Tag: Obituary
Atiku’s Presidential Dream: An Obituary
The perennial ambition of Atiku Abubakar to preside over Nigeria finally comes to a dead end this February 16, 2019.…
Umaru Shinkafi is dead
A former Nigeria Security Organisation Boss, Alhaji Umar Shinkafi died on Wednesday at a London hospital, News Agency of Nigeria…
LUTH doctor, Adekoya-Cole killed in Ijebu-Ode
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon, working with Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Dr Thomas Adekoya-Cole was killed this morning in his…
Wives of Nigerian Senators mourn Adetayo Alasoadura
Wife of Nigeria’s Senate President, Toyin Saraki and members of the Senators’ Wives Forum said they received with shock and…
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Kogi poll tragic twist: Prince Audu declared dead
The governorship election in the central Nigerian state of Kogi has ended with double twists, one of which was tragic.…
Ex-Bayelsa governor, Alamieyeseigha is dead
Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha,former Nigerian air force officer and former Bayelsa State governor, is dead. He died today in Port…
Ooni’s Passing: Exit Of An Icon —Awolowo Foundation
The passing of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the Ooni of Ife, has been described as an…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade Dies At 85
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has passed on. He died on Tuesday evening at the age…
Activists Celebrate Abiola 17 Years After Demise
Kazeem Ugbodaga Scores of activists gathered at the tomb of the late Moshood Kashimao Abiola, MKO, on Tuesday to mark…
Soccer Tragedy: Malaysia To Send Oniya’s Corpse To Lagos
The remains of T-Team skipper, David Faramola Oniya of Nigeria, who died after collapsing on the field due to heart…
Village Headmaster, Femi Robinson Buried
Ayo Lawal & Daniels Ekugo The late veteran actor, Femi Robinson, popularly known as the Village Headmaster, was buried today…
Ogun Socialite, Bode Osinusi Dies
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ijebu Ode-born popular socialite, Prince Bode Osinusi, who celebrated his 80th birthday last weekend, has died Thursday morning…
‘Village Headmaster’, Femi Robinson Dies At 75
Jamiu Yisa Veteran actor and producer, Femi Robinson popularly known as the Village Headmaster, for the role he played in…
Molade Okoya-Thomas dies
Chief Molade Alexandria Okoya-Thomas, the Lagos businessman and socialite has died. He was aged 79. Until his death, he was…
Ex-AFP bureau chief in Nigeria passes on
Journalist Jacques Lhuillery, whose more than three decades with Agence France-Presse took him to three continents, died overnight aged 61,…
US first elected African-American senator dies
The first elected black US senator, Edward Brooke, died Saturday. He was 95. Brooke was a trailblazer in Congress when…
Adunni Bankole dies, on her daughter’s wedding day
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Oluwo area of Adigbe community in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, the hometown of the former Speaker of…
Cuban Ebola worker dies of malaria in Guinea
Guinea authorities buried a Cuban Saturday who died of malaria while working in the country to help battle the killer…
Michael Sata, Zambian President dead
Zambian President Michael Sata, 77, has died in London where he was receiving medical treatment, local media reported Wednesday. There…
Meyiwa, South Africa’s goalkeeper shot dead
South Africa and Orlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead late Sunday near Johannesburg, a police spokesman…
Remi Oyo passes on
Oluremi Oyo, veteran journalist, editor and two-time managing director of The News Agency of Nigeria has died. She was aged…
Akunyili Buried
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi The final burial rites for Professor Dora Akunyili, former director-General of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration…
Fayemi, Others Mourn Ade-Ajayi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of eminent historian and former Vice Chancellor of…
Ikorodu Monarch’s Corpse Arrives Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele & Damilare Okunola The remains of the late Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi, have arrived Lagos from…
Associates, Lawyers Pay Tributes To Aturu
Jamiu Yisa Human rights activists, lawyers, jurists, labour leaders, members of civil society organiations and a host of others on…
Aturu’s Funeral Begins
The funeral rites for the late human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, who died last week, will begin Tuesday with a…
South African Nobel Prize Winner, Gordimer Dies At 90
South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the…
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Kefee Goes Home Today
Funsho Arogundade Hundreds of family members, friends and colleagues stormed Okpara-Inland in Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State where the…
Heinemann Ex-Boss Dies
Arrangements have been concluded for the burial of former chairman of Heinemann Educational Books, Aigboje Higo. He died last month…