Tag: Illness
Zaria: Prominent islamic cleric Sheikh “Rigi-Rigi” Kusfa dies at 57
Zaria (Kaduna State), Feb. 2, 2026 (NAN) A renowned Islamic cleric in Zaria, Sheikh Usman Idris, popularly known as “Rigi-Rigi,” has died at the...
Chief Imam of Ilorin dies at 75
Ilorin, Jan. 19, 2026 (NAN) The Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara Council of Ulama, Sheikh Bashir Solihu, has died at the age...
Sen. Akwashiki buried amidst eulogies
Lafia, Jan. 17, 2026 (NAN) The remains of Sen. Godiya Akwashiki (SDP–Nasarawa North) were on Saturday interred at his residence in Lafia, amid tributes...
Illness sends third seed Rybakina out of Olympics
Kazakh tennis star and third seed Elena Rybakina has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Paris due to illness.
Rybakina withdrew just hours after...
