Tag: DEATH
Paralympic gold medallist, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead
Nigeria’s Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medalist, Ndidi
Nwosu, has died after a brief illness.
Former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation
(NPPF), Queen Uboh-Idris, confirmed her death...
Ex-finance minister, Nenadi Usman, loses husband
Former minister of finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, has lost her husband, Sa’ad Usman, the emir of Jere, Kaduna State, at age 70.
Usman was finance...
Emir of Ilorin mourns Alfa Sa’adu who died in UK of...
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of Kwara State Traditional Council, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described the death of Dr Alfa Sa’adu as a great loss...
Brighter Grammar author, Phebean Ogundipe, is dead
Author of famous English textbooks, Practical English and Brighter Grammar, Phebean Ogundipe, has died at the age of 92.
Ogundipe died in Charlotte, North Carolina...
25-year-old Nigerian dies of coronavirus in US
A Nigerian, Bassey Offiong, has died of coronavirus in the
United States.
The Western Michigan University student from Detroit died Saturday after contracting the virus.
The...
Ben Murray-Bruce buries wife
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has laid his late wife, Evelyn, to rest.
The former Bayelsa East lawmaker alongside his family buried Evelyn on Saturday.
He shared...
Actor, Matt Alkali, dies on movie set
Actor, Matt Alkali, has died from complications resulting from a blood clotting condition while on the set of a movie in Abuja.
The 36-year-old who...
Senator Rose Oko was soft-spoken – Saraki
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has paid tribute
to the late Senator Rose Oko who died in a UK hospital on Monday.
Saraki was head of...
Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to Manu Dibango
Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo, has paid tribute to Afro-Jazz legend, Manu Dibango, who died from coronavirus on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old posted the tribute on Instagram...
Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango, dies from coronavirus
Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango, has died at the age 86 from coronavirus.
According to a message posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday,...