Abuja hospital denies surgery, ex-senator dies after failing to pay ₦22.9m bill A former Nigerian senator, Ibrahim Musa Kontagora, has died in Abuja after suffering a medical emergency. Kontogora died on Thursday afternoon, August 7, 2025. According to Peoples Gazette, he died at Nizamiye Hospital in the Nigerian capital after the facility management declined to conduct a critical surgery due to failure to pay $15,000 (approximately ₦22.9 million) bill immediately. The hospital had confirmed a $30,000 bill for Mr Kontagora, who represented Niger North Senatorial District from 2011 to 2015, but he was...