JUST IN: Ex-US Secretary Of State, Colin Powell Passes On At 84

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has reportedly died of Covid-19 complications at 84, his family has announced.

Powell was a former top military officer who rose to become the first African-American secretary of state in 2001 under Republican George W Bush.

“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” a statement said.

“We want to thank the medical staff… for their caring treatment,” it added.

The statement said that he had been fully vaccinated against Covid.

Details shortly…