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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…

Dec

01

2024

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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

Abia State, News Flash, Obituary

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…

Nov

20

2024

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

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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…

Nov

15

2024

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

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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,…

Nov

13

2024

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Lagbaja’s Burial Arrangements: Nigerian Army Gives Update

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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…