Tag: DEATH
Chanchangi Airlines chairman dies
Chairman of Chanchangi Airlines Nigeria Limited, Ahmadu Chanchangi, has died on Wednesday morning.
The Kaduna-based billionaire died along the Kaduna-Abuja Road on the way to...
World’s oldest person dies at 117
The world’s oldest person, who at 117 was the last surviving person born in the 19th century, has died.
Emma Morano died in Italy on...
Former Delta commissioner, Magnus Onyibe, loses daughter
Former Delta State Commissioner for Information, Magnus Onyibe, has lost his 18-year-old daughter, Kikaose Ebiye-Onyibe, the family has announced.
Kika, as she was fondly called,...
Former Bendel State governor, Ogbemudia, dies at 84
A former Military Governor of defunct Midwestern Region, later renamed Bendel State, Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, has died at 84.
He reportedly died on Thursday night.
His...
Former Western Region governor, Adeyinka Adebayo, dies one day to 89th...
Former Governor of defunct Western State of Nigeria, General Adeyinka Adebayo, is dead.
Family sources said died in his sleep on Wednesday.
Born on March 9,...
BREAKING: Atiku’s former aide, Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba, is dead
Journalist, playwright and university teacher, Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba, has died four days to his 57th birthday.
A former aide to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Onukaba...
Funmi Iyanda: In conversation with my dead mother
Funmi: So, Did you die?
Yetunde: Yes.
Funmi: That’s a relief; I spent too long thinking you may be lost.
Yetunde: Lost, how?
Funmi: I knew you would...
Kunle Afolayan loses grandmother
Nollywood director, Kunle Afolayan, on Friday announced the death of his grandmother who is assumed to be about 100 years old.
According to the 42-year-old,...
My father has gone to be with Jesus – Benita Okojie
Nigerian gospel singer, Benita Okojie, has formally announced the death of her father, Ben Iyere-Okojie, which occurred on Monday, February 13.
In a message posted...
Jazz legend, Al Jarreau, dies at 76
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and pop singer Al Jarreau has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76, his publicist says.
The cause of...