Joe Okei-Odumakin, wife of Yinka Odumakin, the deceased National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has said her husband died due to complications from COVID-19 despite recovering from the virus a week ago.
By Abuchi Onwumelu
86-year-old widow, Mrs Francisca Okoye, a native of Umunneoke Village Awka this afternoon at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka, alongside over 300 other disadvantaged individuals in Awka and its environ benefited from the Easter largesse of the Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor.
In the spirit of Easter Celebration, Bishop Ezeokafor empowered over three hundred vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society from different religious background with items worth millions of naira
Over 300 people living below poverty line received relief materials from the Catholic Bishop Diocese of Awka during this year's Easter celebration.
The people comprising men and women most of whom are youths, septuagenarians and octogenarians thronged St.Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka on Holy Saturday to receive items such as bags of rice , loaves of bread, articles of clothing, shoes, umbrella, cartoons of noodles, tubers of yam, cocoayam, cocoanuts and a host of other consumables.
Delivering the items to the beneficiaries, Bishop Ezeokafor told them to accept their condition in good faith knowing that God was always with them .
Bishop Ezeokafor noted that as living beings they need sustenance pointing out that those selected for the Easter gift are poorest of the poor in society and that there was need to show them compassion by giving them food and water .
According to him there are many people in society who were really suffering and poor. He said these people can not afford one square meal let alone three square meals per day .
He equally observed that religious denomination was of no consequence in charity but what matters according to him was living a good life as he believed that it would be too pathetic to be poor and needy on earth yet one still loses eternal life .
The cleric who expressed reservations that some people have made begging a profession, said even when such people are given jobs, they abandoned the job and return to begging .
The Catholic prelate thereby admonished those who can still fend for themselves to venture into things that are worthwhile and morally justifiable not begging in any form of disguise .
He said that if people should go by what they see or encounter , no one would want to give to charity because he observed that people pretend alot to be suffering from one ailment or the other just to beg for alms .
Bishop Ezeokafor called on good spirited individuals to come to the aid of the poor and the downtrodden in society .
He emphasized that the less privileged needed the help of those who have amassed wealth to be able to improve their living conditions .
At least, seven Boko Haram insurgents were killed when Nigerian troops, comprising soldiers and police operatives repelled a terrorists attack targeting a convoy of the Borno State Government officials, along Monguno- Nganzai road.
Maitala died in a ghastly motor accident alongside his son and aides on his way to Jos from Abuja.
A law maker representing Jos north, Bassa federal constituency at the national assembly Haruna Maitala is dead.
The sad event occured on Friday 2nd April in a car crash on his way to Jos from Abuja.
Gunmen suspected to Fulani Bandits have killed the Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breaders Association in Nasarawa state, Mohammed Husaini.
The Chairman of Toto Local Government Branch of the association Mohammed Umar has also been killed in the attack.
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reiterated the importance of good health of citizens to development, saying that it is integral to its mandate to facilitate regional sustainable development.
Speaking at the flag-off of the distribution of vaccines, cold chains and other related medical equipment to all the nine states of the Niger Delta region at the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, Port Harcourt, the NDDC Interim Administrator, Mr. Efiong Akwa, stated that "no community, country or society can fully realize its potential and promise, unless the best of its public health system, as well as the health of its people, is protected and promoted."
A leading Soludo support group, the Soludo Solidarity Forum (SSF) has condemned the Wednesday attack on Prof.Chukwuma Soludo.
The attack which took place at the Civic center, Isuofia, happened while Prof. Soludo was having an interactive session with Isuofia youths . Three policemen attached to the Professor were killed and the Honorable Commissioner for Public Utilities, Engr. Emeka Ezenwanne was abducted.
A female rice farmer, Amaka Okafor has been attacked by hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen in Ogbese community of Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State.
The lady was matcheted by the herders, while working on her rice farm.
