A prominent Northern elder and former Permanent Secretary in the defunct North Central State, Alhaji Abbas Sambo has written President Muhammad Buhari on the need for “Nigeria to be restructured before the 2023 polls.” The letter was also copied to former head of state, Generals Yakubu Gowon; Ibrahim Babangida; Abdulsalami Abubakar.The Advocate
Historic HB: Masonic Hotel barmen perish in quake
14 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Sailors look for bodies in the ruins of Napier s Masonic Hotel in February 1931 . Photo / Supplied
Sailors look for bodies in the ruins of Napier s Masonic Hotel in February 1931 . Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Michael Fowler
One of Napier s most prominent buildings to succumb to the February 3, 1931, Hawke s Bay earthquake was the Masonic Hotel.
The photo shows sailors doing body recoveries at the Masonic Hotel.
One of the employees of the hotel, a barman, David Evans, died trying to escape the building.
A family story is told that his sister-in-law Gert Begley went with his son, Noel, about three days after the earthquake to try and find him. Sailors helped and located his body under the rubble.
Donald Trump a threat America has never seen before - Republican Party leader Liz Cheney
12 May, 2021 01:40 AM
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Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida on February 28. Photo / AP
Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida on February 28. Photo / AP
AP
By: Alan Fram
Prominent Republican Liz Cheney has lashed out at leaders of her own party on the eve of her near-certain ouster from a leadership post to warn that former US president Donald Trump and his supporters are threatening to undermine our democracy .