Day: 29 June 2020

More details emerge on how Ibidun Ighodalo really died

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

More details have emerged on how Ibidun Ighodalo, a former beauty queen and wife of Ituah Ighodalo, Senior Pastor of Trinity House Church, Lagos, died. It will be recalled that the former Miss Lux died in the early hours of Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The woman, who would have clocked 40 years of age on July 19, reportedly died of a heart attack in her sleep. A seasoned event planner, Ibidun was said to have been in Bayelsa and Rivers states to help with the building…

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Maize scarcity, high cost may kill poultry business -Poultry Farmers cry out

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Poultry farmers in Nigeria have decried the scarcity and continuous rise in the price of maize, stressing that it posed a major threat to their businesses and food security in the country. Maize, which constitutes over 50 per cent of poultry feed, is currently very scarce; and where available, the prices have skyrocketed and cannot be afforded by the majority of the poultry farmers.    Mrs. Blessing Dominic, a Plateau State-based poultry farmer who rears both broiler and layer birds, said her birds no longer feed properly due to the unavailability…

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