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By George Okoh
Former Minister of State for Education and National President of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Prof. Jerry Agada is dead.
Agada died yesterday after a brief illness at the age of 68.
The late Agada was the Chairman of Benue State Civil Service Commission.
He was said to have died early hours of yesterday at a Makurdi hospital after being on admission for almost two weeks.
At press time his Ankpa quarters residence in Makurdi has been taken over by sympathizers who came to pay condolences on hearing the news of his demise.
A member of the family who confirmed the demise of Agada but pleaded anonymity described him as a perfect gentleman and easy going.
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1. Former Minister of State for Education, Professor Jerry Agada is dead.
Agada was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, Benue State, aged 68.
2. The Government of Anambra State has suspended the activities of all night clubs in the State from Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
According to the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C.Don Adinuba, the ban will last for one month, and would help stop close interaction among citizens and people from huge risk countries, who will be coming home for the Christmas and New Year celebration.
3. The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended five stalwarts of the party indefinitely.
Ex-minister Agada dies in Benue isolation centre
John Charles, Makurdi
Former Minister of State for Education and one time national president of the Association of Nigeria Authors, Prof. Jerry Agada is dead.
Agada was said to have died on Tuesday at the Federal Medical Center, Makurdi.
Unconfirmed report said Agada might have died as a result of complications from COVID-19.
He was said to have been admitted at the FMC for a week before he was transferred to the isolation centre at th Federal Medical Center, Apir, Makurdi where he died around 8am on Tuesday.
The source said, “He was taken to the isolation centre where he died after the results of the tests conducted on him came.
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