Gladys Ukeje was the daughter of Lazarus Ogbonnaya Ukeje, who died in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, in December 1981. He left behind property but did not make a will. In June 1982, Lagos state granted his wife Lois and son, Enyinnaya, the right to administer and share the estate to the exclusion of …
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Nigeria Nigerians in the United Kingdom would recall the deplorable situation of passport issuance and renewals after the lockdown and suspension of operations between December 2019 and April 2021. In order to address the issues responsible for the then anomalous situation, adequate steps were taken to address the issues of Nigerians in need of passports …
The first Nigerian female Vice Chancellor, Grace Alele-Williams is dead. Late Alele-Williams who was the first Nigerian woman to receive a Doctorate, died on Friday, March 25, at the age of 89. A professor of mathematics, late Alele-Williams made history as the first female Vice Chancellor at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State. She was …
David Umahi of Ebonyi State. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, the other day, sacked Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his 17 co-travellers, as reprisal for dumping the party on whose ticket they were elected into office in 2019. The landmark ruling was the long awaited pushback against incessant rape …
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