Former Kogi lawmaker, Sen Dino Melaye has taken to Instagram to react to a video of a classroom which collapsed and trapped kids in the northern region of the country.In the video shared online, rescuers are seen trying to lift the debris of the collapsed hut to save kids who were trapped beneath it.One child...
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No-case submission: Court Grants Suspended UNICAL Professor’s Plea To Appeal Ruling
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), was on Tuesday, granted leave to appeal the decision of the court dismissing his no-case submission in the charge against him.Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, also gave Ndifon’s lawyer, Mr Sunny Anyanwu, the go-ahead to file an...
Wigwe’s burial: Fubara and Diri arrive venue in rivers state.
Bayelsa and Rivers states governors Senator Douye Diri, and Siminalayi Fubara have arrived the venue for the funeral service for the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Doreen, and son, Chizzy. A former Nigerian Ambassador to Scandinavian countries, Dr Godknows Igali, also arrived in the company of Bayelsa State Governor,...
Wigwe’S BURIAL HOLDS IN RIVERS STATE
Dignitaries, guests and hundreds of mourners have started arriving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for the funeral service for the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Doreen, and son, Chizzy. The state commissioner of police, Olatunji...
More protests in katsina As Bandits Attack Community, Kill Several
Residents of Kankara Local Government Area in Katsina have embarked on yet another protest over the incessant bandit attacks in their community. The protest started at about 9 am on Tuesday with the hundreds of residents moving from Yargoje community to Burdugau community, calling on the government and other relevant agencies to come to their...
Mother of three commits suicide in Enugu
An unidentified mother of three children has reportedly committed suicide in Enugu. The woman allegedly ran into a moving vehicle and died instantly, following her husband’s departure from her and their three children due to financial difficulty. It was further gathered that the incident happened last weekend in front of Ogui Police Station, Enugu. It...
Rivers will immortalise Wigwe, says Fubara
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said the state will immortalise the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Speaking at a night of tributes organised on Tuesday by the Port Harcourt City One Love Family to reflect on Wigwe’s life and times, the governor said the late banker led an...
Rotary club organises seminar for officers
Rotary District 9111 is training leaders under its District Team Training Seminar (DTTS) series for 2024/2025. District Governor-elect, Dr.Wole Kukoyi said the training would hold from March 2-3 at Orchid Hotel, Lekki Lagos. Also read: Japanese baseball Superstar Shohei Ohtani says He Is ‘Now Married’ Kukoyi added the Presidents-elect Training Seminar (PETS) for club presidents...
Japanese baseball Superstar Shohei Ohtani says He Is ‘Now Married’
Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani revealed on Thursday that he has gotten married and is “very excited” to embark on the next chapter of his life. In an Instagram post that racked up more than 750,000 likes in just 25 minutes, the Los Angeles Dodgers star announced he had tied the knot. He said he...
British Airways Owner Says 2023 Profit Soars Six-Fold
British Airways parent IAG announced Thursday that net profit surged six-fold last year, boosted by “strong” demand particularly from leisure travellers as the bounceback from Covid continued. Profit after taxation jumped to 2.7 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in 2023 from 431 million euros in 2022, the airline conglomerate said in a results statement, adding that...