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Buhari Arrives Abuja From London
Buhari Arrives Abuja From London
The President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, arrived Abuja from London after a routine two-week medical check-up.
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The report gathered that he left for London on October 31, 2022
While in the UK, President Buhari had on Nov. 10, met with King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom.
NAN gathered that the Nigerian leader used the opportunity of the meeting to condole with the new king on the demise of his mother, Queen Elizabeth ll, and to also congratulate him on his confirmation as the new British Monarch.
President Buhari also received Morocco’s Ambassador to the UK, Hakim Hajoui, who came to deliver a personal message from King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Buhari departed Abuja on Oct. 31 for London for routine medical check-up.
Also during the week, President Buhari congratulated eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the United States midterm elections.
In Georgia State, Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Solomon Adesanya, Tish Naghise, and Phil Olaleye won their legislative seats as State Representatives in their Districts.
Similarly, Carol Kazeem won the Pennsylvania State Representative in District 159 while Esther Agbaje was re-elected as Minnesota State Representative in District 59B.
Dr. Oye Owolewa was also re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (Shadow Representative) in Washington D.C.
Buhari, who prayed for their successful tenure in office, thanked them for their invaluable support and partnerships over the years, with groups affiliated with the ideals and objectives of Nigerians in Diaspora associations in the United States.
He also congratulated Team Nigeria on their spectacular performance in winning the Silver Medal at the African Continental Archery Championship in Pretoria, South Africa.
Rotimi Williams, Olatayo Olasehinde and Damilola Sholademi, who represented Nigeria in the men’s 50m compound bow, won silver, coming second behind South Africa.
Also while in the UK, President Buhari extended birthday wishes to his nephew and close associate, Mamman Daura on his 83rd birthday on Nov. 9.
The President, in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu on Wednesday in Abuja, described Daura as a “remarkable gentleman, scholar and statesman.”
Fire guts shops in Onitsha market, destroys good worth millions of Naira
An early morning fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics.
The reports gathered that firefighters battled for hours to contain the inferno as some of the traders salvaged their goods while others watched in tears as the fire consumed their shops.
Spokesman of Anambra Command of the Police, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said firefighters and policemen were on ground to control the fire and prevent looting.
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Efforts to get the reaction of the Director, Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, was unsuccessful as he neither answered calls nor replied the text messages sent to his cell phone.
Fire guts shops in Onitsha market, destroys good worth millions of Naira
Warri-Itakpe train derails, over 300 passengers stranded in Kogi forest
A passenger train from Warri to Itakpe has derailed on Sunday in Kogi forest forcing many of the passengers to abandon the train in fear of kidnapping.
The reports gathered that some criminals have cut the rail line in the forest which led to the derailment of the train.
About 300 to 400 passengers of the derailed train were left stranded in fear.
It was gathered that the train which left Warri early on Sunday morning got derailed at about 12:noon inside the thick forest between Ajaokuta and Itakpe.
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A former Chairman of the Bayelsa Vigilante Agency, Prince Douye Koroye, who was in VIP alleged that it might be a case of suspected terrorists cutting the rail line, a situation that may have culminated in the train derailng because it was at a high speed.
The source, who was also former Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government on Youth and Community Development, revealed that four coaches and the head coach of the train are badly damaged beyond repair.
He said the stranded passengers were told by the officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation to remain calm and sit back in the train while they mobilised for help.
Warri-Itakpe train derails, over 300 passengers stranded in Kogi forest
Gospel Singer, Sammie Okposo Is Dead
Popular Nigerian gospel singer Sammie Okposo died in the early hours of Friday, multiple sources reports
According to reports, the singer, who recently made headlines following a cheating scandal, slumped and died at his home on Friday morning.
He was 51.
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Okposo set the internet ablaze early this year when he took to his verified Instagram page to apologise to his wife, Ozioma after cheating on her with another woman in the United States in an incident that happened in 2021.
As a result of the scandal, the singer made the decision to take time off from ministration in order to retrace his step with God before returning back to ministry after a few months.
In May this year, the veteran singer escaped death by the whiskers in a ghastly car accident while driving at 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos but Okposo said he “was saved from the hands of the devil and his cohorts.”
Gospel Singer, Sammie Okposo Is Dead
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