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Apr

11

2024

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Sons, 3 Grandchildren Of Hamas Leader, Haniyeh

Foreign Affairs, International, News Flash, Obituary, War, World News

Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Sons, Three Grandchildren Of Hamas Leader, Haniyeh Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza refugee camp, according to the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Shehab. Haniyeh told Al Jazeera his children were visiting relatives for Eid at the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza when they were targeted. The Hamas chief decried what he described as Israel’s brutality, but he stressed that Palestinian leaders will not back down if their families and homes are targeted. The Hamas chief decried what he described as Israel’s brutality,…

Apr

11

2024

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Ex- Kogi Governor Son Dies After Eid Prayers

Mishap, News Flash, Obituary

Ex-Kogi Governor Son Dies After Eid Prayers A former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has lost his son, Muhammed. Muhammed was said to have died earlier this morning after Eid prayers. He was said to have slumped at his Abuja residence. Muhammed was a member of the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011. The elder brother of the deceased, Abubakar Idris, who confirmed the death, expressed sadness over Muhammed’s death. While speaking with PUNCH Online on the phone on Wednesday, Abubakar said, “It’s true. He died this morning shortly after coming back to his residence after Eid…

Apr

10

2024

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Retired Justice Of Nigerian Court Of Appeal, Belgore Is Dead

Judiciary, News Flash, Obituary

Retired Justice Of Nigerian Court Of Appeal, Belgore Is Dead The retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday. “Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore, PCJA (retd.) is dead. May Allah forgive his shortcomings,” Gambari said in a social media post. Belgore retired as the Justice of the Court of Appeal on April 18, 2023, on the attainment of the retirement age of 70. Meanwhile, in a condolence message, the Emir of Ilorin…

Apr

08

2024

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Nigerian Serving Lawmaker Dies At 59

House Of Assembly, News Flash, Obituary

Serving Nigerian Lawmaker Dies At 59 A member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Halilu Kundila, is dead. Kundila, a member of the All Progressives Congress representing the Shanono/Bagwai State Constituency, died on Saturday at the age of 59. A family source who confirmed the death said that the lawmaker died at his residence on Saturday night following a brief illness. According to the source, the funeral prayer for the deceased lawmaker was held on Sunday morning at Kundila in the Shanono Local Government Area of the state. “The lawmaker died on Saturday night after a brief illness and…

Apr

03

2024

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Former NLC President, Ciroma Is Dead

Labour, News Flash, Obituary

Former NLC president, Ciroma is dead A family member, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, announced the death of the veteran unionist in a statement on Tuesday. A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ali Ciroma has died. Ciroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Tuesday. A family member, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, announced the death of the veteran unionist in a statement on Tuesday. “It is with…

Mar

27

2024

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Gov Otti Mourns Death Of 3 Medical ABSU Students

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Obituary

GOV OTTI MOURNS DEATH OF THREE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF ABIA UNIVERSITY Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed deep sadness over the tragic death of three medical students of the Abia State University, Uturu, last Thursday. The students died after a ghastly road accident that occurred on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, while traveling back to their destinations from the campus at Uturu after the induction of their senior colleagues, who had just graduated from the university. Two others, who were traveling in the same salon car thankfully survived. Governor Otti in a statement issued from his office regretted…

Mar

26

2024

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Ondo APC’s Governorship Aspirant Is Dead

News Flash, Obituary, Politics

Ondo APC’s Governorship Aspirant Is Dead One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time but sadly, it escalated as the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25 approached. Akintelure’s alarm on threat to lifeAkintelure in a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, on Thursday, March 21, 2023, said, “Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably,…

Mar

25

2024

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Soludo’s Wife Mourns Legendary Nollywood Veteran Muonagor

News Flash, Obituary, South East

Soludo's Wife Mourns Passing Of Legendary Nollywood Veteran, Muonagor. By Daniel Ezeigwe (ABS News) Anambra governor's wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has described the passing of Obosi-born legendary Nollywood icon, Chief Amaechi Muonagor as heartbreaking. The governor's wife who disclosed this in statement released in Awka, remembered her last visit to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi, in December last year, where the Nollywood veteran was receiving treatment. She said that from her chats with Chief Muonagor and the assurances by the medical team at the hospital, she had hoped for a more positive outcome, regretting that every effort…

Mar

16

2024

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Ghana’s High Commissioner To Nigeria Dies In FCT

Abuja, Foreign Affairs, News Flash, Obituary

Ghana’s High Commissioner To Nigeria Dies In Abuja Rashid Bawa, Ghana’s high commissioner to Nigeria, is dead. He was reported to have died in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Thursday. Bawa was appointed high commissioner to Nigeria in 2017 by President Nana Akufo-Addo. A Ghanaian politician, diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bawa was Ghana’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2008. He was a member of the Ghanaian parliament for Akan constituency from 2001 to January 2005 as an independent candidate. Bawa’s death comes days after the passing of John Kumah, Ghana’s deputy minister…

Mar

14

2024

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Nigerian Oldest Traditional Ruler Dies At 108

News Flash, Obituary

Nigerian Oldest Traditional Ruler Dies At 108 The Imo state longest-serving and inarguably the oldest monarch in Nigeria, H.R.H. Eze Philip Onwuka Anyanwu, is dead. This was according to a statement on Wednesday by the late monarch’s son, Prince Greg Anyanwu, titled, ‘The King Says Goodbye.’ Anyanwu had been on the throne as the Chinyereugo IV of Ohoba Kingdom in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State for over 48 years before his demise. The statement read, “After 48 years on the throne as the Traditional Ruler of Ohoba Autonomous Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State and…