The killing of Nigerian military officers and soldiers attached to the 63rd Brigade in Okuma community in Ughelli Delta state on Thursday, March 14, has sparked the anger of many Nigerians.
Over the weekend, the dead bodies of 14 military personnel were discovered, some of them said to have been decapitated. The bodies of the commander and two majors were seen floating on the river bank of the NDDC jetty in the coastal delta area.
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Obolewori, condemned the killing of the soldiers, calling the incident despicable and inconsistent with the culture and traditions of the Delta people. Barley Twenty-four hours after the slain soldier's body was recovered, several houses in the Okuoma village where the soldier was killed were set on fire, and residents fled to nearby villages fearing reprisal attacks by the soldiers.
Meanwhile, Nigerians on social media brought up former President Olusegun Obasanjo's old BBC interview. Obasanjo was asked to respond to the 1999 invasion of Odi, an Ija-majority community in Bayelsa State. There, his soldiers killed many and burned down the community. He went to the site on the orders of the then president. The attack, largely described as a massacre, was said to be a response to the killing of 12 police officers and an ambush of soldiers by paramilitary groups using civilians in Odi as cover. Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his official reaction to the killing of 16 soldiers, warned that any attack on his military or his men would be considered an attack on the nation.
The president gave the military full powers to track down those who killed soldiers and offer condolences to their families. Last weekend, a report was released revealing that the Ministry of Transport had signed an MOU with a railway development company. His MPH Rail Development Limited in the United Kingdom toured on social media for the implementation of the Port Harcourt-Enugu-Calabar-Abuja Railway Project under the framework of a public-private partnership.According to its profile on the British Enterprise Agency website, the company: It is stated as follows. does not appear to be carrying out any railway development projects, and as of last year its capital share was £1,000.
The railway construction is said to be owned by Adeyemi Ikforiji, who served as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly from 2005 to 2015. As part of our coverage of International Women's Day, we interviewed some of Africa's formidable female export leaders in this style. -Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK).
This weekend's feature spotlights eight women who are leading Afreximbank and reshaping Africa. It will be led by Afreximbank Executive Vice President Kanayo Awani. Others include Gwen Mwaba, Director and Global Head of Trade Finance and Acting Director of Client Relations. • Maureen Mba, MANSA Initiatives Director. • Oluranti Doherty, Director of Export Development. • Hayyam Abu Arab, Director of Credit Assessment. • Marwa Turk, Head of Finance, AFREXIMBANK • Helen Bloom, Director of Projects & Asset-Based Finance • Anne Eze, Director of Communications & Events These women share the various initiatives the bank is implementing. We talked about the program. We support female entrepreneurs and professionals.
One of Thisday Live's panellists, Chike Ogeha, lost his wife, Olufunke Ogeha, yesterday, Sunday, March 17, at the age of 62, after a prolonged illness. Olufunke She graduated from the University of Lagos in 1985.
She was married to Chike, a former Commissioner for Information in Delta State and Managing Director of McFolly Hospitality Limited, owner of the Lagos Marriott Hotel. She is survived by her 91-year-old mother, Kanisola Sophia Koya, a daughter, two sons, a grandson, a brother, and three sisters.
In a statement signed on behalf of his family, Mr. Chike thanked his friends and loved ones for the outpouring of love for his wife's death, and said funeral arrangements would be announced in due course. Stated.
