Tinubu Pays Tribute To Nigeria’s First Female Army General Who Dies @84

President Bola Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Kale family, the Nigerian Army, and the medical community in Nigeria following the demise of Major-General Aderonke Kale (rtd), MNI, at the age of 84. Major-General Kale, renowned as the first female Major-General in the Nigerian Army and the inaugural female Commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps, retired in 1997 after a distinguished career. In a statement released by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu lauded Major-General Kale as a trailblazer, describing her passing as a poignant loss for the nation. “Major-General Aderonke Kale was a pioneer in her field. She embodied the courage, professionalism, capacity, and resilience of the Nigerian woman. She thrived and conquered where many feared to tread.  She was a towering figure; an inimitable role model,” remarked the President. President Tinubu offered prayers for the repose of Major-General Kale’s soul and urged her grieving family to find solace in the indelible legacy she leaves behind.

Gov Soludo’s Father, Ichie Akukananwa 1 Of Isuofia Dies @92

Pa Simeon Soludo, father of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has died at the age of 92. Mr Chris Aburime, the Press Secretary to Soludo said this in a statement on Monday. Aburime said the elder statesman, popularly known as Ichie Akukananwa 1 of Isuofia in Aguata Local Governent Area, died in the early hours of Monday November 6. He said Pa Soludo was survived by seven sons, eight daughters-in-law, 22 grand-children and six great-grandchildren. He quoted the governor as saying that his late father lived a fulfilled life and died at the ripe age of 92. The Press Secretary said further information about the burial arrangements would be communicated to the public in due course.