
Family, Friends mourn slain Anyanwu brothers, demand justice
The families of two brothers killed in Owerri in Imo State are calling on the Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner of police in the state and other security operatives as a matter of urgency to unravel the gruesome and … Continue Reading
NIPSS DG, Shuaibu Galadima, Dies after Brief Illness
The Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Professor Habu Shuaibu Galadima, is dead, family sources have revealed.
Professor Habu Shuaibu Galadima‘s death was confirmed by the Secretary and Director of Administration … Continue Reading
Anthony Osas Okungbowa, Edo State Head Of Service, Abducted by Gunmen
Anthony Osas Okungbowa, the Edo State Head of Service, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen along Agbor Road axis on his way returning from Oza Orhionmwon local government area of the state.
Government … Continue Reading
Abdulkadir Jimoh, Cross River’s Commissioner of Police, Dies of Covid-19
The commissioner of police in Cross River state, Abdulkadir Jimoh has died of Covid-19, government sources have said.
The late commissioner of police died on Friday morning at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital allegedly of COVID-19-related ailment.
The Chief … Continue Reading
BREAKING: Unidentified Man Killed by Gunmen in Port Harcourt (PHOTOS)
Unknown gunmen have killed a man along Evo road, in the GRA area of Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers state on Thursday.
The victim, whose lifeless body was left in his car with multiple bullet wounds, drove in … Continue Reading