Tag: Mother
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Popular dancer, Kaffy loses mother
Revered Nigerian dancer and choreographer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh better known as Kaffy, has lost her mum. She passed on at the age of 82. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAmARV2hr7Z/ Kaffy made this known on Monday via her Instagram page. Sharing a video of herself dancing with her late mother, Kaffy wrote: ”Mama has gone to Rest! #82”. Kaffy’s dancing…
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It’s difficult combining marriage and motherhood – Tonto Dikeh
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has said that combining the tasks of marriage and motherhood is a difficult in today’s society. The single mother of one made this known on Sunday, May 10 in commemoration of Mother’s Day celebration. Tonto wrote in a long caption that Mother’s Day “is a day to salute the strength of…
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Mama Buratai: Exit of a mother who gave her son to the nation
By Abubakar Tsav Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai on Tuesday, lost his mother, Kakah Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf Buratai after a brief illness at her home in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The death of the Buratai matriarch, is coming two years after the patriarch of the Buratai family, Alhaji Yusuf…
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Adieu, Mama Buratai in heavenly bliss!
By Adam Biu “But let them sleep Lord, and I mourn a space; For, if above all these, my sins abound, ‘Tis late to ask abundance of thy grace, When we are there. Here on this lowly ground, Teach me how to repent; for that’s as good As if thou hadst sealed my pardon with…
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Driver sentenced to death for murdering employer’s mother
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Monday, sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death for killing his employer’s 76-year-old mother, Jolasun Okunsanya. Justice Dada gave the judgment in a virtual court session approved by the state Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, in line with the Lagos State Judiciary remote hearing…
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JUST IN: Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri loses mother
Hajia Fatimah Umar Badami, the mother of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state, has passed on. She was 68 years old. According to a statement from the Adamawa State Government, Hajiya Fatimah Badami died Wednesday at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, after a protracted illness. The statement signed by the Director-General of Media and Communication,…
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Graphic Photo: Mysterious son stabs mother, sets self ablaze in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man, Johnbosco Ejiogu, for stabbing his mother and then setting their home ablaze. According to a statement by the police command, the incident occurred at Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state on Friday. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Ikeokwu said that Ejiogu…