BREAKING: President Buhari’s ally, Isa Funtua, is dead

Founding managing director of Democrat Newspaper and an associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, is dead. He reportedly died of cardiac arrest Monday night, according to THISDAY newspaper.

He was life patron of Newspaper’s Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and Chairman of Bulet Construcion company.

He will be buried according to Islamic rites Tuesday.