Ace broadcaster with Radio Nigeria, Yahaya Umar, reportedly died Sunday night in his office on the 11th floor of the Radio House in Area 10, Abuja.

The assistant Director, with the Federal Radio Corporation (FRCN), was one of the most recognisable voices on the FRCN network with his unique style of anchoring network news at 7am, 4 and 10pm.

When Abuja Metro visited Radio Nigeria headquarters on Monday, staff members were seen discussing his demise in groups.

They prayed to Allah to rest his soul and give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
There was no official statement from the management on his demise as of yesterday when our reporter visited the station.

FANS MOURN HIM
The news of the legendary renown broadcaster, Yahaya Umar Social have continued to generate reactions among some of his fans in Kaduna.

The broadcaster who is popularly called Umar Social was known for his unique voice and flare while handling the microphone.

Most lovers of Radio Nigeria Supreme FM Kaduna attest to the fact that Umar Social was a voice to reckon with in the 1900s as well as on Radio Nigeria Network Service.

In a separate interview, some of his listeners, Stephen Andrew, Abubakar Saidu, Laitu Kato and Mercy Samson explained that the news of his demise came to them with a rude shock.
According to them, his unique voice and experiences would be greatly missed by all who have ever encountered him.

Stephen Andrew and Abubakar Saidu prayed that God should forgive all his short comings and accept his Soul in paradise.

“In the 1900s then, there was no FM station like 96.1, I also looked forward to listening to Umar Social and other of his contemporaries who must have retired from service by now, may his Soul rest in Peace, he will be greatly missed”, Abubakar Saidu said.

They also prayed God to comfort his immediate and extended family, as well as the Radio Nigeria Family, saying his death is an irreplaceable loss.

Before his sudden demise, Umar Social was featured on the Voice behind the News on Radio Nigeria online, where he reveals himself to his listeners and there were numerous applause and appreciation by the followers.

Yahaya Umar Social was reportedly found dead in his office at Radio House in Abuja and has since been buried according to Islamic rites.

……Denise disrupting Air Peace Operations

Former governor of Edo State and serving Nigerian Senator, Adam Oshiomhole has petitioned the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo , asking the Minister to thoroughly investigate alleged extortion of some passengers including himself at the Lagos Airport on Wednesday by some staff of Air Peace Airlines.

Oshiomhole said contrary to statements by Air Peace that he disrupted its operations, he was merely trying to enforce his rights and those of other citizens, the staff of the airlines company were trying to extort and forced to cough out additional penalty fee of N109 thousand to get on the next flight, al beit for no fault of theirs.

The senator, retraited that after a frustrating encounter with Ibom Air that delayed his trip back to Abuja, he turned to Air Peace Airlines with the hope of enjoying a better experience.

According to the former Governor of Edo State, his hope ended in pains in the hands of Air Peace Airlines staff at the check-in counter.

He said: “Despite arriving the airport at 6am -, thirty minutes before the flight, the airline staff still marked him and other passengers late, insisting that the only way they could get on the next flight is if they paid additional N109, 000.

He said: he rejected attempts by the airline to offer him “special treatment”, pointing out that his disposition to enforce his rights and those of other citizens- including children left stranded at the airport , is why the airlines company is accusing him of disrupting its operations.

With video and text message evidence, Oshiomhole backed his claim of what truly transpired, which he said can be corroborated by the Director of Department of State Services, DSS.

He said it it right on the spot that he quickly sent a text to the Minister of Aviation and formally lodged complaints against the extortion and behavior of the airline staff , asking him to thoroughly investigate the matter.

The senator said he’s delighted that the Minister has quickly responded to the matter, to stop what he described as “hopeless capitalism” and yet allow the people heap the blame on government.

A fire outbreak has occurred at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road along Obawole, Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos.

Though the fire has been contained, but eyewitnesses say that the fire was caused by a 33,000 liter PMS servicing a fuel station.

The fire has however destroyed a building sharing a fence behind the station and a Super Mart. Although, no casualty has been recorded so far.

The filling station, (Optimal filling station) belongs to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association.

The Agege fire station alongside the Ikeja fire station have teamed up to put off the fire. The situation is currently under control.

See images of the inferno below: