By NAN 08 November 2023 | 11:31 am Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has extended deepest condolences to the Tansi International College community over the loss of three of their students in a lightning accident. Soludo sent his message in a Statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that lightning struck the school football… Anambra State governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has extended deepest condolences to the Tansi International College community over the loss of three of their students in a lightning accident. Soludo sent his message in a Statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that lightning struck the school football pitch on Saturday while students were playing football in the rain and hit nine of them. The deceased students were Obi Chukwunwuike, 16, from Nteje, Anambra, Obeta Uchechukwu, 16, from Nsukka, Enugu State, and Usulor Chidubem from Ezza, Ebonyi State. Soludo said he acknowledged the magnitude of the loss to the State and offered prayers to God to grant both the school and the bereaved families the strength to endure this irreplaceable loss Soludo urged students to seek shelter indoors and abstain from outdoor activities under the rains, as lightning can strike without warning. “May the departed souls rest in eternal peace, and may solace find its way to the hearts of the grieving families, the Tansi International College community, and the entirety of Anambra,” he said. 4 mins ago The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has restricted vehicular movement in the three states from 12:01 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023, during the governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. 11 mins ago The Bayelsa APC Professionals and Stakeholders Group has stated that party members have lost confidence in the governorship candidate of their party APC, Chief Timipre Sylva, and his capacity to win the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The prominent and influential body within the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday announced a significant change… 11 mins ago The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday placed a ban on the use of colistin as a coccidiostat in animal feed. 26 mins ago Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has extended deepest condolences to the Tansi International College community over the loss of three of their students in a lightning accident. Soludo sent his message in a Statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that lightning struck the school football… 32 mins ago The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that there will be no election in 38 polling units in Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023. 32 mins ago The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) has advised school principals in the country to stay away from partisan politics. According to the group, this is the only way to guarantee quality educational development. The president of ANCOPSS, Muhammad Ibn Musa gave the advice yesterday at the opening of the Mandatory Continuing… 43 mins ago The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it won’t count votes in any polling unit where violence occurs in Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Yenagoa, at a stakeholders meeting. Yakubu, represented by the INEC National Commissioner supervising Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, said that… 49 mins ago The governor of Ogun, Dapo Abiodun, has promised justice for the rape victims of a secondary school teacher in the state identified as Olaniran Lateef Adewale. 58 mins ago The Federal Government has inaugurated additional enhanced e-passport facilities at selected Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Dr Adedotun Aridegbe on Tuesday in Abuja stated the new… 1 hour ago Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has pledged to give maximum support to the programmes and activities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state. Diri stated this on Tuesday at the opening/swearing-in of the 2023 Batch C, Stream I comprising 1301 corps members deployed to the state for one year mandatory national service.…
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