Tag: Obituary
Lawyers, Activists Mourn Bamidele Aturu
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele & Henry Ojelu Family, friends, lawyers and several other sympathizers this morning besieged the Agege home…
Human Rights Lawyer Murdered
Yusuf Muhammed A human rights lawyer Barrister Kunle Fadipe has been murdered in his home in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. He…
Nigerian Entertainment Industry Unites For Kefee
Funsho Arogundade Over 100 members of the Nigerian entertainment industry gathered on Monday 23 June in Lagos to strategise on…
Arisekola Buried In Grand Style
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Eminent Nigerians across the country were in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Friday to pay…
More Nigerians Mourn Arisekola
Eromosele Ebhomele Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, a popular businessman and…
Jonathan, Atiku, Tinubu, others extol Arisekola-Alao
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan opened the floodgate of tributes for Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao, the Nigerian businessman who died in London…
Ibadan Bizman, Arisekola Alao Dies
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Foremost Ibadan businessman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Wednesday…
Amaka Igwe Goes Home Today
Funsho Arogundade As the remains of foremost producer, writer, director and a leading player in the Nigerian motion picture industry,…
Senator Kuta Dies
Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta representing Niger East Senatorial District is dead, according to Leadership newspaper. He was 65. Senator Kuta…
Dora Akunyili passes on
Professor Dora Akunyili, former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and a…
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.…
Otedola Buried
Yisa Jamiu Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola, who died on Monday, 6 May, 2014 at the age…
US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died, the North Carolina university where she taught said…
Otedola’s Burial Rites Begin Tomorrow
The funeral rites for the late former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola, will begin tomorrow with ‘A Day…
Actress Amaka Igwe For Burial In June
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood icon and filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, who passed away on 28 April will be buried on Friday, 13…