Day: June 16, 2024

Eid-el-Kabir: GOC Urges Nigerians To Continue To Make Sacrifices For Peace

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By Tony Adibe The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada has advised Nigerians to continue to make sacrifices for peace to engender progress and development. The GOC gave the advice on Sunday after the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at Eid prayer ground of Abakpa Military Cantonment, Enugu. He said that Nigerians must learn from the exemplary lifestyle of Prophet Ibrahim, who have to give his only son; but Almighty Allah (God) had to instruct him to sacrifice a ram instead. For things to go…

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Catholic Priest Preaches Love For One Another As Ayogu Eze Goes Home Amid Tears

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The National Coordinator, Catholic Choirs in Nigeria, Very Rev. Dr. George Abah, has urged Nigerians, especially the rich to care for the poor among them, particularly now that millions of Nigerians are undergoing economic hardship. Delivering a homily at a funeral service at Umuida, in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, for the late Senator Ayogu Eze, on Friday, June 14, Rev. Abah, stated that failure to take care of the needy will attract God’s wrath at the end of one’s life on earth. He spoke about the…

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Kano State: NDLEA Intercepts 230,600 Tramadol Tablets, Arrests 106 Suspects

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The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 230,600 tablets of Tramadol and arrested 106 suspects in the state. The Commander, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Kano. “The Command between June 10 and June 13, in its operation ahead of Eid-el Kabir celebration, intercepted 230,600 Tramadol tablets along Zaria-Kano Road. The operations, mandated by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba-Marwa, in curbing the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria, resulted to the arrest,” Idris-Ahmad…

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Finally, Guinness Nigeria Plc Is All Set To Delist From NGX

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… As Tolaram Moves To Acquire Majority Stake Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced plans by Tolaram Group, the owners of Dufil Prima Foods, to acquire Diageo’s 58.02 percent shareholding in Guinness Nigeria Plc. The transaction, which will also see Tolaram launch a mandatory takeover of minority shareholders upon obtaining all the requisite regulatory approvals, would result in the eventual delisting of Guinness Nigeria from the stock market. Abidemi Ademola, Legal Director/Company Secretary for Guinness Nigeria noted in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) that the transaction is expected…

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Suspected Lovers Found Dead Inside Room In Ondo

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A middle-aged man identified as Eric and his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend have been found dead in their room at their residence in Ondo City in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. They were found dead on Saturday in the man’s apartment located in the Ayeyemi area of the city. However, some neighbours and residents of the area suggested that the couple had put on a generating set and charged a phone in a socket placed on the bed, suggesting that it is possible that the woman’s chain made contact…

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