{"id":4370,"date":"2020-02-05T22:27:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2020-02-05T22:27:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T22:27:21","slug":"kaduna-state-swan-mourns-veteran-sports-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=4370","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna\u00a0 State SWAN Mourns Veteran Sports Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Kaduna\u00a0 State SWAN Mourns Veteran Sports Writer<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Zainab Tanimu<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Kaduna State Chapter has expressed sadness over the death of a veteran Sports Journalist, Dominic Eze Uzu who died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Zaria road.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4368\" src=\"http:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fb_img_1580838636040-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fb_img_1580838636040-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fb_img_1580838636040-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fb_img_1580838636040.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>&#8221; The News of his death on Tuesday was shocking to all members of SWAN in Kaduna State. We share in the pain and deeply identify with his family, friends and the entire NUJ in this moment of grief.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>&#8221; Kaduna State SWAN regretted that the deceased departed in a very painful way when his services were most needed to help strengthen SWAN and journalism in Kaduna&#8221;.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of Kaduna State SWAN, Comrade Jacob Zango and Comrade Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi respectively and made available to newsmen.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>While describing his death as a great loss to journalism, SWAN urged Kaduna media practitioners not to be deterred by the death of the former Treasurer and Secretary of NUJ, Kaduna Council.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Late Dominic was a Pensioner of the New NIGERIAN Newspaper where he was Sports Editor of New NIGERIAN on Sunday.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Until his death, he was the CEO\/Publisher of City Source Online newspaper.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>&#8221; In this trying moment, we must uphold the virtues of patriotism and commitment to the ideals of Journalism&#8221;, the statement charged\u00a0 members.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>As we pray that God Almighty forgive him of his short comings, we also pray that\u00a0 God Almighty gives his family the fortitude to bear the loss. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>The statement further said, the deceased died in active service and left positive footprints and legacies behind before the unfortunate event.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>He is survived by a wife and four children.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna\u00a0 State SWAN Mourns Veteran Sports Writer Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Kaduna State Chapter has expressed sadness over the death of a veteran Sports Journalist, Dominic Eze Uzu who died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Zaria road. &#8221; 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