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Saturday, 7 June 2014

Sad news! Prof. Dora Akunyili has passed on

We've heard rumours of her death a few times before but unfortunately this time it's for real. Former Director General of NAFDAC and former Minister of Information Prof. Dora Akunyili has died. She died 10am today june 7th at the Indian hospital where she was taken to on May 11 to receive medical treatment after her health deteriorated.

Various reliable sources have confirmed her passing. She was only 59. So sad! May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

1,199 comments:

  1. Very sad.
    The good ones are always the first to go. Thieves like IBB and Co are clocking 70.
    God dey.
    Linda safe flight

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  2. So sad :(. RIP ma

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  3. Dora was an icon! Bless your soul ma

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  4. So sad.....May her soul rest in perfect peace...Amen

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  5. Oh, so sad! May her soul rest in peace.

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  6. So sad..may her soul RIP

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  7. May her soul rest in peace. . So so very sad

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  8. May her Soul rest in peace. She led an exemplary life and we pray people follow her legacy. Adieu my role model. RIP

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  9. May her Soul rest in peace. She led an exemplary life and we pray people follow her legacy. Adieu my role model. RIP

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  10. So many accolades. A real blessing to this nation. RIPP

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  11. OMG!!!!!!
    I just died.I love this woman.Her good works will be indelible in our hearts.
    The sting of death is indeed sharp and painful.
    Comfort to her family.

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  12. May her soul rest in peace. amen

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  13. Dora was an icon. Bless your soul ma

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  14. So sad :(. RIP ma

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  15. Dora was a great Nigerian! Bless her soul.

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  16. OMG,RIP MA!!

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  17. She was a great lady,an icon,a rare gem,a legend...she stood for wut was true,upright n just.she will be sorely missed.d good fellas leave on time,while d scoundrels n trouble makers don't seem in a hurry to quit d stage...may ur gentle soul find eternal rest,ma'am.

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  18. Oh my God... Eyaa! May God give her family the fortitude to bear the loss!

    She really tried for 9ja o, we'll never forget you Dora!

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  19. oooh oh! You have made mark on the sands of tym....RIP

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  20. Quite a pity, she should hv live longer. But God knows the best for her.

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  21. Soooo sad.... This lady stood for the truth. May her soul RIPP. ... People are really going oooo, let's keep our ways straight.

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  22. Merciful God!!! Vanity.......

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  23. RIP Dora Akunyili... She eventually lost d battle!!!

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  24. Oh dear! May her soulless rest in peace. She was a role model

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  25. Ds world na paw paw finally. Rip ma.

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  26. May her soul rest in peace. Hope she was not killed by those whom she made poor with the way she was over reacting when she was Nafdac director.

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  27. Amen oooooo death iz above money doh

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  28. My heart bleeds!!! Rest in peace Prof! We will never forget you! We know genuine people when we see them, you fought for the masses with love in your heart! May God, for the sake of all these, grant you a resting place in his bossom. Amen.

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  29. OMG. So this beautiful soul eventually passed on. RIP Dora. Saddening

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  30. Quite sad!may her soul rest in peace. Oh Lord pls grant d family fortitude to bear d loss.

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  31. So sad! my condolences to the grieving family, her legacy will go on...

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  32. Oh no! That's sad! I didn't even realise she was that young!

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  33. RIP Aunty Dora. U wil remain in our memories. Greetings Li Li blog.

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  34. RIP dora......... They can only kill d fresh but not d soul........ Rest on ma

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  35. RIP. But i can't help bt remember the role this woman played during the late President Musa yar adua health saga. Such is life.

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  36. may her soul rest in perfect peace.

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  37. May her soul rest in d bossom of our Lord Jesus.
    Amen

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  38. I hope dis Anambra guys can now go n sleep...RIP prof

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  39. What a great lost,may her soul rest in peace. #Cherry#

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  40. Oh no!!!! Adieu my role model... Geez a shining star like you don't deserve to go so sOon...#cheEzyjayne

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  41. AWWWWW!!! So so so sad!!! She fought hard! R.I.P Dora

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  42. May Her Gentle Soul Rest in Peace!!

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  43. May her soul rest in peace.

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  44. I knew she wouldn't make it...... RIP ma'am.

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  45. Oh Linda tell me is not truth, am Icon, a woman of intergrity, a wife, a mother, a grand mother, a role model a woman of a true virus what a lost , it's my pray that GOD will accept her soul confront her family on every side. I love you Prof Dora

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  46. So sad..May her gentle soul rest in peace.

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  47. This has been on the news for over an hour before u published it here.

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  48. This is so sad! At least she will rest now. One of the bravest women I know. Adieu!!

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  49. May d lord grant her enternal rest AMEN

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  50. Such a great woman. What a big loss to the country. May her soul RIP.

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  51. May her soul rest In perfect peace... Amen.

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  52. RIP! So Sad... Died just like that, Death as no Respect!!
    CK

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  53. So Dora too can die, na wa anyone can die ooo. Make she RIP. Cancer is real ooo, let's watch what we eat and drink.

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  54. RIP ma, the world knows you were here

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  55. So sad!! R.I.P Ma "an icon lost
    Via 7ab3f357

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  56. Oh this is so sad,may her soul RIP,wot is it wit cancer and rich people?God plz help us oh!

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  57. Wat a sad news. May her soul rip

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  58. Eyaa... oh! death, where is thy sting? u have stretched ur cold hands and take away a gem. may her soul rest with the Lord.

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  59. Too sad.. May her soul rest in Perfect peace..

    Isha.

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  60. Chai. My her soul rest in peace amen

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  61. Wat a great loss..... May gentle her soul rest in peace

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  62. R.I.P to the best minister naija have ever had.....@blissful_jay

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  63. so sad, rest in peace ma'am. God be with your family.

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  64. This is so sad. A very great Nigerian woman indeed. Rest in peace Dora Akunyili and may God Bless your soul. We love you, Nigeria loves you.

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  65. All those people that were carrying around the rumour don use mouth kill the woman. She lived a good life and will be fondly remembered. May God accept her soul.

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  66. She was my Role Model..



    #Bonario's Sidechick#

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  67. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    This is sad news, may her soul R.I.P...
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  68. A LIFE FOOLISHLY LIVED.... DEAD! ALL BECAUSE OF FAME.... TOO RUSHY TO MAKE A NAME...

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  69. So hard to belive
    Buh Y are dey still saying she died in India cos I heard she was brought back to Nigeria last week
    Anyway May her Soul rest in peace

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  70. May her soul rest in peace. Such sad news indeed.

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  71. May her soul rest In peace , she brought about change in the food and drug industry ,she fought like a man and Nigerians will never forget her. RIP

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  72. so sad such a great woman. may God console her family.

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  73. This is really so sad, may her soul rest in peace


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  74. May her soul rest in peace. Amen

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  75. A great Irolo has fallen
    Chi ewelu efifie jie.
    Naa nke oma Ada di Ora mma

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  76. So Dora too can die, na wa anyone can die ooo. Make she RIP. Cancer is real ooo, let's watch what we eat and drink.

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  77. RIP...so sad. She fought real hard 2 stay alive but God knows best.smh

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  78. May her soul rest in perfect peace! I love but GOD loves you more!

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  79. Oh No! Tell me its no true!!!!!!!!!!!11
    OMG!!!


    CoolDiva speaks!

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  80. So sad. She was really a force to reckon with. R.I.P.

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  81. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace...she was a woman of intergrity...I admired her strength

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  82. May her gentle and hard working soul rest in peace amen..... Good things they say don't last...


    XDON D DON

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  83. So sad. She was really a force to reckon with. R.I.P.

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  84. Chai! This is sad may her gentle soul rest in peace.

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  85. May her soul and all the souls in purgatory rest in Peace Amen.

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  86. Oh! nooo. Everyone think of life and what happens after. Pls REPENT now. Jesus is calling you before it is late.

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  87. rip ,God loves you , we miss you

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  88. Wow, still in shock! Rest in peace madam, u will be forever remembered.

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  89. oh my God!! y, y, y, y dora? y did u die at dis very time? oh dora, nigeria has rlly lost a great personality,,,,we will so much miss u mama,,,,RIP MUMMY....Yaxx

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  90. Linda we have been waiting for you to confirm the news but it seems you where still on air,on your way to SA for the MAM Award..hope you arrived safely...cant wait to see your outfit and more pix from Khloe Kardashian and other naija celebs.

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  91. A great woman is gone! R.I.P

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  92. Rest In Perfect Peace Madam Dora

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  93. So sad!!!! She will always b remembered 4 her Good work.b4 her nigeria ws a dumpin ground 4 poisonous food and drugs,can't believe am sheddin tears.May Her soul Rest in Peace. Amen!!!!

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  94. may her soul rest in perfect peace

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  95. Rest in Peace Dora.....you tried so much to change Nigeria! Thank you so much.....

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  96. Linda we have been waiting for you to confirm the news but it seems you where still on air,on your way to SA for the MAM Award..hope you arrived safely...cant wait to see your outfit and more pix from Khloe Kardashian and other naija celebs.

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  97. When is her burial ceremony..... Owambe ti shele!!!

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  98. may her soul rest in peace

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  99. RIP MADAM NAFDAC,WAIT O LINDA NA WATIN KILL HER SEF?

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  101. Sad indeed. We will forever miss her especially her landmark achievement as NAFDAC boss. A female Iroko tress has fallen. May her gentle soul RIP

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  102. So sad and heartbreaking.may her soul rest in peace





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  103. Jeez! A gr8 legend wit a lot of achievment has passed on..MHGSRIP. Amen.....smh

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  104. Awwwwwwwn RIP ma# may Almighty accept ur Soul# sleep well ma #Columbiana#

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  105. JESUS!!!... may her soul rest in perfect peace...

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  106. Pple don take mouth kill am bfor nw.may her soul rest in peace.this is a lesson to all those politicians no one lives foreva.if u have all d money in dis world u ll die one day n leave all behind why steal more than u can spend.

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  107. My role model may her soul rest in perfect peace

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  108. Vanity upon vanity d preacher says all is vanity. See award, will she also go with all dis award, all d whole book and d rest. God pls help us ooo I am scared sef.

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  109. after all heeya may her soul rest in peace

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  110. RIP mama Nafdac,ur memory lives on

    #############GOD punish######################devil

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  111. Oh so sad,may her soul rest in perfect peace

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  112. RIP great woman

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  113. Oooooh so sad RIP Madam Dora

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  114. Maybe we should all learn. Take a look at so many awards/honours, well that shows the transcient nature of man. When in this world live selflessly don't take it too serious none is getting out of here alive. RIP Dora!

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  115. So sad,RIP Dora,u shall be remembered for your good works.you are an ICON.

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  116. RIP ma'am. Uve lived well, no oda mentor lyk u

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  117. No!,no!,no!, I can't believe it!.

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  118. May her sweet soul be with d lord, good woman

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  119. So sad, may her soul rest in peace

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  120. Really sad, we've lost someone great in Nigeria. She was not perfect but she made a mark in her country the best way she could. May her soul RIP and may her daughter be far greater than she was.

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  121. Really sad, we've lost someone great in Nigeria. She was not perfect but she made a mark in her country the best way she could. May her soul RIP and may her daughter be far greater than she was.

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  122. RIP mama we will never forget u.

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  123. What a loss! May her soul rest in peace.

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  124. Linda thank me for giving u d news DBS

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  125. RIP Mrs Akunyili, may ur soul rest in peace..

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  126. After much struggle! So sad. God pls grant her eternal rest. AMEN.

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  127. My mentor is gone!!! Ur legacy still lives on ma..may ur Soul RIP my prof...

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  128. So sad. May she RIP. Even when we saw d signs dat d worse might happen, Nigerians were hopeful...

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  129. Rest in peace ma'....... Dats some Sad news!

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  130. What a great lost...one of the best hands in Nigeria. U were good and very hard-working. Am not writing this bcos u hv left,but that is the truth. U were a role model,great woman...contributed positively to naija nation...we may be mourning u here,I knw angels r joyous of ur coming home. Good night Dora. #Segun#

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  131. So pple lyk dis can die 2? Ummm!

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  132. She has paid her dues on earth.may she have eternal rest in the Lord

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  133. May Her gentle soul rest in perfect peace and May God grant the family, friends and Nigeria the fortitude to bear the loss.

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  134. You were indeed an icon to our nation Nigeria,Rest In Peace Prof. Dora Akunyili

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  135. May her soul rest in perfect peace, I love and miss you personally.

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  136. Oh my God, we lost madam Dora @ last. May her soul rest in peace. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  137. R I P great woman

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  138. So sad; #Tears!!!!!#:

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  139. Oh no! So sad RIP ma,

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  140. Her death ain't natural.. rest in peace powerful woman.

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  141. May her gentle soul rest in peace

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  142. May her soul continue to rest in peace..she made her mark,..
    #Tslicky

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  143. Good for them, since india is now the new opening for our leaders for treatment. Let them go and die. Sowie receive treatment .mtchweeeee. Since they can't provide good equipment in our hospitals.may her soul rest in pieces.

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  144. " life is like a talle told by an idiot, full of sounds and furry, signifying nothin ! ( shake sphere )May she find peace with Christ Jesus. Another chapter is closed again.

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  145. Oyindamola Tella7 June 2014 at 12:49

    R.I.P ICON

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  146. eya so #sad! May her soul rest in peace plz lib readers lets offer her a min of silence #

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  147. Nija ooooo,dis country is evil.I knew d wud take dis woman.the moment d removed her 4rm NAFDAC bcos d cud not bring in fake drugs 2 continue killing people dat was wen I sensed dis lady's life was in denger.may her soul rest in peace!

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  148. " life is like a talle told by an idiot, full of sounds and furry, signifying nothin ! ( shake sphere )May she find peace with Christ Jesus. Another chapter is closed again.

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  149. Oh death why? Do do good people die easily! Rest in peace Ma!

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  150. may her soul rest in peace

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  151. I don't want to believe dis Linda.the great iroko of our time has fallen.chei ! life is this how u are? wicked wicked you are.God where are u? does she deserve this after all? my heart bleeds Dora agu nwanyi.rest in the bossom of the Lord where u belong

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  152. Eaaayyaa...,so sad!

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  153. So sad,
    May her soul rest in peace..

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  154. May her gentle soul rest in peace with the Lord...AMEN

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  155. Linda ,one can't stand for truth in this country and get away with it .its sad o. I feel like her death wasn't natural. Because those fake drug marketers were really after her and the ways the illness happened eh. .May she rest in peace. A woman who did what men could not do!. Ijele nwanyi

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  156. Chei! Chi enwere ehihie jie! Onwu ajoka! Onwu amaeze! RIP Ada Nanka.

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  157. Chei, the mighty has fallen. RIP strong woman. You fought to live but then death has no face.

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  158. RIP Dora The lifes you touched is a proof that you have lived

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  159. U 'll forever be in our heart. RIP Dora

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  160. Eyahhh,RIP madam
    #Team linda
    #UKWU 1 say so.

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  161. So sad may her soul RIP, only God no what kill this lady!

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  162. May her soul rest in peace. *sad face*

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  163. To everything in life there is a time....
    Your star shines on madam, your legacy lives on. May her soul RIP.

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  164. RIP


    Mrs Davido

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  165. An icon is gone. She has done her bit . May her soul rest in peace .

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  166. RIP ma'am...you'll be missed

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  167. Ezenwa Hart O.7 June 2014 at 12:53

    So sad! Rip Madam.

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  168. May her soul RIP..so so so Sad..God takia of her family.

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  169. Rest in peace.Mrs dora.may the angels welcome u

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  170. rip ma, so sad

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  171. This cancer eventually took her life, RIP to an icon. But Linda. Why did it take you forever to post dis na, d news is all over d place alrdy.

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