Tag: Obituary
Ex-Ohaneze leader, Ralph Uwechue dies
A former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, publisher and scholar, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, is dead. Uwechue, 79, died in Abuja on…
Sierra-Leone’s ex-leader Tejan Kabbah dies
Former Sierra Leone president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, widely credited as the man who returned the country to peace after years…
Jigawa’s first female high court judge dies
The first female High Court Judge in Jigawa, Justice Nana Abdullahi, died on Friday. She was aged 54. Her husband,…
Ex-Nigerian minister, Isaiah Balat dies
Senator Isaiah Balat, a key aide and political associate of Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo, is dead. A prominent politician…
Tobias Idika, Ndigbo leader in Kano dies
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Kano, northwest Nigeria has lost its President, Chief Tobias Michael Onyemachi Idika to the cold hands…
Botmang, ex-Plateau state governor dies
A former governor of Plateau, Mr Michael Botmang, is dead, his son, Mr Dadung Botmang, confirmed. Dadung said his father…
Skidd Ikemefunna’s Wife To Be Buried Tomorrow
The remains of Anita Uche Ikemefunna, wife of James Skidd Ikemefuna, foremost Gospel music artiste and General Manager, (Special Duties)…
Boxing: WBC president dies
Jose Sulaiman, who ran the World Boxing Council for 38 years, died Thursday in a California hospital after a lengthy…
Ex- Commissioner, Akerele Dies After Taking Wife To Hospital
Jamiu Yisa Former Commissioner for Information in the western Nigerian state of Ondo, Ranti Akerele is dead. P.M NEWS reliably…
Ex-Israeli PM Laid To Rest
Israel’s controversial former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert on…
Sharon, ex-Israeli PM dies after 8 years in coma
Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon died in hospital near Tel Aviv Saturday after eight years in a coma, prompting a…
Iyetade Soyinka interred In Ibadan
Dr. Iyetade, daughter of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka was today interred at Ultimate Gardens, along Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, Opposite…
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Eusebio, Mozambican-Portuguese football legend dies
Portuguese football legend Eusebio, who was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, died Sunday at the age of…
Iyetade Soyinka to be buried next week
The Soyinka family has announced the burial programme for Iyetade, daughter of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Mrs. Olayide Soyinka,…
Jonathan, Amosun condole Soyinka over death of daughter
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a message of condolence to Professor Wole Soyinka and other members of…
Justice Kawu to be buried today
The burial rites for retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu, will take place today in Ilorin, capital…
Lawal, ex-commissioner in Lagos dies
JAMIU YISA Former governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Professor Kunle Lawal, is dead. He was aged 54. It was learnt…
Fashola visits the Ogunros, Tinubu sends condolence
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Tuesday described as shocking the death of the Managing Director of Eminent…
How Sesan Ogunro was Killed
FOLARIN ADEMOSU A developing story on last Sunday’s killing of the Managing Director, Eminent Communications, Mr. Sesan Ogunro, has revealed…
Russia’s designer of AK-47 rifle dies
MOSCOW, (AFP) – Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of fabled AK-47 automatic rifle, died Monday, the office of the presidency in…
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Advertising Guru, Sesan Ogunro Murdered
—Funsho Arogundade & Ayodeji Dedeigbo Marketing communications guru, Mr. Sesan Ogunro Snr., has been shot dead. Ogunro, the Managing Director,…
Solomon Lar Died A Pauper, Says Daughter
Chief Solomon Lar, the pioneer National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Plateau, died as…
Mandela’s Lying In State Begins
Nelson Mandela’s flag-draped casket made a solemn journey through the streets of Pretoria Wednesday, arriving at the seat of South…
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Freedom At Last
By Tayo Ogunbiyi “Our nation has lost its greatest son.” With these words, South African President, Jacob Zuma, announced the…
Mandela For Burial On Dec. 15
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa said the Late anti-apartheid hero, Dr. Nelson Mandela, would be buried on Dec. 15…
Mandela: We have lost a father, says Zuma
President Jacob Zuma announced President Nelson Mandela’s death to the world on Thursday. “He is now resting … he is…
African Icon, Nelson Mandela takes final bow
Africa’s most revered icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first elected leader of a free South Africa and one of the…
Deji of Akure is dead
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday commiserated with Governor Olusegun Mimiko, and the people of Akure and Ondo State, western Nigeria,…
Senator slumps, dies in Government House
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Tari Sekibo, the President of Ijaw National Congress, INC, the umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic…
Dancehall Star, Fada U-Turn Dies At 36
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE One of Nigeria’s most popular 90s musicians Olufemi Mayomi, a.k.a Fada U-Turn, is dead. P.M.NEWS learnt the dance-hall…