News
NUJ Chairman Is Dead
Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Victoria Asher, has passed away.
Asher was Chairman of the Benue chapter of the association.
Secretary of NUJ Benue Council, Moses Akaahan, confirmed Asher’s demise in a statement on Saturday.
He disclosed that Asher died at Federal Medical Centre in Makurdi after caesarian session surgery around 8am on Saturday.
The statement said Benue NUJ Council will give notice for an emergency congress to that effect in due course.
Asher becomes the second Benue NUJ chairman to die in office.
Her predecessor, David Ukuma, was in office for less than six months before he died.
More to follow..
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
Lagos NUJ Constitutes Caretaker Committee Following Botched Elections
Mild Drama As Committee Halts Lagos NUJ Election
Edo NUJ Partners NHRC To Tackle Violence Against Women, Girl-Child
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
