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Sad: On Trial For Alleged Corruption, el Rufai loses mother

Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has passed away. The news of her death was announced on Friday by her...

Enough Is Enough: After Bashar Sani’s Death, the North Must Finally Confront Its Own Monsters

By Yushau A. Shuaib The heartbreaking murder of Malam Bashar Sani, a senior administrator at the College of Education, Maru, is yet another grim reminder...

AFCON 1980 Hero Henry Nwosu Dies at 62

Former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu is dead. Nwosu reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)...

Eulogies as Father of UNIZIK, MNC Nwofor, is Laid to Rest in Awka

By Chuks Collins, Awka March 5, 2026 Tributes poured in from across Nigeria and beyond as the late Ozo MNC Nwofor, widely regarded as a founding...

CONUA Challenges ASUU President’s Tribute to Biodun Jeyifo, Seeks “Historical Accuracy”

The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has issued a strong rejoinder to a recent tribute by the President of the Academic Staff Union of...

Gospel Legend Ron Kenoly Dies at 81

Renowned American Christian worship leader, singer, and songwriter Dr. Ron Kenoly has died at the age of 81. The news was confirmed on Tuesday,...

Inside the Kano family tragedy: Police probe deepens as nephew arrested over murder of mother, six children

Residents of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State are still struggling to come to terms with the horrific killing of Fatima Abubakar, 35, and...

Three brothers killed in Lagos Island fire buried amid grief in Anambra

The remains of Steve Onyeka Omatu (40), Casmir Nnabuike Omatu (39), and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu (37) — three siblings who died during the devastating...

Veteran journalist, Yakubu Mohammed, Newswatch co-founder dies at 75

Veteran journalist, Newswatch co-founder Yakubu Mohammed dies at 75 Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, has died...

What Chimamanda Adichie said about the death of her son

My son would be alive today if not for an incident at Euracare Hospital on January 6th. We were in Lagos for Christmas. Nkanu had...

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