FIRE OUTBREAK IN UNN

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology building, Faculty of the Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of nigeria nsukka got burnt.

The fire was said to have started in the early hours of Saturday being 21st of January 2017.

Efforts at putting out the fire by well meaning students proved abortive.
The degree of damages is yet to be ascertained at the time of this report but the building contacins everything the Department is made up of which includes files and documents of both students and staff, laboratory equipments and administrative equipments, etc.
While we sympathize with the department as well as the faculty, we wish to call on the university community as a whole to be security conscious, especially as regards the use of the facilities available to us

UPDATE OF NPFL MATCH DAY 2 FIXTURES

Abia Warriors Vs Katsina United FC

Akwa Utd Vs Rivers United

El Kanemi Vs Wikki Tourist

Gombe Utd Vs Remo Stars

Fc Ifeanyi Ubah Vs MFM FC

Lobi stars Vs Kano pillars

Nasarawa Utd Vs Enugu Rangers

Niger Tornadoes Vs ABS

Plateau Utd Vs Enyimba Int

Sunshine Stars Vs Shooting Stars

Nigeria Professional Football League- Week One Results

ABS FC 3-1 Akwa United

Rivers United 2-1 Elkanemi Warriors

Enyimba FC 1-0 Sunshine Stars

Remo Stars 1-2 Plateau United

Wikki Tourists 0-0 Nasarawa United

Katsina United 2-1 Gombe United

Enugu Rangers 1-2 Abia Warriors

MFM FC 3-0 Niger Tornadoes

Latest news: APGA factional Chairman, Ozo Nwabueze Okafor dead

.All progressive grand alliance factional chairman, Ozo Nwabueze Okafor died yesterday morning by 8am after a brief illness at Niger foundation hospital Enugu.

Okafor's ally and political associate, the Assistant National Financial Secretary of APGA, Okecheckwu Nkolagu, confirmed his death, saying that Okafor died at about 8am yesterday being Sunday.

Okafor who is popularly known as "Okpochengene" was a former National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON), and former Chairman of Enugu South local government council.

However, Okafor became the party's leader following the suspension of the embattled National chairman, Chief Ike Oye. But as the party was caught up in deepening crisis, Okafor was equally suspended with his EXCO members by Oye led group which further indicates that the party was headed for a major crisis ahead of the Anambra state guber election.

In 2015, Okafor contested for Senate in Enugu East senatorial district under the platform of APGA but lost to his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Senator Gil Nnaji.

Shortly after the election, Okafor was nominated as the APGA National Vice Chairman (south East) before he assumed the acting national chairman of the party when Ike Oye was suspended by the national executive committee of the party.

Though his family could not be reached for comments, but another political ally of the deceased said Okafor that okafor complained of weakness and was rushed to Niger foundation where he lost his life.

Pastor Adeboye Steps Down As General Overseer Of RCCG Nigeria

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has stepped down as the leader of the church in Nigeria.

It was gathered that Pastor Adeboye would maintain oversight of the church across the world, which now has presence in over 190 countries.

The 75-year-old revered cleric was said to have announced his retirement from the leadership of the Nigerian church on Saturday during the Annual Minister’s Thanksgiving at Shimawa area of Ogun State.

The announcement was said to have been made in the presence of Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, alongside other senior pastors of the church.

Pastor Adeboye took over the leadership of the RCCG from late Pa Josiah Akindayomi, who founded the church in 1952.

He has named Pastor Joshua Obayemi as his replacement, and asked members of the church to pray for the new leadership.

A Facebook post by Stealth Scouts NG, which was shared on Pastor Adeboye’s wall, read “It was with great shock that the congregation of all RCCG pastors and ministers received the announcement of the General Overseer of Pastor E.A. Adeboye that he will no longer be general overseer.

“He immediately announced the new Overseer as Pastor J.O Obayemi, Pastor J.F Odesola as Secretary and Pastor J.A. Adeyokunnu as the new Treasurer.

“The announcement was made during the church’s annual thanksgiving held at the 3km by 3km new auditorium today, 7th January, 2017”.

FG to shut down Nnamdi Azikiwe intl airport for 6weeks

The Nigerian Government has restated its resolve to shut down the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from March 8, so that its run way will be rehabilitated and also reassured international and local airline operators, as well as air travellers of adequate security at the Kaduna airport.

The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the assertion on Thursday at a special stakeholders’ meeting on the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

He emphasised the importance of the closure, pointing out the security and safety measures put in place to ease air transportation to and from Kaduna airport.

The Minister, who addressed all the concerns raised by the stakeholders, said that the closing of the airport was a painful decision taken in the interest of all stakeholders.

He said that the Federal Government remained committed to the safety of air travellers, stressing that the airport runway would be rehabilitated within six weeks.

In their separate remarks, the chairmen of Airline Operators of Nigeria and international airline operators, Mr Noggie Maggison and Mr Osho Joseph, expressed objections over the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

The British Deputy High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson, also raised concerns about the movement of passengers from Abuja to Kaduna.

The runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was built in 1982 with a life span of 20 years.

Fourteen years after its lifespan expired, the airstrip has been adjudged unsafe for air travellers

Obasanjo Expresses Hope For A Better Nigeria In 2017

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed hopes that the New Year 2017, will be better than the out gone year 2016.

He said this while addressing a congregation at first church service of the year at Chapel of Christ the Glorious king, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, where he joined others including his wife, Mrs Bola Obasanjo.

“My message is a message of encouragement, looking forward with hope of a better year than the one we just got out of and there is no reason why it should not be, in every sense of the word, socially, economically, politically and even spirituality, I am looking forward to a 2017 that will make everything new for Nigeria.”

Furthermore, he called on governments to go to the basics of fundamental of economic recovery, to ensure the growth and development of the economy and the country at large.

“Well, I think we have to go to the fundamentals of economic recovery and growth and I believe if we do that, we will get there” he stated