Elekiya Ayisat Giwa, Mother Of Dele Giwa, Dead At 87

Late Mrs. Elekiya Giwa
By SaharaReporters, New York

Madam Elekiya Ayisat Giwa, mother of slain journalist Dele Giwa, has died.
Mrs. Giwa had been living with her youngest daughter, Mrs. Abibbat Ronke Aboaba in Ikorodu, Lagos.  She passed on in the early hours of Tuesday at Aruna Ogun Hospital in the town.

Her famous son, Dele, is credited with bringing new panache and zest into Nigerian journalism in the late 1970s and early 1980s through his work at the Daily Times, Sunday Concord and NewsWatch, the newsmagazine which he co-founded with his friends after leaving the Concord Group of Newspapers.

In 1986, Mr. Giwa was killed in a parcel bomb attack on him in his home in Ikeja, Lagos, and was buried in his village, Ugbekpe-Ekperi, in Edo State.

Correction: Mr. Dele Giwa was killed by a parcel bomb October 9 1986.

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adieu mama

giwa nd ur mother,may u both rest in peace.whose so ever that killed dele giwa must be punished in hell.his sin must be with children children generation to generation.what you soul shall you rape.

MOTHER IN STRUGGLE

RIP MAMA ,SAY US WELL TO A FELLOW BROTHER IN WHILE IN STRUGGLE. ADIEU MAMA

Adieu, Mama!

Adieu to the mother of a brave & courageous journalist who challenged an inglorious military junta!

SAHARA REPORTERS SAID DELE

SAHARA REPORTERS SAID DELE GIWA DIED IN 1987, SOME COMMENTATORS REPORTED AUGUST 1986, SEPTEMBER 1986, 19TH OCTOBER 1986.

THE IMPORT TO ME IS THAT DELE GIWA IS NOT DEAD YET, HE STILL LIVES IN OUR MIND AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR ANSWER TO THE QUESTION

"WHO KILLED DELE GIWA?"

Dele Giwa was Murdered in 1986

Dele Giwa was murdered on Sunday, 19/10/2086 through a parcel that was delivered to his son on confirmation that Dele was at home. The son took the assumed parcel to the father which turns out to be letter bomb. Sahara reporters is fond of feeding the public with imaginary news. SaharaTV is even the worst culprit.

Gen. Babangida You May Think You Got Away But Your Children....

IBB, you may think you got away with murder but you children and your grandchildren will pay for your murder against Giwa's family. Your wife short lived due to her part in the crime. IBB, you are next followed by your children generations to come. When something hit your children they will not know that they are paying for your sins against Giwas and others. Keep laughing with your gap teeth open. Baban Barawo. May you rest in hell.

Dele Giwa was killed in 1986 not 1987

Dele Giwa was killed on Oct. 19, 1986, and not 1987 as "Saharareporters" reported. May his mother's soul, Dele Giwa's soul, and the souls of the departed Rest In Peace. Those who killed him will reap the fruits of their labor.

YET THE DEMONIC DEVIL IBB IS STILL ALIVE

Some of these comments are coming from Gen Ibrahim Babangida's surrogates trying to use the topo error on the exact date of Late Dele Giwa's death as an excuse to divert the attention of Nigerians on the murder of Dele Giwa by IBB. The bottom line is drawing every Nigerian's attention to the fact that the Demonic Devil bastard and Rogue Gen Ibrahim B. Babangida made the life of Dele Giwa's mother a Miserable one by murdering her Son. Nigerians are asking why is this demonic devil still alive among decent people causing harm and destruction to Nigerians. The pain Babangida brought on Giwa's family shall perpetually hurt Babangida's family and his generation unborn. May the Son's, Daughters generations unborn of IBB suffer the same fate. We do pray that God will grant this lady the peace and secured resting place which IBB took away from her.

Lazy and paid Omoyele Sowere and his SR

This tells of all the the junk and misleading information SR dishes out for her gullible readers.

All this lazy writter needed to do is: Simply google Dele Giwa and the result will be:

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Dele Giwa (16 March 1947 - 19 October 1986) was a Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine, who was killed by a mail bomb in his home on 19 October 1986. The assassination occurred two days after he had been interviewed by State Security Service (SSS) officials,

Lazy and paid Omoyele Sowere and his SR

This tells of all the the junk and misleading information SR dishes out for her gullible readers.

All this lazy writter needed to do is: Simply google Dele Giwa and the result will be:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Dele Giwa (16 March 1947 - 19 October 1986) was a Nigerian journalist, editor and founder of Newswatch magazine, who was killed by a mail bomb in his home on 19 October 1986. The assassination occurred two days after he had been interviewed by State Security Service (SSS) officials,

wat the fuck with date .

wat da fuck with the date that dele giwa died or assinate the fact is the man is dead and was killed by a letter bomb in is own country . may mama soul rest in perfect peace

IBB must be hunted

IBB, Maradona or the "Elusive aparo" as named by Wole Soyinka must be hunted down immediately for the death of this woman`s son. Aparo is a bird of the partridge family. Hunt this murderer to give his account. I am sure the bird will try to elude that very shot of the truth-seeking society.

May the Mother and her Child's soul rest in peace!

My Mother's Passing

Thanks for publishing the announcement of my mother's passing.
My brother wasn't assassinated in 1987 as declared by the unnamed analyst who spoke to your reporter.He was assassinated October 19, 1986.
My mother's first name is Ayiyi, and not Elekiya Ayisat. Elekia is my father's living second wife's name.
The mix up in my mother's name began with the publication of 'Born To Run'in 1987 and only authors of the book could explain how they came about using a name without clarifications from the family.
I believe that whoever is the source of the usage of incorrect names for my mother would henceforth take note.

RIP Mama

May the soul of Mama rest in peace.

May God give those left behind the fortitude to bear the loss.

RIP Mama

May the soul of Mama rest in peace.

May God give those left behind the fortitude to bear the loss.

STOP TWISTING FACTS!

You people enjoy "engineering" facts and sadly it is now your area of core competence.

Stop disgracing the journalism profession, Dele Giwa died on 19th October, 1986.

The ghost analyst must be Sowore who must always add sugar and salt to every story till you end up throwing the facts out the window, take note, the late Dele Giwa did not die in 1987.

Irony? Irrelevant!Quite how

Irony? Irrelevant!Quite how we make permutations to suit our point of view!

Anyway, Dele Giwa died on October 19 1986, if a so called analyst does not know this then that's just a terrible shame.

Good night, mama.

Madam Elekiya Giwa

SR, get your facts right before publication. Dele Giwa died as a result of serious injuries sustained due to parcel bomb attack in September, 1986 not in 1987.

Sun re o!

May God Almighty grant her eternal rest and may her son's killer NEVER find peace in this world and the one beyond - Amen

Get your facts right please!!!!

SR, you are very wrong on the date Dele died.
Dele Giwa died on Sunday morning October 19, 1986.

BABANGIWA IS HAPPY

Babangida is happy and rejoicing.

Whmmmm?

May her soul rest in peace, she could not until her death officially confirm who and why her beloved son was blown to smithereens in 1986, but God knows and all will die someday and come to God's judgement. Who caused the elderly to bury her young and shed painful tears, who?

May God almighty grant the

May God almighty grant the soul of Mrs Giwa eternal peace. May God brings the criminals who took her son's life to justice....Amen

God

may God Grant her rest.

Dele Giwa

Editor,

I sympathize with the Giwa's family on the passing of the woman who had suffered the loss of her most promising son. May God grant the family fortitute to bear the loss. She lived well but for the unfortunate death of her son.

However, the writer of the story may please be corrected that Dele Giwa died August 1986 and not 1987.

Thank you,

Correction pls!

I stand to correct the writer of this report that Dele Giwa died in 19th October, 1986 and not 1987 as you have repeatedly done. Please take note and always in-depth research before you write in order not to mislead your readers.
Thank you.

lazy reporters

your name should be LAZY REPORTERS no sahara...everyone knows Dele Giwa died in 1986 NOT 1987. It's either you didnt know or didnt care..either way it doesnt say alot about ur professionalism.

Dele died '86

May her soul rest in peace, she could not until her death officially confirm who and why her beloved son was blown to smithereens in 1986, but God knows and all will die someday and come to God's judgement.

Rest in peace Mama

May your gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

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