The federal government of Nigeria has renamed the Federal University Nduflu Alike, Ebonyi state, after former vice-president, Alex Ekwueme, who died in London last year. The decision to immortalise the former vice president by renaming the institution after him was announced at the funeral service by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. “It is a singular and honour […]
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Nigerians have been paying tribute to former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme, who died at the age of 85 in a London clinic. Ekwueme’s younger brother and traditional ruler of Oko, Igwe Laz Ekwueme said in a statement that the Second Republic vice-president of Nigeria died about 10p.m. on Sunday night. Reacting to the sad development, the […]
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A former Nigerian Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, has died in a London clinic. As reported by SUN newspaper, a statement from his family said he died on Sunday. The statement, signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, said Mr. Ekwueme died at 10:00 pm. The statement […]
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