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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...

Explosion hits Gamboru Market mosque in Maiduguri, leaving four dead

An explosion rocked a mosque within Gamboru Market in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) on Tuesday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens,...

Remembering Jide Ogundele

By Kingsley Osadolor I did not meet Jide Ogundele until 1990, when I was recalled from Harare and became Deputy Editor of The Guardian (daily)....

Former CJN Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad dies at 71

Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and one of the country’s longest-serving jurists, has died at the age of...

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