Tag: DEATH
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...
Nigerian gospel singer, Eric Arubayi, is dead
Gospel singer and the 3rd runner up at the maiden edition of the Idols West Africa, Eric Arubayi, is dead.
The young artiste, believed to...
Actress found dead at home
English actress, socialite, TV presenter and friend of the Royal Family, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, has been found dead at her London flat, aged 45.
The former...
Fela’s mother-in-law dies
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has announced the death of his maternal grandmother.
In a short tribute posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Femi said the deceased...
BREAKING: Rivers police commissioner, Bolaji Odesanya, dies
The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Bolaji Odesanya, is dead.
He was said to have died on Tuesday morning at a brief illness at Sterling Hospital...
NFF, others mourn Dalung’s wife
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has joined Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, in grieving following the death of his wife.
Dalung, 52, announced the...