Tag: tribute
Fashola, Oshiomhole, Amosun Mourn Remi Oyo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin & Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three governors have joined other Nigerians to mourn the death of former Managing Director of the…
Aregbesola, Fashola Mourn IGI Boss
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his counterpart in Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashola have mourned the…
Amosun mourns ‘Black Scorpion’
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has joined in mourning the demise of one of the nation’s gallant military officers,…
Jonathan commiserates with Gen. Adekunle’s family
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the family of late Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle who passed away on Saturday morning.…
Obasanjo mourns his ‘friend’, Gen. Benjamin Adekunle
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has eulogised General Benjamin Adekunle (red) who died on Saturday morning, saying his…
Tinubu pays glowing tribute to Gen. Adekunle
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress has paid glowing tribute to General Benjamin Adekunle (rtd.) who…
Thousands Mourn Italian Nuns Killed In Burundi
Thousands of mourners in Burundi celebrated the lives of three Italian nuns brutally murdered this week, in tearful farewells before…
More Tributes To Dimgba Igwe
By Our Reporters More Nigerians have continued to mourn the death of the nation’s frontline journalist, Dimgba Igwe. He died…
Akunyili Buried
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi The final burial rites for Professor Dora Akunyili, former director-General of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration…
PFN, Others Mourn Pa Sadela
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Joseph Oluwasanmi National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Dr. Felix Omobude and other ministers of the…
Jonathan Leads Others To Bid Akunyili Farewell In Abuja
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Funeral rites for the late former Information Minister and Director General of 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…
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…
Activists, Lawyers Paid Glowing Tribute To Aturu At Colloquium
Jamiu Yisa Human right activists, lawyers, jurists, labour leaders, civil society organizations and host of others on Tuesday, paid glowing…
Lawyers, Activists Mourn Bamidele Aturu
Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele & Henry Ojelu Family, friends, lawyers and several other sympathizers this morning besieged the Agege home…
Tributes to soul legend Bobby Womack
Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman…
FEC mourns Akunyili at a special session
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday held a special session in honour of late Professor Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s…
Ado Bayero: I’ve Lost A Father —Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he has lost a father in Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero who…
Jonathan Mourns Ado Bayero
President Goodluck Jonathan has joined other Nigerians to mourn the passing of Kano monarch, Ado Bayero. Bayero died in his…
Maya Angelou Truly Phenomenal, says Niyi Osundare
She enriched our world with her astounding array of talents and accomplishments: she was a singer, dancer, composer, producer, actress,…
Wole Soyinka’s Tribute to Maya Angelou
Maya’s ‘AFRICA’ was more than a mere literary metaphor and reference point – it went beyond race identification. To obtain…
Otedola Buried
Yisa Jamiu Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola, who died on Monday, 6 May, 2014 at the age…
Otedola: The Exit Of A Man Of Destiny
By Tayo Ogunbiyi According to Edward Morgan Forster, English novelist and short story writer, “failure and success seem to have…
Tributes Galore For Otedola
Yisa Jamiu & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The late Sir Michael Atolagbe Otedola, former Governor of Lagos State, has been described as…
Otedola: Another Good Man Is Gone!
By Bilikis Bakare A particular dictionary simply defines philanthropy as charitable giving to human causes on a large scale. Philanthropy…
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…
Tribute To Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola
By Sola Ogunmosunle The curtain was recently drawn on the life of one of the illustrious sons of Lagos State.…
NGF Condoles With Buhari Over In-Law’s Death
The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday described as “painful” the death of Alhaji Halilu Chiroma, father-in-law of the former…
Onyeka Onwenu @ 62: A Tribute
By Ade Osijo Prior to the time I met Ms Onyeka Onwenu in person, I had always been swayed by…
Festus Iyayi And The Ideas We Must Not Forget
By Odia Ofeimun I stand here, bemused, unable to determine whether I am trying to recall the day I met…