Tag: Obituary
Awoonor’s Body To Be Flown To Ghana Tomorrow
The body of Professor Kofi Awoonor who met his tragic death at the Westgate Mall in Kenya is expected to…
Ghanaian poet, Kofi Awoonor killed in Nairobi attack
Ghanaian poet and former UN envoy Kofi Awoonor, 78, is among 59 people killed in the attack, according to reports…
Senator Mark, others mourn Agagu
Nigeria’s Senate President David Mark on Saturday mourned the death of former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Kokumo Agagu,…
Reports: Agagu, Ex Ondo governor dies
Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu, a former Governor of Ondo State, in western Nigeria has died. He was aged 65. Agagu,…
Oil mogul, Saleh Jambo dies
Alhaji Saleh Jambo, an oil mogul and founder of NorthEast Petroleum, has died in Abuja. Jambo, who once aspired to…
Ajimobi mourns Tejumade Alakija
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the western Nigerian state of Oyo has commiserated with the royal family of Ile-Ife…
Sowemimo, ex-information commissioner dies
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A former Commissioner for Information and former Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists,Ogun State chapter,Chief Soniran Sowemimo died…
My Dad Wept On Sick Bed —Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says the only time he ever saw his late father, Pa Ademola Fashola, weep…
Waka Creator, Batili Alake dies
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Alhaja Batili Alake, popular Waka creator and singer singer died today in her home at Ijebu Igbo in…
Fashola’s Father Buried
The remains of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of the Governor of Lagos State, were this afternoon laid to rest…
Lagos PDP condoles Fashola
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, commiserated with the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde…
In Pictures: Nigeria Buries Fallen Soldiers
The remains of fifteen soldiers who died during military operation against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and Mali between May…
Legendary newspaper columnist, Odunewu dies
Veteran journalist and legendary newspaper columnist, Alhaji Alade Odunewu is dead. Sources said he died Thursday at St Nicholas Hospital…
Police confirm death of Patience Jonathan’s mother
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s police command in Rivers state today confirmed the death of Madam Charity Obah, the foster mother…
Computer mouse inventor dies at 88
Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionized computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88, the…