Author: Biyi Lawrence
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has broken his silence on the sudden demise of his 16-year-old son, Kambilichukwu. Recall that the actor, who is Pete Edochie’s son, deleted all posts on his verified Instagram page after this sad event. However, on Thursday evening, he took to his Instagram page to pen down a heartfelt tribute to his first son, Kambilichukwu, who passed away last month. He wrote: “On that Wednesday morning, you came into my room, dressed up for school. You told me your school will be having inter house sports on Friday and I promised you I’ll be there. “You…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will reportedly commence the airlifting of Nigerian evacuees from Egypt today as ordered by the Federal Government. Ambassador Janet Olisa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Peace and other Airlines have received clearance to fly to Egypt. The NAF C-130H is scheduled to leave Abuja on 28 April, 2023 to commence the airlifting of the evacuees. The government also said arrangements are being concluded to airlift all Nigerians that have already escaped on their own to safety in other countries neighbouring Sudan. See full statement: JOINT PRESS…
Over 5,500 Nigerians schooling in war-torn Sudan have been evacuated from from the troubled country, according to the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Dabiri-Erewa made the disclosure at the weekly ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team, on Thursday in Abuja. She said the 5,500 students are among the first batches of Nigerian citizens being evacuated. According to her, there are over three million Nigerians residing in Sudan and efforts are being made to evacuate as much as possible from the country if the war persists. She, however, maintained that priority would be on…
The unending feud between Kuteb farmers and herders in Taraba State, have resulted in the killing of a soldier and 24 others in Ussa and Takum local government areas of the State. This is according to the Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba State, Abdullahi Usman. He said the military officer was ambushed and killed while the other 24 persons are either Kuteb or Fulani extractions. “The military officer who was from the checkpoint coming back to 93 Battalion Barrack was ambushed and killed, though nothing was taken from him, his motorcycle and luckily he has no rifle on him,”…
In an effort to tackle the frequent cases of building collapse in Lagos State, the government embarked on the demolition of illegal buildings in Banana Island. The exercise was carried out by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority. The team was led by the leadership of the agencies which include, the General Manager of LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, and the Task Force Chairman, CSP Shola Jejeloye. According to a statement by the State Ministry of Information, the affected buildings were in contravention of…
President Muhammadu Buhari was fully garbed in a ceremonial military uniform on his arrival at the Nigerian Army trooping and presentation of colours parade at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Thursday, 27 April, 2023. The President, who arrived Eagle Square, venue of the parade, at about 10:16 am, was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. Buhari will unveil 28 out of the 81 national and regimental colours for the newly established and operationalized units and retired unit colours of the Nigerian Army. Dignitaries present include the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Chief of…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) fixed for 29 April to 3 June, due to low registration in many States. This was contained in a statement by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani. The council said the registration of candidates would continue until the new date of the examination. “The examination was rescheduled to give states with low registration of candidates the opportunity to register their candidates for the examination. “All candidates, parents, guardians, schools and relevant stakeholders are therefore enjoined to take note of the new date for…
Goods worth billions of naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at ‘Yan Katako’ Market in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State. The fire, which started around 1am on Wednesday, 26 April, continued till afternoon, destroying no fewer than 150 shops. Hamisu Buhari, Chief Security Officer of the market, said the fire began when Kaduna Electric restored power and an electric pole sparked and fell on the roof of one of the shops. “The fire spread to other shops in the market,” he said. Buhari further stated that efforts to attract fire service agencies within the area proved abortive. “I…
There is gridlock on accessible roads to the Federal Secretariat in the Central Business District of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as some civil servants who have their offices in the complex are currently stranded. The development follows blockade of major access roads to Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the complex by the troops of Nigerian Army who are presently holding their trooping and presentation of colours parade at the popular Eagle Square. The parade is in preparation for the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and vice, Kashim Shettima on 29 May. Motorists who were caught unawares by the blockade…
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, said the international airport in Onueke, Ezza South LGA of the state, would be named after outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. This was made known after the State government had secured approval from the federal government to commence flight operations at the airport. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Aviation and Technology, Mrs. Obianuju Alo, who disclosed these to newsmen, said the inaugural operations would hold today with two flights. She said: “We are going to have two flights landing at the airport, one from Abuja and another from Lagos. And subsequently, two flights…