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One year remembrance: Family, friends celebrate late PUNCH chairman, Aboderin

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Family and friends gathered on Thursday for the one year remembrance service in honour of the late chairman of PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mr Gbadebowale Aboderin.

The event was held at the Trinity House on Victoria Island, Lagos.

Aboderin, aged 60, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 6.05am after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos.

He was buried on June 15, 2018.

Before his death, Aboderin was also the chairman, PUNCH Commercial Printing Limited and Lukahed Properties Limited.

He was an alumnus of Government College, Ibadan and was trained as a pilot in the United States.

A sports enthusiast and philanthropist, he was the founder and chairman of the Dolphins Female Basketball Team and a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association.

He was also a one-time vice-president of the Nigerian Basketball Supporters Club.

At the remembrance held for the late Aboderin, his sister, Mrs Angela Emuwa, described the late PUNCH chairman as a determined man who did not only push himself but also pushed others to succeed.

She said, “As my brother, he was stubborn in the sense that he was determined to achieve his dreams. He left an indelible mark on a lot of people.

“For instance, he took the girls at Dolphins like his daughters. He used to say that anything that was good for his daughters was good for the girls. He pushed a lot of people to succeed.”

Emuwa, who emerged as the chairman of PUNCH Nigeria Limited after Aboderin’s death, said he was an amazing man.

“I just pray to God that we would have the strength to continue the legacy he laid down,” she said.

Another sister to the deceased, Mrs Wunmi Obe, recalled that the late PUNCH chairman didn’t want people around him to be sorrowful.

She said as they grew up, it was impossible for anyone to be sorrowful when around the late Aboderin.

“He wanted people to stay in high spirits,” she said.

Obe narrated how the deceased didn’t want anyone to know he was sick in his dying days.

She said, “Towards the end of his life and he was always going to the hospital, he told me that I shouldn’t tell anyone that he was dying because he didn’t want anyone to panic or cry.

“He told me, ‘You know you are strong.’ I know I’m not. But because he told me, I had to do so. His influence was so strong that on the day he died and I got to the hospital, I didn’t initially cry and inform anyone until I realised, ‘Wait, my brother is gone.’ His death was shocking but we celebrate him.”

A basketball coach, Mr Peter Amadu, who said he was tutored by the late PUNCH chairman, described him as a man who desired others to succeed.

He said, “He (Aboderin) told me what life was all about and I am sad that he did not live till today to see the young man that he guided to become a man.

“I was with the Dolphins but at a time, I wanted to become a full-time coach. I requested his permission and he gave me the permission to go and study. He contributed to my ability to attend the National Institute of Sports. He said my dream was his happiness.”

Admonishing the departed’s family and friends in his sermon, the founder of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, said the late Aboderin would be missed dearly.

“We miss him dearly. He was the kind of person you could not but miss. Once he entered a place, his aura filled the whole room. He was always here and there, jumping and singing, dancing and creating songs,” said Ighodalo.

Reading from John 11:19-26, the cleric said even in the presence of God, death could come.

He said, “Whether we like it or not, death comes. The prayer is that it will come only at the appointed time, not necessarily at old age. If God is there, He makes the passage easy.

“So we don’t need to mourn because that’s the character of all flesh. Our brother, Wale, will rise again.”

In her comments, one of the deceased’s daughters, Nicole, thanked those who attended the remembrance service of their father.

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Army Buries 17 Personnel Killed in Okuama Community

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The 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta on March 14 have been laid to rest.

The corpses of the soldiers, which arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja at about 2:26 pm on Wednesday, were committed to mother death after burial rites were observed.

President Bola Tinubu, Service Chiefs and other dignitaries were in attendance at the burial ceremony.

DAILY POST recalls that the troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, while on a peace mission to Okuoma Community were ambushed and killed by some irate youths.

The incident occurred when the troops responded to a distress call following a communal crisis between Okuoma and Okoloba communities in Delta State.

The personnel comprised one Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, one Captain and 13 soldiers.

The officers are Commanding Officer 181 Amphibious Battalion, Lt. Col. A.H Ali; Maj S.D Shafa (N/13976); Maj D.E Obi (N/14395) and Capt U Zakari (N/16348).

The soldiers are SSgt Yahaya Saidu (#3NA/36/2974); Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274); Cpl Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853); LCpl Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844); LCpl Sola Opeyemi (17NA/760719); and LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290).

They also include LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653); LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191); Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079); Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911); Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162); Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079) and Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795).

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Thomas Yormah Emerges As New WAEC Chairman

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By Eric Elezuo

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has a new Chairman, he is Prof. Thomas Brima Rick Yormah, a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Fourah Bay College and former Pro ViceChancellor, University of Sierra Leone as the 21st Chairman of Council.

According to a statement signed by Demianus G. Ojijeogu, the Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, Yormah was elected during the just concluded 72nd Annual Council Meeting of the body, held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He succeeds Prof. Ato Essuman from the Republic of Ghana.

The highpoint of the week-long Council meeting was the recognition and honoring of three Ghanaian candidates with the WAEC International Excellence Award for their outstanding performance in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023. They were Master Amo-Kodieh Leonard Kofi, (1st Prize), Master Dzandu Selorm, (2nd Prize), and Master Asenso-Gyambibi Daniel (3rd Prize). The three candidates were selected from 2,327,342 who sat the examination in The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

In the same vein, the Augustus Bandele Oyediran Award for the Best Candidate in West Africa, 2023 also went to Master Amo-Kodieh Leonard Kofi. In addition, two candidates from the Republic of Sierra Leone were honoured with the National Distinction, while one candidate received the National Merit Award. They were Miss. Mammah E. A. Raymonda, (1st Prize), Master Bangura Joshua, (2nd Prize), and Master Fillie Sahr Edward (Merit Award).

While the 71st edition of the Council meeting was hosted by Gambia, the next edition, which will be the 73rd in the series, will be hosted by Liberia.

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Kidnapped Edo PDP Chairman Regains Freedom

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The kidnapped chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, has been released.

Dr. Aziegbemi, who was set free by his abductors in the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Report has it that he got to his Benin City residence at about 3am to the waiting arms of family and close friends.

“I am back home with my family. I am fine. I am just trying to rest and will talk to you later,” he was quoted as saying.

Dr. Aziegbemi, a former member of the House of Representatives, who represented Esan North-East/Esan South-East federal constituency of Edo State, was kidnapped on Friday, March 15, 2024 when his abductors who rode in two Toyota Corolla cars, trailed him after he left a meeting.

The gunmen overtook Aziegbemi’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) at a speed break as it slowed down along Osaro Street, off Country Home Road, close to his house at about 11pm on Friday night before seizing him.

It is not clear yet if a ransom was paid for his release as the abductors had reportedly demanded a sum of N50 million before setting him free.

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