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Former Governor Demands Death Penalty For Killers Of Security Officers

Former Governor Demands Death Penalty For Killers Of Security Officers

Former Governor Demands Dëåth Penalty For Killers Of Security Officers Former Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu has called for the death penalty for anyone who kills a security personnel, emphasizing the need for strong deterrents to curb the alarming rate of attacks on military and paramilitary officers. His statement follows reports that at least 229 police officers have been killed in the past 22 months by criminals, including terrorists, bandits, and gunmen. Aliyu made the recommendation on Saturday during the graduation ceremony of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) in Abuja, an…
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Governor Otti Attends The Funeral Ceremony Of The Mother Of Sen. Lee L. Maeba And H.R.M Samson Basi Maeba Royal House

Governor Otti Attends The Funeral Ceremony Of The Mother Of Sen. Lee L. Maeba And H.R.M Samson Basi Maeba Royal House

GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI ATTENDS THE FUNERAL CEREMONY OF THE MOTHER OF SEN. LEE L. MAEBA AND H.R.M. SAMSON BASI MAEBA ROYAL HOUSE. Today, November 30th, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, attended the burial ceremony of Late Leka Mrs. Erefori Nawa Basi Maeba, mother of Sen. Lee L. Maeba, who represented the Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly and HRM Samson Basi Maeba Royal House, Luwa Community, Nyo-Khana District, Khana LGA Rivers State. The late Leka Mrs. Erefori Nawa Basi Maeba died on the 5th of September, 2024. In his letter of Condolence to Sen. Lee Maeba and…
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Tragedy: Former DG Of Nigeria Intelligence Agency And Son Died Hours Apart

Tragedy: Former DG Of Nigeria Intelligence Agency And Son Died Hours Apart

Tragedy As Former DG Of Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Son Died Hours Apart After the death of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ibrahim Zakari, his son Mubarak Zakari has also passed on. Late Ibrahim served as Director-General of the NIA from 1995 to 1998. He also served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the early 1990s and headed the country’s anti-terrorism efforts during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2011. PRNigeria reports that the youngest son of the former NIA Director passed on just hours after his father’s death, he was aged 34, before…
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Late COAS Lagbaja Laid To Rest Amid Tears, Conferred PostHumous CFR Honour

Late COAS Lagbaja Laid To Rest Amid Tears, Conferred PostHumous CFR Honour

Amid Tears, Late COAS Lagbaja Laid To Rest As Tinubu Confers Posthumous CFR Honour On LagbajaTears and tributes flowed freely as the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja was laid to rest in Abuja on Friday, November 15. The burial took place at the National Cemetery in the nation’s capital marking an end to two days of funeral rites that began in Lagos earlier in the week. His body was lowered to Mother Earth at exactly 4:41 pm after the ceremony that lasted four over two hours. Lagbaja’s casket, draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours,…
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Lagbaja’s Burial Arrangements: Nigerian Army Gives Update

Lagbaja’s Burial Arrangements: Nigerian Army Gives Update

Nigerian Army Gives Update On Lagbaja’s Burial The Nigerian Army has announced arrangements for the burial rites of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. Lagbaja died aged 56 after battling an undisclosed ailment. President Bola Tinubu appointed him COAS on June 19, 2023. The President had ordered a state burial for the late COAS. Moshood Lagbaja, the late army chief’s immediate elder brother, had also disclosed in Osogbo, Osun State, during a condolence visit by St Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association (SCOBA), that Lagbaja would be buried in Abuja on Friday. He said…
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Ogbonnaya Onu: A Legacy That Cannot Be Eclipsed By The Misery Of Death – Being The Text Of Gov. Otti’s Tribute At The Commendation Service In Honour Of Dr. Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu, CON, Former Governor Of ABIA State

Ogbonnaya Onu: A Legacy That Cannot Be Eclipsed By The Misery Of Death – Being The Text Of Gov. Otti’s Tribute At The Commendation Service In Honour Of Dr. Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu, CON, Former Governor Of ABIA State

OGBONNAYA ONU: A LEGACY THAT CANNOT BE ECLIPSED BY THE MISERY OF DEATH Being the Text of a Tribute Presented by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, at the Commendation Service Held in Honour of Dr Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu, CON, former Governor of Abia State, at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia on Thursday, November 7, 2024 Protocol We have gathered this morning as a State to celebrate the life and times of our former Governor, His Excellency, Dr Christopher Ogbonnaya Onu, CON, whose sad demise in April this year created a social and political void that will be very difficult to…
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Governor Alex Otti Pays Condolence Visit To The Governor Of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno

Governor Alex Otti Pays Condolence Visit To The Governor Of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno

Governor Alex Otti Pays Condolence Visit to The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno. Earlier today, Governor Otti paid a condolence visit to his brother Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno to commiserate with him on the sudden and tragic demise of his wife, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo Eno. Governor Otti sympathised with Governor Umo, his family and the good people of Akwa-Ibom State and extended the sympathy of the Government and People of Abia State to the Governor for the untimely demise of the First Lady of the State. Governor Otti signed the official condolence…
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A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

A Tribute To My Boss “The great wheel of fate rolls on like a Juggernaut and crushes us all into powder—some soon, some later. Yet it does not matter when; in the end, it crushes us all.” Sir Henry Rider Haggard's sentiments, as captured in the above quote, encapsulate a profound truth regarding human earthly existence. But no matter how truthful the above statement may seem, I still find myself at a loss in accepting the realities of those words now that THE SOON part has happened to me. I’ve always found it easy to express myself, yet your sudden…
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A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

A Tribute To My Boss “The great wheel of fate rolls on like a Juggernaut and crushes us all into powder—some soon, some later. Yet it does not matter when; in the end, it crushes us all.” Sir Henry Rider Haggard's sentiments, as captured in the above quote, encapsulate a profound truth regarding human earthly existence. But no matter how truthful the above statement may seem, I still find myself at a loss in accepting the realities of those words now that THE SOON part has happened to me. I’ve always found it easy to express myself, yet your sudden…
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Ex-Green Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Fregene Is Dead

Ex-Green Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Fregene Is Dead

Ex-Green Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Fregene Is Dead A former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, is dead. Fregene’s death news was confirmed by ex-international and close friend, Segun Odegbami, on Sunday. Odegbami said the Nigerian football legend died after a protected illness in the presence of his wife, Tina, and two of his children. “A few minutes ago, Peter ‘Apo’ Fregene, OLY, former goalkeeper for Nigeria’s Green Eagles, who has been on life support for the past one week, passed on to meet his creator. “He died quietly in the presence of two of his children and his devoted wife, Tina,”…
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