Dora
Nkem Akunyili (July 14, 1954-June 7, 2014) born in Makurdi, Benue State was the
former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and former (December 17, 2008 – December 15, 2010)
Saturday
How Misdiagnosis Of Cancer Led To Dora Akunyili’s Death
When Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Zonal Secretary (South-east)
of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998, Nigerian doctors gave her what
many of her family members considered to be a health scare. They said she had a
growth and needed surgery.
Celebrated romances that rocked the music scene
Rumour or no rumour, we have come to
believe and live with some celebrity romances that have rocked the music scene.
More often than not, these stars don’t always own up to their escapades until
someone gets hurt or done in. Here is a list of some romances that rocked or
still rocking the music scene.
Breaking News: Dora Akunyili Is Dead
Former Director General of the
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex
minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has died according to a
family source.
Dr. Akunyili died in an India Hospital where
she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. She was aged 59.
Man Kills Self While Stealing Electric Cable
Saturday Newswatch gathered that residents of the area and neighbouring villages woke up to discover the corpse on the electric pole.
Chime approves N220m for Rangers backlog sign-on fees
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has
approved about N220 million for the payment of the 2012/2013 sign-on fees owed
players and coaches of Rangers International FC.
Sanusi, Bayero' Sons In Contention Over Emir's Throne
WITH the death of the Emir of Kano,
Alhaji Ado Bayero, on Friday, the first question Nigerians asked was obviously
who takes over from him. The question becomes very necessary given the
background of the recent crisis between the Federal Government and the last
governor of the Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The former CBN
governor has never hidden his ambition to be emir of Kano after Ado Bayero. Now
that Bayero has bowed out, it goes without saying that prominent likely
successors to that throne of influence and prestige would rev up their engine.
Armed men invade college, molest female students in Makurdi
Barely a week after
some suspected cultists raided the female hostel of the Benue State University,
BSU, another gang in the early hours of Tuesday attacked and molested some
female students of the College of Advanced and Professional Studies, CAPS, in
Makurdi, the state capital.
Tributes Flow As Emir of Kano Dies At 83
One of Nigeria’s most prominent
Islamic leaders and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, 83, is dead.
The octogenarian died peacefully in
his palace after a long battle with cancer in the morning hours and was buried
at 4 pm, a palace spokesman, Mahe Bashir Wali announced on Radio Kano.
Warning Sign of Earthquake Discovered in Bayelsa -- commissioner
Iniruo Wills, the Bayelsa State Commissioner
for Environment, said on Friday that the earth tremor that occurred in Okordia
communities in Yenagoa Local Government Area on Wednesday, could be a warning
sign of an earthquake.
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