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The family of Herbert Wigwe has announced the burial rites for him, his wife, and his son.The trio died in a chopper crash some weeks back in the US. The former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) was also aboard the aircraft and was part of those confirmed dead in the accident.A funeral rites for Wigwe, his wife, and his son obtained by Channels Television, showed that the burial ceremony will begin on Monday, March 4, 2024.See the full funeral arrangements for the Wigwes as released by the family:The Wigwes’ funeral timeline.Celebrating Herbert Wigwe – ” A…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has stated that if he was Nigeria’s president at this time, he would also have implemented the Oronsaye Report.Responding to texts from persons wanting to know his stand on the Oransaye Report, Mr Obi stated via his official handle on X that prior to this time, he had during campaigns affirmed that he would have worked with the committee’s findings.The former Anambra State governor further asserted that implementing the report is one of the best ways to make governance efficient, cost-effective, and productive.He stressed that being in…

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has inaugurated a special military court for the trial of one officer and 16 soldiers for alleged criminal offences.The general court-martial sitting at the Rhino officers’ mess, Maxwell Khobe cantonment, Rukuba Barracks, Jos will be presided over by Brig. Gen. Liafis Bello while Major Nasir Abdullahi will serve as the judge advocate.Arraigning the 17 accused persons after the inauguration of the court martial, the prosecuting counsel headed by Major A. Mairuwa, acting director of Legal Service of the Nigerian Army, said the accused would be tried for…

A 27-year-old man, Chinalu Ogbonna has been apprehended in Umuahia, Abia State by the police for killing his father.Chinalu, who is suspected to be engaging in ‘Yahoo Plus’, was said to have strangled his 57-year-old father, Mmaduka Ogbonna, at their residence at Umueze Road, Umuahia, before removing his father’s left eye with the intention of using it for money ritual.Confirming the ugly development to journalists, the spokesperson of the Abia State Police Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka said a murder case involving Mmaduka Ogbonna, a 57-year-old male, allegedly killed by his son was reported to the Central Police Station (CPS) on…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the Bola Tinubu administration has turned Abuja into a construction site.Mr Wike stated this when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday.He said construction and other development activities had stopped in Abuja before the Tinubu-led government.“Before now, it does appear that there were no activities in Abuja, with many residents complaining that the city is so docile and nothing was happening.“However, since we came on board, you can see that activities have come up in terms of infrastructure, particularly road infrastructure.“We can…

The House of Representatives has called for local technology to combat insecurity in Nigeria following the adoption of a motion by Rep. Mohammed Bio (APC-Kwara) at plenary on Tuesday.Mr Bio decried that Nigeria is battling with all forms of insecurity, ranging from banditry, terrorism and kidnapping.He added that citizens were recently kidnapped in Kogi, Ekiti, Lagos, Zamfara, Kaduna, Taraba, Nasarawa, and FCT.The lawmaker further said huge amounts of money were demanded as ransom, while some victims were killed, including three traditional rulers in Ekiti and Kwara.Mr Bio said solutions to insecurity remained in intelligence gathering, surveillance and communication for security…

Barrister Chris Agidy, the Senior Legislative Aide, SLA, to the lawmaker representing Delta North, Senator Ned Nwoko, who was kidnapped by bandits in 2023, has been killed.The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this to DAILY POST on Tuesday.Recall that at least 19 persons were in November 2023 kidnapped from their homes in the Galadimawa area of the nation’s capital by gunmen.A report earlier emerged that 12 of the abductees were killed.However, the identities of the deceased was not clear as the lawmaker and the security operatives continued efforts to rescue the lawyer.Confirming the…

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has slammed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for staging a nationwide protest which he described as needless.Nigerian cities witnessed peaceful protests on Tuesday as members of organised labour flooded the streets to demonstrate against the economic hardship and spiralling inflation confronting the citizenry.Last-minute efforts by the Federal Government to stall the protest had ended in deadlock.President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, however, led protests that were staged in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Jos and other major cities of the country.Among other prominent Nigerians who participated in the protests include…

CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso briefs the press after the MPC meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, says himself and his team are not responsible for the current economic woes in the country.He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the apex bank, the first since he assumed office in September 2023.The apex bank boss, however, said the CBN is taking the necessary steps to get the country’s fiscal and monetary health back to normal.Nigeria is battling rising inflation, food inflation, forex…

Professor Sagir Adamu AbbasThe vice chancellor of Bayero University Kano, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, has said 180 students of the school will graduate with first-class degrees during its upcoming 38th convocation.The VC disclosed this during the pre-convocation press briefing on Monday in Kano.He said 317 and 3,770 graduates will receive doctorate and master’s degrees respectively.He said Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will deliver the convocation lecture titled, “Role of private sector in building a sustainable knowledge economy in Nigeria”.Prof. Abbas said this year, the institution will honour the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin and the President of the African Development…