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.

Barely a year after she set an unprecedented record in the Nigeria Airforce history, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria has been confirmed dead, she died at 23 years of age.The gallant female Arotile died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road accident at Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Kaduna.Her death came barely a year after she was winged as a combat helicopter pilot in the Air Force following th...

June 23, 2020.A Black Tuesday for the Black and White RepublicIn the early hours of today, we woke up to the sudden death of Mr. Chiemerie Dim of the 2019 graduating class of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and a bona fide member of the Law Students Association.Since the news of his death, i have read hundreds of tributes from LAWSANs and staff (academic and non-academic) at various levels. Emy was a legend. He lived a good life. He made sure he l...