By Murtala Adewale, Kano 03 January 2022 | 7:07 am Former Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa is dead. A family source, who confirmed the death, said Tofa passed in the early hours of Monday at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano after a brief illness. Tofa died 29 years after contesting and losing a presidential election against late… Bashir Othman Tofa Former Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa is dead. A family source, who confirmed the death, said Tofa passed in the early hours of Monday at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano after a brief illness. Tofa died 29 years after contesting and losing a presidential election against late Chief Mashood Abiola, an election that was botched by the military junta of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The death of the elder statesman and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) early went viral on social media last Friday but was later put to rest by the family source who confirmed that the business tycoon was only critically sick then. The burial arrangement is to be announced but the deceased may be buried today in line with Islamic rites. Tofa’s death came a few days after the ancient city of Kano lost one of its illustrious and foremost medical doctors in Northern Nigeria, Dr Ahmad Datti. Latest NOW Jihadist fighters killed nine Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen in an ambush near oil installations in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported Monday. 8 mins ago Emerging Nigerian Act, SR Greene took the Nigerian music scene by storm after topping the Nigeria iTunes Chart only two weeks after the official release of his song; “My Pain.” Greene Osi .I. Oyofo professionally known as SR Greene is an Afrosoulfusion maestro who hails from Edo state, Southern Region of Nigeria, West Africa. SR Greene is proving to be a highly sought-after artist right… 31 mins ago A huge fire that destroyed a large part of South Africa’s parliament has been brought under control, firefighters said on Monday, a day before a suspect was due to appear in court over the blaze. 1 hour ago Stephen J. Lawrence, a legendary musical talent whose fame included 1972’s “Free to Be… You and Me” and a productive run on “Sesame Street,” has died on Thursday at Clara Maas Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey. He was 82 years old. His death was confirmed by his wife Cantor Cathy Lawrence while speaking to… 1 hour ago Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the military now firmly in control.
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