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Nigeria’s First Indigenous Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, Dies At 104

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Doyen of Accounting in Nigeria, Akintola Williams, Has died at age104

Family sources say he died in his Lagos residence in the early hours of Monday, September 11. He was 104 years old.

Born in 1919, he studied accounting at the University of London and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1947. He returned to Nigeria and later set up his accounting firm, Akintola Williams & Co., now Deloitte & Touche, in 1952. He pioneered Nigeria’s accounting profession and was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector.

Williams was also a strong advocate for developing the accounting profession in Nigeria. He was a founding member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and was president from 1963 to 1965. He was also a member of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors.

He received many awards and honours, including the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) and the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). He was also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

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“One-Chance” Victim Dies After Abuja Hospital Allegedly Denied Her Treatment

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A young lady, Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of ‘one-chance’ operators in Abuja, has died after an Abuja hospital allegedly refused to attend to her.

An X user, #Gbemilekhe, who shared the story on Friday, alleged that the hospital in the Maitama area of Abuja asked for a police report before treatment could commence. Olorunfemi sadly passed moments later.

“Greatness was pushed out of a moving vehicle by one-chance criminals in Abuja.

“She was rushed to Maitama General Hospital, and they refused to attend to her, demanding a police report. She died afterwards,” the tweet read.

One #Nwaadaz on X, who claimed to be a friend of Olorufemi, shared more details of the sad incident, saying the assailants stabbed Olorunfemi, who bled to death after the hospital rejected her.

“Maitama General Hospital refused to attend to my friend who was stabbed by a one-chance driver in Abuja. They allowed her to bleed to death and locked the emergency ward against her because she didn’t have a police report!! Nigeria has failed Greatness!,” the user tweeted.

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Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter, Zoleka Dead; She Wrote A List Of People Not Allowed At Her Funeral

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The list revealed includes her ex-husband and father of two of her kids, Thierry Bashala.
Although Bashala had mourned her on Instagram after her death.

Zoleka also listed some relatives who sexually abused her. She said those on the list with a dot (.) against their names abused her sexually and are not allowed near her dead body.

She added on the list that she is close to including her sisters, dad, and step mom to the list.

Zoleka died on Sept. 25, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.

The author had survived cancer twice, before it came back a third time and she passed at the age of 43.

She was treated for breast cancer in 2011. It returned in 2016 and she beat it again. Sadly, she announced in August 2022 that she had been diagnosed with bone metastasis.

Via her instagram account where she documents her journey, she disclosed that the cancer had mestastasized to her bones and liver.

Sadly, she died earlier this week, leaving behind 4 of her 6 children.

Her list

May her soul rest in peace.

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Protest As New Minister For Works, Dave Umahi Locks Out Late Comers From Work

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There was apprehension at the Works ministry on Thursday as protesting civil servants asked for the Removal of the new minister, Dave Umahi, After he locked out over 300 staff and directors who resumed work late.

The public servants expressing their displeasure also demanded an apology from the minister.

Earlier, the minister upon resumption at 9.30 am was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access to the ministry for over four hours.

However, after the gate was opened, the workers, comprising both Housing and Works Ministry, refused to enter the ministry and resorted to an impromptu protest barricaded the entrance gates.

Dave Umahi, Minister for works
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