Former Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, has passed away.

Family sources told newsmen that Admiral Ogohi died on Sunday after a brief illness.

Ogohi served as Chief of Defence Staff from 1999 to 2003, having been appointed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

He succeeded Air Marshal Al-Ameen Daggash following the handover of power to civilians.

Ogohi retired as a four-star general in the Nigerian Navy in 2003 and was succeeded by General Alexander Ogomudia.

The federal government has been urged to give priority attention to it’s media organizations by ensuring adequate funding for sustainable information flow.

A cross section of FRCN kaduna listeners who spoke with our Reporter in kaduna expressed disappointment over incessant power disconnections of the station by kaduna electric distribution company.

They noted that the disconnection is getting too much as such something needs to be done urgently to address the situation.

One of those who spoke Musa Mohammed kawo observed that the Radio station has paid it’s due in view of it’s contribution to unity and religious harmony not only of the northern part of the country but also e country as a whole.

According to him, despite the challenges being faced by the station it still has a role to play in enlightening and educating the citizenry on government policies and program as such shouldn’t be allowed to collapse.

Another listener Mal Abdullahi Zaria who commended the minister of information and national orientation for his various intervention on the issue said a lot still needs to be done on addressing the problem.

Similarity another listener Bello soba said he was surprised to tune in the to the station today to find it off air because of disconnections by kedco and called on the authorities concerned to take decisive actions against the occurrence of the situation .

Our Reporter in Kaduna reports that this is the fifth time the station was being disconnected over problem of electricity bill payment in the last one Year.

A former presidential candidate and global energy leader, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, has received a surprise birthday gift from friends and associates in Europe, in celebration of birthday.

In a surprise birthday launch, hosted at the ancient Circulo delicio, the oldest private club in Spain, established in 1847, business partners of Gbenga Olawepo Hashim presented a personal letter of legendary South African leader, Nelson Mendela purchased at an Auction in Europe to him as a birthday gift.

Olawepo Hashim, who considered Nelson Mendela as one of his heroes, was equally named Prisoner of Conscience in Africa, 3 years after Nelson Mendela was so named by Amnesty International in 1989.

Narrating the surprised birthday launch hosted in his honour on his social media Facebook page, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim said, “In Barcelona, I had lunch with Vincent Geuneau (my French Business Partner), Mrs Helen Brume, a director at Afrexim Bank, Cairo, and Mrs Begonia Rubo Saiz, Ex Spanish Diplomat and Ex European Commission staffer. Begonia has joined my team as Senior Advisor, Global Cooperation.”

According to him, a twist of history was added to the celebration as Vincent and Peter Hertog (My Deuch Business Partner) presented a personal letter of Nelson Mandela purchased at an Auction in Europe to me.

“The duo know Mandela as one of my heroes, and that I had been named Prisoner of Conscience in Africa, three years after Mandela was so named by Amnesty International in 1989”. He said.

Gbenga Hashim Foundation, recently granted N20Million to SME’s in Kwara State, constructed drainages and graded roads.

It also granted N10Million to SME’s in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.