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Wigwe, Wife, Son Laid TBy Femi Alabi Hundreds of mourners converged on Isiokpo community in Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State for the funeral service of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding, Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, and son Chizi. The funeral service held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lion of Judah parish, Isiokpo. Mourners, including friends, associates, and well-wishers from both local and international communities, gathered to pay their final respects. Following the service, the interment took place, where family members and close friends bid their farewells. The Governor of Rivers State, Sim…
By Halimah Olamide Another attack on a school has been recorded in Nigeria as bandits on Saturday kidnapped students at Tsangaya school Sokoto. It was not immediately known how many students were kidnapped in what appeared to be a renewed onslaught on schools in the Northern part of Nigeria. This is coming days after the abduction of about 290 pupils of a school in Kaduna state. The school is located in Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state. The school Proprietor reportedly claimed that 15 students were not accounted for. The proprietor Liman Abubakar, said “As…
By Femi Alabi. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has condemned the continued security challenges in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria children must be allowed to learn in a secure and safe environment. The Labour Party chieftain was reacting to the latest abduction of pupils and children in Kaduna State. He queried the spate of security challenges in Kaduna state in spite of having the highest number of military and other security institutions in the country. “We are again confronted with the ugly news of the abduction of over 200 pupils and students plus a…
By Femi Alabi. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has condemned the continued security challenges in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria children must be allowed to learn in a secure and safe environment. The Labour Party chieftain was reacting to the latest abduction of pupils and children in Kaduna State. He queried the spate of security challenges in Kaduna state in spite of having the highest number of military and other security institutions in the country. “We are again confronted with the ugly news of the abduction of over 200…
By Halimah Olamide Governors such as Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun are some of the dignitaries currently attending the final funeral in honour of the late Access Bank Chief Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chisoba and son Chizzy on Saturday. The event is holding at Isokpo in Ikwere Local Government Area of River state. Also in attendance is Governor Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers); Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi. Wigwe, his wife, son and a former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo died on February 9…
By Femi Alabi The Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command on Friday confirmed that a Police constable was killed during the armed robbery attacks on two banks in Ayingba. The State Police Commissioner, Bethrand Onuoha, disclosed in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesperson, Williams Ovye-Aya. The robbers were reported to have stormed First Bank of Nigeria and Access Bank at Ayingba town in Dekina Local Government of the State around 5.00 p.m. of Thursday. The dare-devil robbers reportedly carted away an unspecified sum of money from the two banks even in the face of fierce resistance…
By Femi Alabi The son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bello El-Rufai, has submitted that the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi is not in the league of President Bola Tinubu. In a recent Podcast interview with Seun Okinbaloye, Bello El-Rufai, expressed his view that President Bola Tinubu surpasses Peter Obi interns in achievements and governance. He stated that the two had been governors of Anambra and Lagos, saying what Obi achieved in Anambra can not be compared with the great achievements of Tinubu in Lagos as Governor. According to him, Tinubu is far better…
By Halimah Olamide In commemoration of the 2024 International Women’s Day Celebration, the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism has urged organisations at all levels to be more intentional about addressing disparities between men and women. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, Motunrayo Alaka, stating that any form of gender-based violence must be eliminated to make the special day count for something. Alaka also noted that a recently launched report titled “Who leads the newsroom and the news?” by the WSCIJ highlighted a huge disparity in gender representation in newsrooms and news leadership roles across…
By Halimah Olamide Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua has described his opponent, Francis Ngannou as a “predator” whom he has reduced to being a “prey.” NPO Reports that Joshua brutally knocked out Ngannou in the second round in the morning of Saturday in a match that had gathered attention from all corners of the world. Releasing. a video of his last-minute encounter with the Cameroonian-French boxer, Joshua wrote via his X handle “From Predator to prayer.” READ ALSO: Meghan Markle: ‘We’ve forgotten our humanity’ on social media Ramadan, UN Calls For Cease-Fire In Sudan Anthony Joshua Wins, Rapper Drake Loses $615,000…
By Leisha Chi-Santorelli BBC News Culture The Duchess of Sussex has criticised the “seemingly endless toxicity” of social media, revealing she was targeted with “bullying and abuse” while pregnant with Archie and Lilibet. Meghan was the keynote speaker on a high-profile panel marking International Women’s Day at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. She said she now keeps her distance from such comments for her wellbeing. Prince Harry was in the front row of the audience watching the event. Meghan said people have “forgotten our humanity” in certain parts of the media and digital sphere. “The bulk of the…