Former Nigerian Minister Maitama Sule Laid to Rest
Thousands of mourners have paid their last respects to the late former minister and Nigeria's UN representative, Yusuf Maitama Sule, as he was buried in Kano.
Maitama Sule.
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Nigeria:
Thousands Pay Last Respects As Maitama Sule Is Laid to Rest in Kano
This Day, 5 July 2017
Thousands of mourners on Tuesday witnessed the burial of elder statesman and former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, in Kano. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Thousands of Sympathisers At Maitama Sule's Burial in Kano
Guardian, 5 July 2017
The remains of the Dan Masanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule was yesterday laid to rest amid thousands of sympathisers who could not hold their emotion.The former Nigerian… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Pandemonium As Thousands Bid Farewell to Maitama Sule
Premium Times, 4 July 2017
There was pandemonium Tuesday in Kano as thousands of mourners paid their last respects to the late former minister and Nigeria UN representative, Yusuf Sule, as he was buried. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Maitama Sule's Body Arrives in Abuja
Premium Times, 4 July 2017
The body of Nigeria's former permanent representative to the United Nations, Maitama Sule, who died Monday in Cairo, Egypt, has arrived Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Atiku, Saraki, Obaseki, APC, others Mourn Maitama Sule
Premium Times, 4 July 2017
Heartfelt condolences poured in from several political bigwigs and organisations for late Maitama Sule on Monday, as they mourned the end of an elder statesman who spent decades at… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Maitama Sule Called for 'Revolution' in Nigeria, Spoke On North's Role in Oil Discovery
Premium Times, 4 July 2017
Some months before his death, Maitama Sule spoke extensively on the challenge of leadership facing Nigeria and what needs to be done. Read more »
InFocus
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The former minister has died in an Egyptian hospital. Yusuf Maitama Sule served two terms as a minister. Read more »