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Lekki Free Trade Zone boss, Disu shot dead
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Managing Director of Lekki Worldwide Investment Company, Mr Tajudeen Disu, has been shot dead. Disu was shot…
NFF mourns late Okugbe
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Saturday expressed shock at the death of ace journalist, Felix Osagie Okugbe. He died…
Ikeja Police College Commissioner dies in US hospital
The Commissioner of Police and Commandant, Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, CP Tunde Sobulor is dead. CP Sobulor died on Friday…
Gamaliel Onosode is dead
Mr Gamaliel Onosode, a renowned technocrat and administrator is dead. According to a statement by the family, Mr Onosode died…
Saudi stampede: Taraba Amirul Hajj, two wives, confirmed dead
The Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has confirmed the death of the state’s Amirul Hajj for the 2015 pilgrimage,…
HID Awolowo is dead
Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, wife of the legendary politician, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is dead. She was aged 99, just a…
2 community leaders found dead in bush
Two community leaders were on Sunday found dead on the outskirts of Namnai village in Gassol local government area of…
Missing man, 65, found dead in well
The body of a 65-year-old man, Mr Dele Ogundeyi, was on Saturday recovered from a well on the Aperan Way…
Two Swiss nationals shot dead in Philippiness
Two Swiss nationals have been shot dead in a southern Philippine resort town, police said Monday. The victims, 67-year-old Robert…
Three dead children abandoned in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke Dead bodies of three children were this morning discovered abandoned at two points along 2nd East Circular…
Trailer load of corpses carried from Synagogue Church
Cyriacus Izuekwe There is a new twist to the Synagogue Church of All Nations after a building collapse saga. Our…
Gen. Benjamin Adekunle, ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead
General Benjamin Adekunle (rtd), popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. According to The Nation, his wife, Folake, said he…
Many dead, others trapped in Synagogue Church
Cyriacus Izuekwe Many people are reported to have died and many others injured after a building collapsed at the headquarters…
Dimgba Igwe, The Sun Vice Chairman is dead
Eromosele Ebhomele One of Nigeria’s prominent journalists and Vice Chairman of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Dimgba Igwe, is dead. Igwe…
Joan Rivers, queen of US ‘comediennes,’ dies aged 81
Joan Rivers, the caustic stand-up comic and television host who blazed a trail at a time when comedy was all…
Dead brother of Oba Adetona to be buried today
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Prince Abdul Rasheed Adesupo Adetona, the immediate younger brother of Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba…
NURTW Branch Chairman Dies
Daniels Ekugo Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ogba B Branch, Lagos, Comrade Hakeem Adegoke, popularly…
Bamidele Aturu is dead
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Bamidele Aturu, one of Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer is dead. Close friends to Aturu,…
Former Georgia president Shevardnadze is dead
Eduard Shevardnadze was a hero in the West for helping to end the Cold War as the last Soviet foreign…
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Gospel Singer Kefee Is Dead
Funsho Arogundade Female gospel music star, Kefee Don Momoh, who was under intensive care in the United States for over…
In Pictures: Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero is buried
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around on Friday 6 June. An unprecedented crowd graced his palace…
Tributes pour in as Emir of Kano is buried
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around 6:15 p.m. on Friday 6 June.…
Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Is Dead
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead. He died in his sleep at 5 a.m.…
Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dies at 85
Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died Wednesday. He was 85. Glazer gained…
Justice Chukwudifu Oputa is dead
Eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa is dead. A statement released by the family…
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Former Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova dead at 45
Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died on Friday at the age of 45 after a prolonged battle against cancer, the…
Plane crash latest: FAAN confirms 15 dead, 5 survivors
Simon Ateba/Lagos An Associated airlines plane crashed on Thursday morning, killing at least 15 people, just minutes after taking off…
Ogun ACN Stalwart Is Dead
The Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun Central Senatorial District, Chief Segun Taiwo, died this morning…
Mother of Governor Ajimobi Dies
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Mother of the governor of Oyo State, Alhaja Sikirat Abeje Ajimobi is dead. She was 85. According to…
P-Square Lose Mom
The mother of Paul and Peter Okoye of P-Square fame, Mrs. Josephine Okoye, is dead. She died about five hours…