Tag: Shagari
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BREAKING: Covid-19 kills Shehu Shagari’s wife, Hadiza
Hadiza, wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has died after battling COVID-19 complications. This was announced in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) which was shared on Facebook by Bello Shagari, a grandson of the late former president. The statement said Hadiza who died at the age of 80 will have…
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Why FG should not heed calls to rename FUTA after Shagari – Alumni
Following the call to rename the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), after the late former President Sheu Shagari, the alumni of the institution have kicked against the call, saying it might mar the brand of the institution. It was gathered that after the death of Shagari, there have been calls from some quarters, that…
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Nigerian Missions in U.S. open condolence registers for late Shagari
The Nigerian Missions in the United States have opened Condolence Registers in honour of late former President Shehu Shagari. Shagari died on Dec. 28, 2018, at the age of 93, and the Federal Government of Nigeria declared a three-day mourning period with effect from Dec. 30, 2018. The condolence registers were opened at the Embassy…
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Shagari: Buhari orders Nigerian flags fly at half-mast for three days
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ordered that the Nigerian flags at government buildings fly at half-mast for three days, starting from Sunday in honour of the late President Shehu Shagari. Shagari, Nigeria’s first elected president who held office between 1979 and 1983, died Friday evening at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness. He…
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Ex-president Shagari buried in Sokoto
Former President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, was on Saturday buried in his hometown, Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Shagari, who passed on Friday at the age of 93, was interred at exactly 3.30pm after the funeral prayers led by Professor Shehu Galadanchi, former Vice Chancellor, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. His corpse had arrived at…
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Shagari’s body leaves Abuja for burial in Sokoto
The body of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has left the nation’s capital, Abuja, en route Sokoto State, his hometown for burial later on Saturday. Recall that the first Executive President of Nigeria died on Friday evening at 93 years. His body will be received by the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal before being transported…
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Shagari played key role in Nigeria’s independence politics – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday extolled the late former president, Shehu Shagari’s role in Nigeria’s pre- and post-independence politics. Obasanjo gave the eulogy in a condolence letter addressed to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta. He described late Shagari as a humble, patriotic,…
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Shagari’s counsel on national issues will be missed —Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State said on Saturday that Nigeria would greatly miss the late former President Shehu Shagari’s regular counsel on national issues and mediations for peaceful coexistence. Okowa made this known in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu in Asaba. “Shagari, embarked on the distribution of seed…
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Shagari was an epitome of peace, humility, unity — Sen. Eze
Sen. Ayogu Eze, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate in Enugu State, has described the late former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, as an epitome of peace, humility and unity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shagari died on Friday evening at the National Hospital, Abuja, after an illness. His grandson, Nuradeen Mahe,…
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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…