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Enugu govt immortalizes late Ekwueme

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

…Renames street after former VP The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday, immortalized the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, by renaming the popular Ezikwo Street in Independence Layout, Enugu, to “Dr. Alex Ekwueme Street”.

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Immortalise Ekwueme now, Enugu Assembly tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2018 0

* Senate postpones security summit over burial * Ngige denies N1bn expenses on Ekwueme The Enugu State House of Assembly has urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Vice President Alex Ekwueme as a result of his contributions to the development of the country. The House at a plenary on Tuesday, observed a minute […]

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South-East governors receive Ekwueme’s body in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2018 0

South East governors comprising Governors David Umahi of Ebonyi State; Willie Obiano of Anambra State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, on Monday, received the body of late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The body of the former vice president arrived […]

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Photo: Osinbajo signs Ekwueme’s Condolence Register

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle) signing a condolence register for the late former Vice President Chief Alex Ekwueme, at the Council Chambers Abuja… on Wednesday. With him are Ministers.

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

Former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who was flown abroad last Sunday has died in a London Hospital. Ekwueme, 85, has been at Memfys Neurosurgery Hospital in Enugu since October 29, 2017 after he slumped in his Enugu residence and went into coma. But the Federal Government later intervened by approving that the former VP be […]

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SGF visits Ekwueme in London Hospital

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2017 0

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Monday visited ailing former Vice President Alex Ekwueme at a London hospital. Ekwueme, who has been indisposed for about two weeks, was flown out of the country to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical treatment on Sunday. In a tweet via its handle […]

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Buhari orders Ekwueme to be flown abroad for medical treatment

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Bubari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country. The approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former Vice-President. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement on Friday said that the […]