POPULER gospel musician, Sammie Okposo, is dead. He was aged 51. This was made known by a source close to […]
RCategory: Passage
Professor Uwazurike passes on, for burial on December 23
THE Uwazurike family of Umunakanu, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria has announced the passage unto […]
Kwara: Elesa of Oke-Ode dies at 81
OBA Abdulkadri Adelodun, Alebiosu II, the Elesa of Oke-Ode, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has died at the […]
Onyekwere Obia dies at 104
THE family of Onyekwere Obia of Umuokahia I of Ogbor Hill Aba, in Abia State has announced the passing into the eternal…
What killed Yinka Odumakin
YINKA Odumakin, 56, fiery human rights activist and national publicity secretary, Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, is dead…
Odumakin: Yoruba has lost a gem, dependable ally -Gani Adams
GANI Adams, Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, has described the death of Yinka Odumakin, publicity secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio…
Mama Julianah Ademolahan Adeleye passes on
THE family of Pa Joseph Adeleye Obutu of Iju/Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government in Ondo State announces the glorious passage…
ONE YEAR IN MIND: MR MICHAEL OKECHUKWU OGBONNA
Beloved, Today marks exactly one year you passed to eternity. You left us so soon, so quick, & with neither […]
Life and Times of Ezinne Margaret Uduekwesi Obinau-Ezike Obiukwu
EZINNE Margaret Uduekwesi Obiukwu was born on June 7, 1939, to the family of Late Chief Ejike Obinali Obiukwu of Akabu Village, Osumenyi…
Margaret Obiukwu’s burial holds April 5
The Obiukwu family Akabu village, Osumenyi, Nnewi South local government area of Anambra State, has announced the death of…
Aliu Omokide is dead
WITH gratitude to God for a very fulfilled life, the family of Omokide has announced the passage of it’s patriarch, […]
*Lagos NUJ mourns Jakande
THE Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has mourned the demise of the First Civilian Governor of Lagos State…
National Hospital workers eulogise late Prof. Bwala
THE staff of National Hospital, Abuja, on Thursday eulogised the late Prof. Sunday Bwala, a consultant neurologist at the hospital…
Tony Momoh is dead
TONY Momoh, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former minister of Information and Culture, is dead. Momoh, […]
NGE mourns Ace broadcaster, Ben Egbuna
THE Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, says that it received with shock, the news of the death of Ben Ndubuisi Egbuna.…
Actor Ernest Asuzu is dead
ERNEST Asuzu, veteran Nollywood actor is dead. He died on Tuesday, January 26. Jennifer Asuzu, his wife, told The […]
Larry King is dead
Larry King, popular American broadcaster, and long time CNN host, who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers […]
Balogun’s death painful, Makinde mourns late Permanent Seccretary
GOVERNOR ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, described the death of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works…
NCWS mourns former national president, Nwokeafor
THE National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has condoled with the family of its former National President, Dr Ketebu…
Buhari condoles with Sultan of Sokoto over brother’s death
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolence over the death of Alhaji Abdulkadir Jeli Abubakar, Dikkon Sokoto…
Breaking: Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu is dead
REAR Admiral Ndubisi Kanu, 78, former military head of Imo State in 1975 and governor of Lagos in 1976, is […]
Anambra Governor mourns Nkwonta, APGA Publicity Sec
GOV. Willie Obiano of Anambra has described the sudden demise of a former Publicity Secretary, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, […]
Chancellor Arthur Nwankwo goes home in glory
THE inimitable Chancellor of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU), Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo, was interred in his home…
BREAKING: Army GOC 6th Division dies of COVID -19
THE General Officer Commanding 6th Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Maj-Gen. Johnson Olu Irefin has reportedly died of…
Oyo judiciary Chief Registrar dies, buried in Ibadan
THE Chief Registrar, Oyo State judiciary, Alhaja Fatimo Badrudeen, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria…
We’ve lost another great man, Makinde mourns as Harry Akande passes on
THE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, described the death of reputable businessman and former presidential…
Diego Maradona dies: Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in
TODAY’S football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo “could not even dream” of being admired as much…
Ex-Bauchi health commissioner dies in car accident
The Head of Department, Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital …
Sen. Omo-Agege mourns Albert Okumagba
THE Deputy President of the Senate, Sen.Ovie Omo-Agege (APC Delta) has expressed sadness over the death of the Chief Executive…
Henryk Gulbinowicz, Polish cardinal punished by Vatican dies at 97
Prominent Polish Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, a long-time archbishop of Wroclaw died on Monday, the Polish Bishop’s …
Balarabe Musa dies at 84
A former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa, died on Wednesday morning in Kaduna at the age of 84 …
Obasanjo, Fayemi, others celebrate Akala at 70
SOME dignitaries in the Nigerian political class have eulogized the virtues of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala at 70, describing ‘Amazing Grace’…
Late Prof Mathias Obiaya to be buried on November 20
The Obiaya family of Asaba, Oshimili South local government area, Delta State, has announced the death of Prof …
Algerian independence war veteran dies at 87
Algerian independence war veteran, Lakhdar Bouregaa, has died at 87, his family said on Thursday, around two weeks …
Sean Connery, James Bond star dies
Scottish actor, Sean Connery, star of the James Bond series is dead. in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh …
Ikpeazu, party chieftains pay special tributes to late Abia PDP Chairman
THE remains of the late Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, Chief Johnson Onuigbo, were on Wednesday laid…