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A Japanese woman, Kane Tanaka certified as the world’s oldest person alive by Guinness World Records in 2019, has died at the age of 119 today. Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, had planned to use a wheelchair to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but the pandemic prevented her from doing so. The oldest-ever living person verified by Guinness World Records was Frenchwoman, Jeanne Louise […]
Several worshipers were injured when a Deeper Life Bible Church, located in the Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos State, collapsed, following a heavy storm around 9am during its Sunday service. While details of the incident are still not clear, however an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed to newsmen that there were no casualties. Reports indicate that those who were badly injured have been taken to the General Hospital in Badagry for treatment. The incident adds […]
The Imo State Government says it will conduct a mass burial for the victims of the Friday night explosion at an illegal refinery located in a forest in Abaezi community in the Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the state, Ifeanyi Nnaji said the mass burial would be carried out by the state ministries of Petroleum Resources and Environment as they were burnt beyond recognition. Nnaji […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a Nigerian billionaire drug baron, Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu. In a statement issued by Ndlea Media Director, Femi Babafemi, He said Ukatu who is the Chairman of Mallinson Group, is behind the N3 billion Tramadol deal involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, led Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Abba Kyari. The Ndlea Media Director stated that Ukatu who was arrested at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport […]
The Coordinator of Royal Healthcare Foundation, an NGO based in Enugu, CHRIS AMALU has called upon government at all levels in the country to intensify efforts that would bring about the elimination of the rampant and wicked desecration of human lives like kidnapping, ritual killings and sex abuse. Amalu made the call yesterday afternoon when they paid a courtesy visit to the management of URBAN RADIO, Enugu, to seek partnership and collaboration. Speaking further on the purpose of the visit, […]
The Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, is dependent on them calling for the varsity lecturers to be considerate. NGIGE in an interview yesterday said the ball is in their court, urging them to go and meet the Benimi Briggs Committee and look at what the committee is doing and make further inputs so that the work can be accelerated. The Former Governor […]
The Nigerian Army has deployed 173 officers and soldiers to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping Operation to strengthen and enhance security in the West African sub-region. The Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, Oluwa Femi AkinJobi, represented by Zakari Abubakar, announced this yesterday at the graduation and pre-deployment training of the troops from the Martin Luther Agwai Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji Kaduna State, adding that they were expected to leave Nigeria immediately after their induction. While addressing the troops, Akinjobi, […]
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly in a meeting with some stakeholders, following calls for him to run for the 2023 presidential election. There has been speculation that the former president is nursing an ambition to return to power but Jonathan who has kept mum on the speculation, may clear the air after the meeting.Some of his supporters had earlier stormed his Abuja residence in protest, asking him to declare for the 2023 presidency. The protesters, who were mostly women, […]
Take 7 Media & Entertainment has announced the end of principal photography of its latest film Maia. Shot in the Federal Capital Territory, the faith-based film written by Michael Garuba and Emil Garuba and based on a story by Bem Pever, follows a young womans struggles to undo a curse placed on her years ago while trying to maintain her successful career and keep the love of her life. The movie stars Ego Nwosu, Mofe Duncan, Ekemini Jane Essien, Collins […]
