Tag: Mourn
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Buhari, Fayemi, Obi, others mourn Arthur Nwankwo
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of former Vice Chairman of National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Dr Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo. Dr Nwankwo, also the Founder and Chancellor of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU), died on Saturday. He was 78. In a condolence message to the family and friends of the departed as well as all…
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Edwin Clark mourns younger brother
Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has described the death of his younger brother, Major-Gen. Henry Clark (rtd), as devastating, shocking and heart breaking, especially for the very fact that the late brother was not sick. The late Clark reportedly died peacefully on Tuesday, two days to his 71st birthday at his Enerhen home, near Warri.…
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Buhari mourns Senator Akinfenwa
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Akinfenwa family on the demise of Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, former national chairman of Alliance for Democracy. Buhari, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, also commiserated with the government and people of Osun State on the loss of the…
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Buhari mourns ex-Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President, Robert Mugabe, 95. The President, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, commiserated with family members, friends and political associates of the political activist who…
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Buhari has no moral justification to mourn Shagari – Junaid
A Second Republic lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no moral justification to mourn late President Shehu Shagari, who passed away on Friday at the age of 93. Recall that President Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, had described Shagari’s death…
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Buhari mourns Kofi Annan
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Saturday 18th August, 2018. President Buhari, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, had called President Nana Akufo-Addo of…
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Atiku mourns Katsina-Alu
Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar mourns the death of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, describing the news of his death as shocking and saddening. Atiku Abubakar notes that the late Justice Katsina-Alu was a remarkable patriot who served the country well both as a soldier and, later on, as member…
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APC mourns Justice Katsina-Alu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, a former Chief Justice (CJN) of Nigeria, as sad and an irreparable loss. The party, in a statement issued by Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, its National Publicity Secretary on Wednesday in Abuja, said the late Katsina-Alu was a great statesman, legal luminary and…
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Buhari mourns, pledges support as death toll in Katsina flood rises to 44
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, expressed his sadness and concern about the devastation caused by floods in his home state, Katsina, and other parts of the country. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President pledged the Federal Government’s support for the victims of the disaster. Buhari…
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Buhari mourns Umar Jibril
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar Jibril who passed on early Friday. The President’s condolence message is contained in a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari…