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Former Nigerian Goalkeeper, Christian Obi is dead. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Heartland FC were involved in a ghastly accident, with their head coach and former Nigeria goalkeeper Christian Obi losing his life. According to sketchy reports on the club’s Facebook page, the accident occurred in Okigwe en route to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, where the Naze Millionaires were to participate in the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT preseason tournament. Some players and other officials sustained injuries and have been taken to the hospital for treatment. Aged 57, Obi, who coached the team last season, was a Nigeria youth international goalkeeper who competed in the Men’s…
President Tinubu is set to return to France less than 24 hours after his emergency arrival in Nigeria. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart for France today, Friday, August 23, 2024. This Nigeria news platform recalls that President Tinubu returned to the country this morning to swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). More to come…
Fidelity Bank has affirmed its commitment to data protection and strong corporate governance. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that a leading financial institution in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc has assured its customers of unwavering commitment to upholding the highest level of ethical standards in all dealings with customer data. The assurance comes amid allegations by the Nigerian Data Protection Agency (NDPA) against the bank relating to data breach. While reiterating its commitment to strong corporate governance, Fidelity Bank, in a statement signed by its Divisional Head, Brand & Communications, Dr Meksley Nwagboh, maintained that it has conducted its services with the highest ethical standards by…
The Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has approved the family of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (aka Mohbad) to issue a witness summons to additional individuals. Additional individuals to be served with witness summonses include Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the nurse who allegedly treated the deceased during his final days, and Fidelis Esanbor, the driver who transported him to the hospital. In a statement issued by their legal representative, Monisola Odumosu, the Aloba family announced that the Coroner’s Court granted their request on August 16. The legal team revealed that they had also sought and obtained an order to…
40-year-old woman (name withheld) set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides in Garin Mallam village, poured petrol on her body and set it on fire. “On Thursday, at about 0740 hours, the command received heartbreaking and pitiful news of an incident from Guri, which indicated that a 40-year-old woman at Garin Mallam village poured petrol on her body, set herself ablaze, and got…
Public outrage continues to trail the purchase of a new presidential jet by the Bola Tinubu administration. The government’s decision to allocate over N150 billion for the purchase of the aircraft, at a time when Nigerians are grappling with a tough economic environment and a lingering cost of living crisis, has angered many. Mr Tinubu’s policies of subsidy removal and exchange rate unification have led to increases in the prices of commodities, which experts believe are driving the current inflation. The president has, in the past one year, urged Nigerians to bear with the hardship occasioned by those policies.…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has claimed that the Federal Government needs over N16 trillion to enable the ministry complete inherited road projects across the country. The former governor of Ebonyi State made the disclosure on Thursday when he briefed newsmen on the achievements of the ministry under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the present administration inherited a total of 18,932.50 kilometres of ongoing road projects, with a total of 2,064 contracts. The minister said that the total value of all the ongoing projects as at May 2023 was N14.42 trillion. He said that…
Political analyst Uzokwe Ndubuisi has criticised supporters of the Labour Party (LP) for what he described as “selective amnesia” in their reaction to a recent invitation by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, urging Abia State Governor Alex Otti to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ndubuisi voiced his concerns about the perceived hypocrisy among LP supporters, accusing them of ignoring Otti’s past shifts in political allegiance. In a statement, Uzokwe remarked, “Initially, I didn’t want to comment on this matter, but the blatant hypocrisy among Labour Party supporters, who conveniently forget…
A 16-year-old girl living in Osogbo, Osun State, has accused her stepfather, a clergy simply identified as Femi, of getting her pregnant when she was 13. The victim, seeking alternative dispute resolution, reported the issue to the World Institute for Peace (WIP), a Non-Governmental Organisation. She claimed in an affidavit, sworn to at the Osun State Ministry of Justice, that after her stepfather impregnated her, the pregnancy was aborted. During a meeting with the officials of the NGO, the victim said that the matter was reported to her teacher in school after about four years of constant…
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the tragic death of a final-year student from the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Ema. Ema was reportedly struck and killed by a driver named Lasisi Sodiq, near the university campus. In a statement released by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, it was revealed that Ema, who was a final year student with matriculation number FRM/2019/041, was hit by a Lexus vehicle with the license plate ABJ 427 LQ, driven by Sodiq. According to Olarewaju, the unfortunate incident occurred while Ema was crossing the Ife-Ibadan Road near…