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The folk singer, poet, and playwright, Solanke died on Monday at the age of 81, just 59 days to his 82nd birthday. He is understood to have passed on while he was being taken to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital from his country home at Ipara Remo. Solanke has been in and out of hospital since December until his death ...
February, 2024
December, 2023
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27 December
Ex-Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, is dead. Born on September 27, 1958, the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives died in Abuja on Wednesday morning. According to family sources, late Na’Abba battled with ailment for a long time before passing away. He was once flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for some months ...
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23 December
Veteran actor Dejumo Lewis ,80, is dead
Veteran Nollywood actor of the popular ‘Village Headmaster’ series Dejumo Lewis is dead. The veteran actor died at the age of 80. Actor Saidi Balogun announced the death in a post shared on his Instagram account on Saturday. Saidi, who shared the photo of the late veteran, wrote, “Good night DEJUMO LEWIS, may your soul rest in perfect peace. RIP.” ...
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10 December
Popular Yoruba poet, Olanrewaju Adepoju, 83, is dead
Yoruba poet, writer, artiste and religious leader, Alhaji Olanrewaju Mas’ud Adepoju, is dead. Adepoju died on Sunday at his Idi Orogbo off Ring Ring Road, Ibadan, Oyo State residence around 7 pm. Alhaji Chief Olanrewaju Adepoju was well known as an Ewi Exponent, a passionate human rights activist, accomplished author, and gifted poet. He was aged 83. His son, Adejare ...
November, 2023
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2 November
BREAKING: Former PDP Chairman Is Dead
A former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party is dead. Rotarian Bola Olu-Ojo, a former chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is dead. The development was confirmed via a statement from a family source.
October, 2023
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11 October
Federal Lawmaker Danbuga,63, is Dead !
The member, representing Isa-Sabon Birni federal constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga, is dead..A member, representing Sabon Birni South constituency at the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Almustapha (aka Boza), confirmed the death. According to Boza, the federal lawmaker who was born in 1960 died around 12:30 am on Wednesday after a ...
September, 2023
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18 September
Musician, Alvan Ewuzie a.k.a Mighty Mouse, Is Dead
An iconic figure in the music landscape of Ajegunle, Lagos, John Oboh fondly known as Mighty Mouse reportedly died on Monday. Ajegunle is known to have brought out ace Nigerian artistes like Daddy Showkey, Oritse Femi, and Danfo Drivers, among others. The legendary music producer who has been pointed out to be the pioneer of the Ajegunle rhythm in the ...
July, 2023
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31 July
The only Supreme Court judge from South East, Nweze, 64, is dead
Hon. Justice Centus Chima Nweze is dead. Justice Nweze died yesterday after a brief illness at the age of 64. With this unfortunate exit, the South East is presently without a single Justice at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Hon. Mr. Justice Chima Centus Nweze, a native of Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was born on September ...
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20 July
Renowned Nigerian writer, Kole Omotoso,80, is dead
Professor Kole Omotoso, a celebrated Nigerian writer and scholar passed away yesterday in South Africa. The South Africa-based revered scholar-writer clocked 80 on April 21, with members of the Nigerian literary community, including ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, joining family, friends and professional colleagues to celebrate the occasion. One of the late literary giant’s children and author, Yewande, confirmed Omotoso’s death. “Our ...
April, 2023
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12 April
Mbadinuju , Anambra State Governor ,1999-2003,is Dead
A former governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, is dead. A statement released by his first son, Chetachi Mbadinuju, disclosed that the elder statesman died on Tuesday morning at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness. The statement reads” With heavy hearts but utmost gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the passing of our father, ...
