Comments and insights on the name Shona: | Edit. Its a name, also the name of an African Language. Shona is the anglicized spelling of the name Seonaid which is the Scottish Gaelic form of Janet. The spellings Seona, Sheona, Seonag are also found in Scotland.
Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua dies after months of illness. Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua has died after more than five months of battling with a heart condition. Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, who will be sworn in as the new president of the most populous African nation, declared seven days of mourning.
The jeep that crashed while transporting Nigerian minister James Ocholi, in Kaduna, Nigeria, March 6. Ocholi, his wife and son died in the accident. President Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigeriaâs labor minister, who was killed in a car accident on Sunday, was a âkey componentâ of the presidentâs plans to transform the country. James Ocholi, who was appointed to his ministerial position in November 2015, died in an accident on the Kaduna-Abuja highway in central Nigeria.