Ex-NAN Deputy Editor-in-Chief dies in Abuja

A retired Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria, Malam Mouktar Adamu, is dead.

The pioneer Editor of Peoples Daily newspape, died on Thursday at the State House Clinic, Abuja during a brief illness.

The funeral prayer for the deceased, held at the National Mosque, was attended by family members, colleagues and associates, including Malam Garba Shehu, former spokesman of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Also in attendance were former Senate leader, Senator Abdul Ningi; ex-spokesman of the Debt Management Office, Nasir Mahmoud; and Daily Trust Managing Editor, Malam Yusuf Zango.

Alhaji AbdulHadi Khalil, NAN Director of Administration and Human Resources, led the agency’s delegation to the funeral at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja