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Jun

25

2023

Ned Nwoke narrates how he failed to board tragic Titanic submarine – Ned Nwoko

Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, NewsAccident, Entertainment, Ned Nwoko, Personality

Nigerian politician Ned Nwoko disclosed that he received an invitation to take part in a tour of the renowned Titanic Shipwreck. Nigerian lawmaker Ned Nwoko said on Friday that he had been invited to join the tour of the iconic Titanic Ship wreckage while mourning the loss of his friend and partner, Hamish Harding, a passenger in the tragic Titan submersible. One of the five people killed on board the imploding submersible was Mr. Harding, a British businessman, explorer, and multiple Guinness World Records holder who set a record for the longest time spent traveling through the deepest portion of…

Mar

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dad says daughter was preparing for master’s in UK before dying in a train crash

Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Education, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

By Dayo Oyewo Oreoluwa Aina, a National Youth Service Corps member, was one of those who died on Thursday when a Lagos State Government staff bus collided with a train in the PWD area of the state. In this interview with DAYO OYEWO, her father, Femi Aina, speaks on her daughter’s plans after the service year How did you receive the news of your daughter’s death? I was in Abuja watching the television around 9 am when I saw the incident. An hour after that, I got a call that my daughter was involved in it. That was when I…

Jan

16

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia 2023: Bishop Emeka Nwankpa to Unveil His ASSURED Blueprint

Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Accident, ACCORD, Emeka Nwankpa, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Preparatory to the official flag-off of his campaign, Bishop Dr Emeka Nwankpa, the Accord Party governorship candidate in Abia State, has revealed his campaign blueprint tagged the 'ASSURED Blueprint'. The document sited by newsmen shows that the ASSURED Blueprint is the governorship hopeful's 7-point agenda geared towards addressing all areas of need of Abia State. According to a member of Bishop Emeka Nwankpa's Campaign Council who chooses to remain anonymous, ASSURED is an acronym for:A - Agric and Industrial RevolutionsS - Security and HealthcareS - Sports & Youth EmpowermentU - Unhindered Trading & CommerceR - Rural and Urban DevelopmentE -…

Dec

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Truck driver kills tricycle rider, hoodlums loot rice

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsAccident, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

There was tension at Itam Market in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the murder of a tricycle rider by a truck driver. Market sources told PUNCH Metro that trouble started when the Hausa truck driver, while trying to negotiate space to park for easy offloading of his bags of rice, was obstructed by the tricycle operator and tables used by traders to display their wares, resulting in a traffic snarl. It was gathered that in the ensuing confusion, the driver climbed down from his truck with a machete, which he used on the tricycle rider, who died…

Dec

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Soldiers kill guest at funeral as siblings clash over property ownership

Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Crime, Metro, RIP, Security

A guest, David Chinonso, has been reportedly killed at Owode, Ogombo community, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, after some military men stormed the burial of one late Mathew Ekpu. The uniformed men, numbering 15, were said to have arrived at the venue in an attempt to stop the corpse from being interred on the premises of the deceased. This led to a confrontation, as one of the deceased’s sons, Victor, was hit in the head with an iron, while Chinonso was shot in the chest. The children of the deceased, who spoke to PUNCH Metro, accused their sibling, Richard, of…