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August 29, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Victor Uwaifo

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with family, friends and associates of legendary musician and multi-talented artiste, Sir Victor Uwaifo, who passed on Saturday. The president in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina,...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

NCC Mourns Ex-Board Chairman, Durojaiye

The Board, Management, and staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have commiserated with the family of the immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the Commission, Distinguished Senator Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye, who answered the call of God on Tu...

August 14, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Ex-NCC Board Chair, Ahmed Joda

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to Ex-Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Alhaji Ahmed Joda, who died in his hometown, Yola, Adamawa State on Friday. Born in Yola in 1930, Alhaji Joda, was a retired f...

June 7, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Pastor TB Joshua

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family and members of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on the passing of their father and founder, Pastor Temitope Balogun, popularly known as TB Joshua. The President in a statement issued...

May 23, 2021 No Responses

AIB-N Recovers Black Box, Expands Military Plane Crash Investigation

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB -N) has commenced investigation into the military plane crash which claimed 11 lives including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Friday in Kaduna State....

May 23, 2021 No Responses

PDP Mourns Lt-Gen Attahiru, Others

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expressed grief over the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other officers in a military plane crash on Friday in Kaduna State. A statement issued by...

May 22, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Lt.Gen Attahiru, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President(Media and Publicity),...

May 14, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Dogonyaro

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. ...

May 8, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Aisha Al-Hassan

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Hajiya Aisha Al-Hassan, who was Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development during his first term in office. A statement by the President’s Spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja o...

April 10, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Prince Philip

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his condolences to the Queen of England over the death of her husband, Prince Philip at the age of 99. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Garba...

April 4, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Yinka Odumakin

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and acquaintances of Mr Yinka Odumakin, Spokesman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, over the passing away of the activist. Odumakin was also Buhari’s spokesman when he ran for p...

February 3, 2021 No Responses

NUJ Mourns Tony Momoh

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined millions of Nigerians to mourn Prince Tony Momoh, a veteran journalist and former Minister of Information and Culture. The NUJ National Secretary, Mr Shuaibu Leman, in a statement issued on T...

January 31, 2021 No Responses

NUJ Mourns Victoria Asher, Benue Council Chairman

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared three days of national mourning over the death of Mrs Victoria Asher, Chairman of the union in Benue. The NUJ National President, Mr Chris Isiguzo, made the declaration in a statement sign...

December 27, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Buhari Mourns 20 Doctors

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the sacrifices of 20 doctors reportedly killed by COVID-19 in the country, saying the welfare of frontline medical workers is a priority of his government. The president had sent his condolences to the Nigerian Medi...