By Hajara Abdullahi Nigerian multiple award-winning author and renowned speaker, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, have announced the passing of one of their twin boys, Nkanu Nnamdi, born…
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Nigerian Correctional service debunks death of female inmate at its facility in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa state Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has debunked a media report published by an online medium alleging that, a female prison inmate has lost her…
BREAKING: Former Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Passes on at 75
A former governor of Yobe State Bukar Abba Ibrahim has died in Saudi Arabia at the age of 75. A statement by Mamman Mohammed, the spokesman for Governor Mai Mala Buni, confirmed…
One of Kano’s remaining 2023 pilgrims dies in Saudi Arabia
By Abdullahi Yusuf One of the remaining Kano State pilgrims who performed the 2023 Hajj, Alhaji Umar Hamza, has died in Saudi Arabia, the State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced. A statement…
Journalist dies in National Assembly shuttle bus
Tijani Adeyemi, a Senate correspondent for the Tribune Newspaper, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, according to reports. Adeyemi boarded one of the National Assembly shuttle buses at the Mopol Gate around…
‘Breaking Bad’ actor Mark Margolis dies at 83
Mark Margolis, who played the sinister, wheelchair-bound cartel don Hector Salamanca in acclaimed TV shows “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” has died aged 83, his family said Friday. Margolis died Thursday…
Hajj 2023: Kano pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
A Kano pilgrim has passed away after performing performing Hajj in Makka Saudi Arabia. Hadiza Isma’il from Madobi local government died on Monday around 3:15 pm Saudi local time after a brief…