This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the group, Emma Powerful
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Also, the police are on the hunt for those who set ablaze houses of Joe Igbokwe, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, and former Minister of Finance, Dr. Chu Okongwu
The medical doctor and widower of a late Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, was killed on Tuesday when he was returning from a commemorative lecture in honour of his late wife, Dora.
Chike was said to have been shot dead while returning to Enugu from an event to honour his late wife.
Available reports showed that Chike was killed on Tuesday night near Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State
Philip Shuaibu, Deputy Governor of Edo State and Head of the Electoral Panel, announced the result at the Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka on Saturday.
The one-time EFCC chairman made these revelations in her book: “Farida Waziri, One Step Ahead,” which is due for public presentation in Abuja on Tuesday
In spite of the revulsion and untidiness associated with cabal, we still accommodate and nurture it by successive administrations. During the government of President Umaru Yar’Adua, Information Minister, Dora Akunyili (deceased), accused the cabal who were making public comments on behalf of the President even when he did not say so. “These cabals should please stop heating up the system and allow President Yar’ Adua recover,” Akunyili said.
Chidiogo Parr’s, daughter of late Prof Dora Akunyili’s face graced the streets of Los Angeles in a painting done by her sister and renowned visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby.
Not many politicians have navigated the murky waters of South East politics with such dexterity and success as Ngige
Addressing members of the Kaduna State Council in his nationwide electioneering, Atunbi said he had the vision of taking the NUJ to the “next level” and making members to feel the impact of their union through improved service delivery.
The Director of Public Affairs of NAFDAC, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the document would be launched by the Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting holding in Lagos on August 30 and August 31.
RATTAWU’s National President, Yemisi Bamgbose, said the late Akunyili was honoured because of her immense contributions in the struggle for a better welfare package for media workers
Obumneme, who studied psychology at the University of Maryland, United States, said he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of emotion and love which the family had received
The programme, released on Thursday in Enugu by Prof. Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, starts with a Christian Wake-Keep at 2A, Bishop Onyeabor Street, G.R.A. Enugu from 4pm on August 22
Akunyili, also a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, died in an Indian hospital on June 7 while undergoing treatment for cancer
This was contained in a statement by James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday
Akinyuli, who was Nigeria’s former Minister of Information and Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs, Adminstration and Control, died in the early hours of Saturday in an Indian hospital
The deputy speaker described the death of both individuals as the loss of committed patriots, nationalists and firm crusaders for peace, unity and an egalitarian society where justice and fairness reigns
In a statement signed by CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, he expressed shock and sadness on the death of the former minister and Director General of NAFDAC