August 30, 2023 – Nigeria News Mark

Designer of Nigeria’s flag Taiwo Akinkunmi dies at 67

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Designer of Nigeria’s flag Taiwo Akinkunmi has died after a brief illness. One of his children said in a Facebook post that the national hero died in the early hours of Tuesday. He wrote: “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man has gone.” Akinkunmi was born on May 10, 1936. He began his career as a civil servant at the Secretariat of Ibadan and later travelled overseas to study…

BREAKING: Soldiers oust Bongo, in Gabon Coup

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Mandy Park Latest report from the. BBC says Gabon President Ali Bongo has been kicked out by the nation’s military. Signalling the dwindling fortunes of democracy in Africa, the Army officers appeared on national television in Gabon on Wednesday to announce they have taken over power in the West African country,. The Gabonese coup, adds in the political instability in the continent. The soldiers said they were cancelling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Bongo was declared the winner.The soldiers who introduced themselves as members of the CTRI…

I was never chased out of the office —Abia Accountant General… says it’s fake news

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Daniel Elechi Abia State Accountant General, Njum Onyemenam, has debunked reports making rounds in social media platforms that she was chased out of her office on Tuesday by angry civil servants, describing it as fake news and absolute falsehood.Onyemenam, who was in attendance at the Abia State 32nd Anniversary Celebration lecture, which held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, said she was never in the office at the time the purveyors of the fake news were busy spreading their falsehood.In a statement by Kazie Uko, Chief Press Secretary to the…