Owo terror attack victims for mass burial on Friday
Owo terror attack victims for mass burial on Friday The Catholic Diocese of Ondo has fixed Friday for the burial of those who died in the June 5th, terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Owo Local Government Area. It had, last week, said mass burial would be given to the victims especially those whose remains could not be identified. The State Government said that 40 people died in the attack while over 60 others sustained various degree of injuries . Director of Social Communication of the Diocese of Ondo, Rev. Fr. Augustine Ikwu,…
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2023 Presidency: Atiku speaks on picking running mate
2023 Presidency: Atiku speaks on picking running mate The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has promised to carry the party’s stakeholders along in deciding his running mate. Atiku said the PDP has a lot of tested and reliable party men who can serve as his running mate. The former Vice President vowed to pick somebody who is formidable as his running mate. In a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Let Us Activate the Atikulator Drive’, the PDP presidential candidate said: “Throughout the week, I have been busy in …
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Democracy Day: Why I daily live in grief, worry – Buhari
Democracy Day: Why I daily live in grief, worry – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he lived daily in grief and worry. Buhari disclosed that he lived in daily grief and worry over victims of terrorists attacks in Nigeria. He disclosed this during his morning nationwide broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The president noted that Nigeria can only be safe if citizens prevent crime. He assured that his administration in collaboration with security men are working hard to tackle insecurity. According to Buhari: “We can on…
Stanbic IBTC Commemorates Children’s Day with Blue Kids Event
Stanbic IBTC Commemorates Children’s Day with Blue Kids Event Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, commemorated Children’s Day with its maiden edition of a fun day for children tagged the Blue Kids Event. The event, which was themed ‘Bank of the Future’, was held at the Bank’s Idejo campus, Victoria Island, Lagos State. It featured students from Roydek Academy Makoko, and other children who are CHESS and SET account holders, to promote positive financial habits and imbibe a good savings culture. In her opening re…
Anambra State Government Destroys Kidnappers’ Hideout In Oba, Idemili South LGA
Anambra State Government Destroys Kidnappers’ Hideout In Oba, Idemili South LGA In his avowed determination to rid Anambra State of criminalities, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s directive that all kidnappers and other criminal gangs’ hideouts be raided and buildings harbouring them be destroyed was effectively carried out in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, on Friday, May 10, 2022. Anambra State Joint Security Task Force conducted the demolition exercise which lasted for more than five hours at the hideout of the notorious kidnapp…
Police exhume corpse of Hussaini Takuma killed by herdsmen
Police exhume corpse of Hussaini Takuma killed by herdsmen The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters, FCT, on Saturday exhumed the body of Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, killed by herdsmen at Jeda Community in Kuje Area Council. CSP Umar Abdullahi Sambo, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the command who disclosed this said some suspects had been apprehended and an investigation was ongoing. The corpse of the victim was taken to the Kuje General Hospital for proper confirmation before being taken for re-burial. Sambo said on June 4, 44-year-old Zaka…
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers pays N1trn to retirees
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers pays N1trn to retirees *Stanbic assists funding N6.7b facility for BAZE varsity teaching hospital Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers said it has paid N1trillion to more than 69,000 retirees since inception. This was disclosed during the 2022 Employers’ Forum organised by the company in Lagos. At the forum themed ‘Pension Smart: Equipping your Employees for a better future’, Dr. Babatunde Alayande, who spoke for the Pension Commission, explained that the reviewed 2014 Pension Reform Act ushered in the contributory pen…
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