BREAKING: Tears as First class Nigerian Monarch of Northern Extraction, Danyaya, Dies, Photo Emerges
- The Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Dan Yaya, has died, the palace authorities announced on Sunday, August 25
- Aged 88, the first-class Bauchi Emir died on Sunday morning, August 25, 2024, in Kano state
- Legit.ng reports that Ningi, an emirate in Bauchi state, comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.
Ningi, Bauchi state - Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya, the Emir of Ningi in Bauchi state, is dead.
Alhaji Danyaya died after a protracted illness.
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The secretary of the palace, Alhaji Usman Sule, Magayakin Ningi, disclosed the sad news on Sunday morning, August 25.
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Legit.ng reports that the late Emir was 88 and spent 46 years on the throne.
Bauchi govt confirms Ningi Emir's death
In the same vein, Mukhtar Gidado, the special adviser on media and publicity to the governor of Bauchi state, confirmed Danyaya's demise.
The announcement partly reads:
“It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that the Bauchi state government announces the passing of his royal highness, the Emir of Ningi, Alhaji (Dr.) Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya, OON, a highly respected first-class Emir in Bauchi state.
"His death has left an irreplaceable void in the hearts of the people of Ningi Emirate, Bauchi state, and Nigeria at large.”
Legit.ng gathered that the late traditional ruler will be buried at 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, at the Emir’s palace in Ningi. This is in accordance with Islamic rites.
Ningi Emir's death: MACBAN mourns
Meanwhile, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the national president of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), extended his "deepest condolences" to the family of the late Emir and the entire people of Ningi emirate.
A statement by Yusuf Abubakar, a media aide to Ngelzarma, made this known.
Influential Ondo monarch dies
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Oba Julius Omomo, the Olojoda of the Oda kingdom, in Akure, Ondo state capital, passed away aged 83.
Ade Adelakun, a family source, confirmed the monarch’s death, adding that he breathed his last after a brief illness.
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