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Family, colleagues pay tributes as NAN DEIC buries father

By Afonne EmmanuelMarch 1, 2026

Mrs Ijeoma Popoola, Deputy Editor-in-Chief (DEIC) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday buried her father, Mr Bennett Okpara, an educationist who died aged 85.

Revered Islamic scholar, Dahiru Usman-Bauchi laid to rest

By Rabi'u Sani AliNovember 28, 2025

By Olaide Ayinde Revered Islamic scholar, late Dahiru Usman-Bauchi, was laid to rest on Friday after a funeral prayer attended by thousands of Muslim…

Video: Army holds service of songs in honour of Lagbaja

By isaac aregbesolaNovember 15, 2024

The Nigerian Army on Thursday held a Service of Songs in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed on after a brief illness on Nov. 5.