Home National Just-in:Ex Nigerian President, Ernest Shonekan dies. National Just-in:Ex Nigerian President, Ernest Shonekan dies. By Wawa Reporters - January 11, 2022 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died.Shonekan died inRelated Posts• Police declare man wanted for girlfriend’s death• Anambra-born businessman dies watching Nigeria, South Africa match in Ivory Coast• Nigeria’s Problems Require Action, Not Words – PFN to TinubuLagos at the age of 85.He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led by late General Sani Abacha RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR National Suspected Thugs Disrupt NDC Town Hall Meeting in Lagos, Attendees Flee Crime Man Jailed Two Years for Spending ₦21.9m Mistakenly Credited to His Account Lifestyle Righteousness Is a Journey, Not a Day’s Work National Edo Residents Now Call Me ‘Okpe’s Baby’, Says Okpebholo Crime Ghanaian Teen Shot Dead in New York After Alleged School Bullying Health BREAKING: NCDC Detects Two New Suspected Cases Of Ebola In North-East Nigeria Latest news Four Die After Social Gathering at UNN Off-Campus Lodge, Two Hospitalised November 12, 2026 Shettima Arrives Benin for APC Rally, Pays Courtesy Visit to Oba... November 12, 2026 Suspected Thugs Disrupt NDC Town Hall Meeting in Lagos, Attendees Flee November 12, 2026 New York Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Over Killing of Ghanaian Student November 12, 2026