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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

News Flash, Obituary

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

FGN, News Flash, Obituary

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…

Nov

07

2024

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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

Abia State, News Flash, Obituary

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…

Oct

27

2024

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

Abia State, News Flash, Obituary

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…

Oct

25

2024

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A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Obituary

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…

Oct

25

2024

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A Tribute To My Boss – By Udo Emea

News Flash, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Obituary

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…

Oct

14

2024

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Ex-Green Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Fregene Is Dead

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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,”…

Oct

13

2024

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Former Governor’s Son Dies In Auto Crash

Mishap, News Flash, Obituary

Former Governor’s Son Dies In Road Accident Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, son of former Governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, is dead. A family source who did not want to be mentioned confirmed his death to our correspondent, saying the deceased was involved in an accident. Daily Trust gathered that the accident happened along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. “The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements. Makarfi, a former Chairman…