Ikpeazu sad over death of Okpara varsity ex-VC as Orji seeks spiritual solution to death of VIPs in Abia
By Steve Oko Aba Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed sadness and rude shock over the death of the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU , Professor Francis Otunta. Professor Otunta died in a ghastly motor accident exactly one month after the expiration of his tenure as the fifth […]
Afaka 39: Kaduna govt, parents of kidnapped students on war path
…No negotiation with bandits, el-Rufai insists …Says bandits using proceeds of abduction to fund Boko Haram …No words of empathy, assurance from govt – Parents …Say ‘we’ll do everything we can to secure release of our children.’ …Five of the kidnapped students recovered …Undergoing medical check-up at a military facility By Olayinka Ajayi & Ibrahim […]
The roots of our troubles by Pat Utomi
By PaT UTOMI IRONIES litter the landscape. Newspapers chose to emphasise the back of the president as he climbed aboard the presidential jet to go for another medical check-up abroad. Many are still pondering if meaning was desired in the symbolism of turning the back at a distraught people battling an inchoate economy and ever-present […]
Kidnappers kill Lagos-based pastor in Ondo after collecting N2m ransom
…Benue police rescue abducted 13-yr-old girl, arrest two suspects By Dayo Johnson & Peter Duru A 50-year-old Lagos-based clergyman, Frederick Aramuwa, abducted along Ipele to Idoani/Ifira road in Ondo State has been found dead after his family paid N2 million ransom to his kidnappers. Vanguard gathered that the deceased left Lagos for his home town […]
Transporters cry out over non-disbursement of N10bn COVID-19 bailout
By Theodore Opara Worried by their inability to cope with the challenges of providing adequate services to the citizenry, transport operators across the country have urged the federal government to urgently disburse the N10 billion COVID-19 palliative fund to their members to prevent imminent collapse of the sector. This is as the N10bn COVID-19 bailout […]
Yinka Odumakin: I wish my husband could witness tributes poured on him —Widow
….Though we had differences, I respected him—Tinubu; Afenifere cancels meeting …As Ooni, Southern Senators Forum, Ijaw group, Nzuko Umunna, others mourn By Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon & Rotimi Ojomoyela Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, wife of the late Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, said, yesterday, that she wished her husband was alive to witness the glowing […]
