Nigeria has lost a staunch advocate of unity in the person of Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida.Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85 earlier this morning according to a reportHe was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led by late General Sani Abacha.He was born in Lagos but from Abeokuta in Ogun state.

The 1993 presidential aspirant of the National Republican Convention; Alhaji Bashir Tofa, one of the leading candidates in the 1993 Presidential election has been confirmed dead.Details of his death are still sketchy but the elder statesman was said to have been ill for a while.One of Tofa’s daughters, who had debunked the rumors of his death when it trended on social media three days ago, confirmed his demise on Monday morning.Until his death, Tofa was known for s...

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Obadiah Mailafia is Dead. He died on Sunday after a brief illness according to a family source.It will be noted that Malaifa has threatened to reveal those that are sponsoring terrorism in the country, a situation that led him to be interviewed by the DSSThe Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Ms Ndi Kato, Dr Mailafia died on Sunday Morning at the National Hospital Abuja from a yet...