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The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died on Monday at the age of 85. Born on 9 April 1939, Dozie was raised in a Catholic home, with his father, Charles Dozie, serving as a catechist. He had his early education at Our Lady’s School Emekuku, Holy Ghost Juniorate Seminary, and Holy Ghost College, Owerri, where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate Examination. So This Happened (EP296) Reviews 54-Year-Old Farmer who Died After…

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the banner of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence on Monday. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting, the forum’s chairman, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, said the visit was a demonstration of unity and strength within the APC.   According to him, the visit was timely following the conclusion of Ramadan, Lent, and the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. He noted that it was important for the governors to honor the former president, who served two terms…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Is A Tool God Is Using To Develop Abia North — Rev. Elekwa Reverend Samson Okoro Elekwa, a respected cleric of the Baptist Church, has hailed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, describing him as “Abia’s greatest gift from God” and “a divine instrument” through whom God is transforming Abia North Senatorial District. Speaking to newsmen, the cleric commended Senator Kalu’s impressive strides in rural infrastructure, particularly citing the construction of roads in Ndi Orieke, Ohafia LGA, and Amannagwu, Arochukwu LGA, along with over 80 other roads across the district. “The road in Ndi Orieke, Ohafia, and the…

The Social Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Adewole Adebayo, on Sunday, disclosed that his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, is set to follow former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the SDP. Adebayo gave the hint when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. In the past few months, Obi’s fraternity with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures had elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians with many wondering if he is dumping his party. But the former Anambra State governor has repeatedly announced at different fora that he is still a…

Akwa Ibom Governor Pastor Umo Eno Announces Running Mate For 2027 Election Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced his running mate for his reelection in 2027 despite not completing half of his first term four-year mandate. Mr Eno, at a Town Hall meeting in Oron Federal Constituency of the state on Saturday, told the people that if given the mandate, his current deputy, Akon Eyakenyi, would remain his deputy for the 2027 election. Mrs Eyakenyi, a former senator who represented Akwa Ibom South District, hails from the area. Mr Eno described Mrs Eyakenyi as “a very good…

75-year-old grandpa arrested with skunk in Abia - NDLEA The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old, Felix Nnanna, with a 1.6kg skunk, a strain of cannabis. Mr Nnana was arrested during a raid at Umunteke Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area (LGA) in Abia. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said the suspect was nabbed on Saturday, April 5. According to Mr Babafemi, another suspect, David Chinemerem, 21, was also arrested with 2,050 ampoules of pentazocine at 7, Nnajiego Lane, Umuode Road, Aba on Tuesday, April 1. Similarly, operatives of the agency…

Former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Abia State Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the killing of two Chinese nationals and a police inspector in Abia State. The victims were reportedly killed by gunmen who ambushed a convoy transporting Chinese expatriates and their police escorts to a mining site in Isuikwuato, Abia State. In a statement issued from his media office on Sunday, Kalu condemned the brutal attack and the killing of the Chinese expatriates and the police officer. Kalu who is…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn the invitation extended to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi. The police chief, however, directed the Kano State command of the force to obtain the monarch’s statement in the State regarding the incident. Egbetokun, who gave the directive through the spokesman of the police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the withdrawal became imperative following the intervention of some stakeholders in the country. Read statement below: PRESS RELEASE IGP DIRECTS FID OPERATIVES TO OBTAIN ALHAJI SANUSI’S STATEMENT IN KANO As NPF Withdraws Invitation Letter The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its earlier invitation extended…

Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu has clinched the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket for the Anambra governorship election. He won the governorship ticket in the primary conducted on Saturday. Ukachukwu defeated his closest challenger, Valentine Ozigbo in the contest. While Nicholas polled 1,455 votes, Valentine recorded 67 votes. The Anambra State governorship election, which comes up in November 2025, would be the next major off-circle election in Nigeria. Governor Chukwuma Soludo has already won the ticket of the state’s ruling party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Speaking after he was declared winner of the primary election, Ukachukwu vowed to deliver the…

Supreme Court Sacks Julius Abure As Labour Party National Chairman The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to have pronounced Abure National Chairman of the Labour Party, after finding out earlier that the substance of the case was about the party’s leadership. The apex court held that the issue of leadership was an internal affair of a party over which…