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The strong also cry as Wike sheds tears during condolence visit to Late FCT HoS family
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was moved to tears on Monday during a condolence visit to the family of the late Grace Adayilo, the pioneer Head of Civil Service of the FCT, who passed away in the early hours of September 1, 2025.
Wike, who was accompanied by senior officials of the FCT Administration, described Adayilo’s death as a monumental loss to the civil service and the country at large. He recalled her groundbreaking appointment in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu, noting that she had not only become the first substantive Head of Service in the FCT but also the first woman to hold the office.
“She was a trailblazer, a dedicated public servant, and an inspiration to many young women in the civil service. Her passing is a painful blow to all of us who worked closely with her,” Wike said emotionally, struggling to hold back tears as he addressed her family.
A Distinguished Career
Before her elevation to Head of Service, Adayilo served as Permanent Secretary of the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, where she was widely praised for her reforms and commitment to transparency. Her career was marked by decades of service within the FCT Administration, where she earned a reputation for discipline and professionalism.
While the exact cause of her death has not been disclosed, her Special Assistant on Media, Anthony Odey, confirmed her passing in a brief message but declined to provide further details. As of press time, neither her family nor the FCT Administration had issued an official statement on the circumstances surrounding her demise.
Adayilo’s death comes barely a day after the passing of former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, at a hospital in Abuja, adding to the air of grief that has enveloped the nation’s capital.
The FCT Minister urged Nigerians to honour Adayilo’s memory by upholding the values of dedication and service she embodied. “We have lost a rare gem,” Wike said. “But her legacy will continue to inspire generations of civil servants.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has clinched the APC presidential ticket for 2027 after a landslide win in the party’s primaries held Saturday across 36 states and the FCT.
The results were declared Sunday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu polled 10,999,967 votes, defeating sole challenger Stanley Osifo who got 16,504 votes.
Osifo failed to register a single vote in 21 states and the FCT. His only recorded vote came in Edo State.
His best showings were in Niger with 5,248 votes, Kano with 2,675, Bauchi with 2,650, and Abia with 1,007.
Tinubu swept every state, with his highest tallies in Lagos at 814,988, Adamawa at 644,149, Kaduna at 618,914, and Imo at 582,960. Kano delivered 500,852 votes, Katsina 467,003, and Gombe 450,517.
Other notable results:
– Bayelsa: 227,192
– Delta: 407,646
– Borno: 414,988
– Enugu: 383,382
– Akwa Ibom: 389,197
– Benue: 374,787
– Ogun: 322,485
– Kwara: 310,990
– Sokoto: 301,000
The party said the primaries covered all 484 wards in Kano, where Tinubu also swept every ward.
With the outcome, Tinubu is now the official APC candidate heading into the 2027 general election.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has finally announced that it has restored electricity supply to State House, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Lugbe, Garki, and other areas in the nation’s capital after an outage.
AEDC disclosed this in a notice on Saturday night.
Recall that major parts of Abuja were thrown into darkness due to the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s Apo substation fault.
TCN had on Saturday issued an update noting that its engineers were working to fix the fault.
In a notice later on Saturday night, AEDC announced electricity supply has been restored to affected areas.
“Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) is pleased to inform our esteemed customers that power supply has now been restored to affected feeders following the successful restoration of the 100MVA Transformer (TR3) at the Apo Transmission Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN),” AEDC stated.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Joshua Adeji & Co, a Lagos-based law firm established in 2016 by Joshua Osemudiamen Adeji has opened its new office and mediation center in Lagos.
The office is situated at 16, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, in Lagos.
Speaking at an event that brought together clients, business leaders, and key figures in Nigeria’s legal community to celebrate the firm’s continued growth and commitment to excellence, the Principal partner, Joshua Adeji reiterated the firm’s steadfastness to offer top-tier legal services to clients across multiple sectors of Nigeria’s and Africa as a whole.
He further stated that the newly established law firm and its Mediation Centre would serve as a hub for fast, amicable and efficient resolution of commercial disputes.
The Firm, he stated, would assist clients to amicably resolve their disputes to align with their commercial goals and help clients navigate complex laws, protect their rights, and resolve disputes.
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