Obanikoro loses mom

Former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has announced the death of his mother, Wasilat Obanikoro.

In an SMS on Saturday morning Obanikoro disclosed that his mother died in the early hours. She was 95.

She was said to have been ill for a few weeks before passing on at her residence in Isale-Eko, Lagos.

The former petty trader would be buried at 3 p.m. at Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos, in accordance with Islam rites, which she practised until her demise, her son said.