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An erudite scholar and mobile encyclopedia in communication education, Professor Emevwo Anselm Biakolo, died in his sleep on February 8th, 2024. Professor Biakolo was the founding dean of the School of Media and Communication of Pan-Atlantic University. A public intellectual of repute, Prof. Biakolo was a scholar in classics and poetry. As an academic, his areas of expertise were Communication, ...
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February, 2024
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13 February
Dangote, other Friends of Herbert Wigwe visit his aged parents
Super rich Friend’s of Herbert Wigwe, the former group CEO of Access Bank paid a Visit to his bereaved parents in Lagos today. It was a sad and teary moment. Hard men turned to babies. Oh death, how unfair. They came to say,‘ Papa, we mourn with you and feel your grief, your son meant the world to us and ...
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13 February
Wigwe :Graphic details of how helicopter crashed
The NTSB has confirmed that it has identified major components of the crashed helicopter, including electronic devices and onboard equipment, at the scene of the accident. A Board Member at the NTSB, Michael Graham, stated that the team conducted aerial drone mapping and documented the wreckage, emphasising the agency’s commitment to a meticulous examination of the scene. “Various electronic devices ...
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10 February
Bimbo son of Chief Chris Ogunbanjo crashes to death, along Wigwes
Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo was born in Nigeria to the family of Chris and Hilda Ogunbanjo, OFR, CON, a distinguished and foremost corporate lawyer. Bimbo Ogunbanjo is the son of business man, Chris Ogunbanjo,” It was on Saturday, January 2017, when Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, was conferred with a chieftaincy title in his native ...
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9 February
Confusion asTinubu condoles on Asagba of Asaba’s Death at 99 yrs +, Palace says he’s alive !
There are confusions over the report on passing on of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien. The Palace on Thursday, said the revered traditional ruler was only hospitalized and not dead. Curiously, prominent Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, have been commiserating with the monarch’s family and Delta state following the reported death of the first class traditional ruler ...
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8 February
Nollywood Actress, Ethel Ekpe is dead !
Nigerian film anctress, Ethel Ekpe, who played the role of Segi in Basi and Company, a sitcom that ran on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) from 1986 to 1990, has died. The University of Calabar graduate reportedly died of cancer on Monday. With her death Nollywood and the Creative sector have lost another veteran Actress She was a cast of Ken ...
January, 2024
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28 January
Police recount gunfire with kidnappers on Lagos- Ibadan express way.. one dies
Ogun State Police Command on Saturday gave details of Aivoji’s abduction, saying efforts had been intensified to secure his release. In a statement by its spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, the command explained that the PDP chairman was the only one taken away by the abductors as its men engaged the hoodlums in gunfire, which led to the escape of nine ...
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22 January
16 Passengers Die In Zaria-Kano Highway Crash
Sixteen passengers traveling in a commercial bus have died in an accident at Taban Sani Junction, Tashar Yari, along the Zaria-Kano expressway in Kaduna State. The incident, which occurred yesterday around 11:20 am resulted in four injuries. The Kaduna Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kabir Nadabo, said the lone accident was caused by over speeding. He ...
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17 January
Ibadan Explosion: Scores die, 18 Hospitalised, Bola Ige house shattered
Though the actual number of casualty are yet to be a certained, persons were feared killed and 18 others hospitalised on Tuesday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, following an explosion that rocked the Ibadan metropolis. There was serious panic in the ancient city around 7.30 pm over the explosion. Among the affected areas were a section of ...
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15 January
Akeredolu for burial February 23rd
The burial arrangement and timetable of the former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has emerged. Recall that Akeredolu died of protracted prostate cancer at a German hospital on December 27, 2023, where he was receiving treatment. According to Peoples Gazette, a copy of the funeral timetable shows that the remains of the former governor would be laid to rest ...
