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Mar

07

2025

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Commissioner For Labour And Productivity Dies At 61; Abia State Government Mourns

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Commissioner For Labour And Productivity Dies At 61; State Govt Mourns The Abia State Government has announced the passing away of Sunny Onwuma, a member of the Abia State Executive Council and Honourable Commissioner for Labour and Productivity. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, on Friday, stated that Onwuma passed in the early hours of Monday, March 3, 2025, after a brief illness. The deceased, who hails from Ihie in the Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of the state, was an alumnus of Government College Umuahia and Abia State University, Uturu. The statement…

Feb

14

2025

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Breaking: Afenifere Leader, Adebanjo dies At 96

Obituary, News Flash, South West

BREAKING: Afenifere Leader, Adebanjo dies Renowned nationalist and elder statesman, Chief Samuel Ayodele Adebanjo, has passed away at the age of 96. According to Vanguard, the Yoruba leader breathed his last on the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki residence in Lagos State. SubmitIn an official statement released on Friday, the family confirmed his peaceful departure, saying, “He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos home at the age of 96.” Chief Adebanjo, a respected lawyer, former organising secretary of the Action Group, and national leader of Afenifere, is survived by his…

Feb

09

2025

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Namibia’s Founding Father And First President Sam Nujoma Dies At 95

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Obituary, World News

Namibia’s Founding Father And First President, Sam Nujoma Dies At 95 Namibia’s founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country’s fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced. Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks, battling an illness from which he “could not recover”, President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement released Sunday. With the “utmost sorrow and sadness” Mbumba said he was announcing “the passing of our revered freedom fighter and revolutionary leader”. “Our Founding Father lived a long and consequential life during which he exceptionally served the people of his beloved…

Feb

09

2025

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Tragedy As Assistant Superintendent Of Police Commits Suicide

Crime, Obituary, Police Force

Tragedy As Assistant Superintendent Of Police Commits Suicide A police officer identified as ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa with AP/No 337979 on Saturday committed suicide in Kontagora town, Niger State. This was confirmed in a signal shared by the Nigerian police which SaharaReporters obtained. It stated that Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling. According to the wireless message, the deceased’s father, Mr. Usman Bawa, a resident of Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the incident to the police authorities. It was stated further that the lifeless body was subsequently taken to the General Hospital Kontagora, where a…

Jan

28

2025

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EFCC Operative Found Dead On Lagos Street

Crime, News Flash, Obituary

EFCC Operative Found Dead On Lagos Street An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been found dead on the street of Lagos state. In a viral video shared online, the official simply identified as Sylvanus was dressed in a burgundy traditional attire and lying lifeless on the road. He was also surrounded by some Nigerians including two police officers who were making efforts to search the content of a small bag he carried for any means of identification. With an identity card found on him, onlookers in the video kept asking where the deceased works. “Where…

Jan

26

2025

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EFCC Names Admin Building After Officer Killed By Suspected Fraudster, Vows Justice

Crime, News Flash, Obituary

EFCC Names Admin Building After Officer Killed By Suspected Fraudster, Vows Justice The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has directed that the Administrative Department of its Academy be named after the slain officer, Aminu Salisu, killed by a suspected internet fraudster in Anambra. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede announced this on Saturday in Abuja at the 2024 EFCC Rewards and Recognition ceremony. Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, was shot dead while on a legitimate duty by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Ikechukwu on Jan. 17. Olukoyede also vowed that justice would be ensured and that Salisu’s killer…

Jan

19

2025

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Former Miss Nigeria Dies In London Hospital

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Former Miss Nigeria D¡es In London Hospital Ex-Miss Nigeria and former First Lady of Delta State, Mrs Edna Ibru (nee Park) has passed away. Ibru, wife of Olorogun Felix Ibru, the first civilian Governor of Delta State between 1991 and 1992, died in her 80s on Wednesday, in a London hospital after a brief illness. The deceased, who was Miss Nigeria 1964, and the first Nigerian/African to represent Nigeria at Miss Universe, had two children for Ibru. The Ibru family of Agbarha-Otor Kingdom in Delta State confirmed the death of the former first lady in a statement issued by her…

Dec

16

2024

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Benue Boat Mishap: 11 Rescued, 20 Confirmed Dead – Nigeria Police

News Flash, Mishap, Obituary

Benue Boat Mishap: 11 Rescued, 20 Confirmed Dead – Nigeria Police The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 individuals following a tragic boat mishap on River Benue, which claimed 20 lives in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when a wooden canoe, carrying traders across the river to Odenyi in Nasarawa State, capsized after colliding with a tree midway through the journey. The victims, who had just finished trading at the Ocholonya market in Agatu LGA, set off around 8 pm. Sources indicate that the canoe was overloaded,…

Dec

14

2024

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Tears Flow As 2 Female Students Crushed To Death By Accident

News Flash, Education, Obituary

Tears Flow As Two Female Students Crushed To Death By Accident Two female students of the Federal University, Lokoja and Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja on Friday lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred at the Felele area, Lokoja. The two female students are Covenant Omolola Isaac, a 200-level Geology student of the Federal University , Lokoja and Abu Taiwo Abimbola, ND11 student of Science Laboratory and Technology student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. The students lost their lives when a truck ran over the commercial tricycle in which they were travelling to their different destinations. The…

Dec

07

2024

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Former Governor Demands Death Penalty For Killers Of Security Officers

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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…