Tag: Obituary
Funmi Olayinka, Ekiti Deputy governor passes on
Mrs. Olufunmilayo Adunni Olayinka, the deputy governor of Ekiti State is dead. A terse statement by the Ekiti State Government…
Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies
Agency reports British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in Harry Potter and the cult film “Withnail &…
Chinua Achebe- Death, Where Are Thy Claws?
By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…
Tribune publisher Wole Awolowo dies
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Second son of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Oluwole, is dead. He died Wednesday evening at the Wellington…
Torrents of tributes pour for Chinua Achebe
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that late Prof. Chinua Achebe will be greatly missed for his immense patriotism and…
Prof. Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s Novelist Dies
Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Albert Chinualumogu Achebe is dead. He died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United…
Tears as Bizman Adedeji Buried
Businessman Ademola Adedeji, who died in police custody only 16 hours after he was arrested in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, was…
Hugo Chavez’ death hits Venezuela hard
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, 58, died Tuesday, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced, shortly after Caracas revealed that the cancer-stricken leftist…
Tributes For Ogo Oluwa Kitan Boss
Nigerian musicians and stakeholders have continued to pay tribute to late music mogul, Chief Joseph Olayiwola Afolabi, the boss of…
Former Lagos NBA Chairman Passes On
Former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch, Mr Anthony Akintola Akinbote, has passed on at his residence in…
Nollywood Loses 4 Actors In 2 Months
These are obviously not the best of times for the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood. So far this year, the industry…
Nigerian actors mourn veteran Nollywood star, Esiri
Members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Wednesday bemoaned the death of a veteran actor, Justus Esiri. In their…
Nollywood’s veteran Justus Esiri dies
Nehru Odeh & Bayo Adetu Veteran Nollywood actor Justus Esiri is dead. The legendary actor, who had acted in many…
Bimpe Sorinolu, ex-governor Fayose’s sister dies
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Bimpe Oluwayose-Sorinolu, the popular Lagos socialite turned apostle and the younger sister to Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti State…
Late Governor Yakowa’s Brother Dies At 60
Adi Femi/Kaduna Adamu Yakowa, the younger brother to the late governor of Nigeria’s north western state of Kaduna, Patrick Yakowa,…