Nigeria’s ex-chief of staff dies

Nigeria has lost one of its notable elder statesmen, General Mohammed Abdullahi (rtd), a former Chief of Staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He passed away in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 86.

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, confirmed the development in a condolence message issued through his spokesman, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona.