Share00 The Managing Editor (North) of New Telegraph newspaper, Suleiman Bisalla, is among the 21 persons that died in Wednesday’s bomb blast in Abuja. Bisalla, who left the Voice of Nigeria to join New Telegraph early this year, was close to Emab Plaza when the blast occurred. The development was confirmed to Afrika Herald correspondent by the Saturday Editor of the New Telegraph, Emeka Madunagu. Madunagu described the development via a Blackberry message as “sad”. The police on Wednesday confirmed 21 persons dead and 17 injured. On behalf of the directors and editorial board of Transglobal Inc, New York USA, We commensurate with the family and the entire organisation of New Telegraph Newspaper to be consoled and be strong as we prayed for God to grant him eternal rest , Indeed this is black day for media world as we have lost a man with leather pen and a good writer of our generation …’so the bird soar away and high do he flies..Rest in peace