Tinubu said in the statement: “The sudden, unexpected passing of Senator Bayo Osinowo has deeply hurt me and Lagosians. He was more than a close friend and political associate. Over the years he became like a family member and brother in so many ways.
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The Speaker in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, recalled the contributions of the late Ighodalo to the society.
He spoke at the Ikere Ekiti country home of the former governor on Sunday when the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Omoleye, paid the family a condolence visit.
Aside Fayemi, there were reactions from different state indigenes, who mourned the former diplomat’s passage, describing it as regrettable and most unexpected at this time.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister said Majek Fashek was the archetypal musician, as he was not just a singer but also a song writer and a guitarist.
Senator Omo-Agege also commiserated with the late Editor’s family, management and staff of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Nigeria Union of Journalists and the Nigeria Guild of Editors over the unfortunate incident.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted Buhari as saying the life of piety and utmost submission to the will of Almighty Allah lived by the departed, who was also President-General of League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State, will not go unnoticed.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, conveyed the message in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
Recalling the exploits of Justice Nabaruma at the bench, Obi said he headed the 2003 Election Tribunal in Anambra State, which after three years of painstaking deliberations declared him the rightful winner of the election, the first of such in Nigeria.
Lawan commiserated with the family of Justice Nabaruma, his friends and professional colleagues over the loss.
The Nigerian Institute of Management on Thursday described the death on May 11, 2020 of Deputy President, Ibrahim Inuwa, as a great loss.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has expressed condolences to members of the Arewa community in Ibadan over the demise of the Chief Imam of the Central Mosque, Sabo, Alhaji Ahamed Rufai Hussain.
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his condolence to the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, over the death of his father, Sheikh Haruna Tambuwal, at the age of 96.
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has condoled with the chairman and people of Wukari Local Government Area of the state over the death of state’s Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Naphtali Kefas, who died on Thursday.
President Muhammadu Buhari has consoled members of his extended family and Daura community at large following the death of his nephew, Alhaji Mutari Dauda, Malam Mamman Daura’s younger brother.
The Performing Musicians Employer’s Association of Nigeria on Saturday mourned the death of Tony Allen, a famous drummer and former musical director of late Fela Kuti band Africa ’70.
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of a renowned Islamic scholar, Malama Halima Shittu Abdulsalm, wife of an equally famous scholar and preacher, Sheikh Abdulwahab Abdallah Muhammad.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, on Wednesday said Nigeria lost a legendary and exceedingly “cerebral legal luminary, with the demise of Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide (SAN).
Alhaji Idris Hussain, the father of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, is dead.
The Jagun Oodua, Akogun Tola Adeniyi, has mourned the death of two giants of the ancient town of Ibadan: former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide; and veteran journalist, Areoye Oyebola, who died within a space of two months.