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Walter Carrington, a former United States ambassador to Nigeria, is dead. Arese Carrington, wife of the deceased, confirmed his death in an email. “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my beloved husband Walter Carrington, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and Senegal,” ...
August, 2020
July, 2020
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1 July
Borno gov’s CoS, Wakil, is dead !
Babagana Wakil, the Chief of Staff to Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, is dead. The state government announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Details of his death were, however, not disclosed. But the government said the remains of the deceased will be buried today in consonance with Islamic rites. The statement read, “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Jana’iza of ...
June, 2020
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25 June
Nollywood veteran, Ogun Majek, is dead !
Popular Yoruba actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as Ogun Majek, is dead. We gathered he died on Thursday morning at his Imalefalafia, Oke-Ado, Ibadan home. Details later
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6 June
Ex- Poilce IG Musiliu Smith is dead , Tinubu, Gbajabiamila commiserate
Alhaja Ariat Aderoju Smith (nee Jinadu) who died on Friday 5th June, 2020 at the age of 69. The remains of late Alhaja Ariat Smith will be buried on Saturday 6th June, 2020 in accordance with Muslim rites. Only immediate family members will be allowed at the burial rites, in strict compliance with the NCDC/Lagos State Government’s guidelines on COVID-19 ...
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2 June
Majek Fashek, is dead !
Nigerian reggae musician, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek, is dead. His death was announced by Joy Tongo former artiste manager to Cynthia Morgan on her Instagram handle @joytongo. She posted,”Legendary musician,Mr MajekFashek,my uncle passed on today in New York City.Majek Fashek was a talented man from Benin City,Edo State. Fashek was married to Rita Fashek who inspired the ...
May, 2020
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29 May
Dance Queen, Tessy Yembra, 63, is dead
She died yesterday after a few days of sickness. Until her death yesterday, Tessy Yembra was a popular society figure, who related with the high and mighty. She was usually a first choice for event anchor of many society functions. Tessy, d unique dancer that made Sir Shina Peter’s mega album, Ace and Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s Fuji Garbage is no ...
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28 May
Breaking: ED Finance & Admin NDDC, Ibanga Bassey Etang, is dead.
Breaking: ED Finance & Admin NDDC, Ibanga Bassey Etang, is dead. He is said to have died after a brief illness. Unfortunately, accusations are on lips that Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio poison him to death to invade National Assembly summons.It is however not supported with evidence. … Activist insist NASS must stamp its fit and get rid of ...
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24 May
New Telegraph’s Saturday Editor, Waheed Bakare’s burial photos
New Telegraph’s Saturday Editor, Waheed Bakare, Is Dead!..and we learnt that one of his unfilled dreams was to performing Hajj this year. It is indeed a shocking sad news . Waheed Bakare, the New Telegraph Saturday Editor, is dead. He died Sunday evening after a brief illness. He was formerly a staff of The Punch. Noted for his genteel mien, Bakare ...
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5 May
Former Sokoto gov is dead !
A former Governor of old Sokoto State, Garba Nadama, is dead. He was aged of 82. He died on Monday night during a protracted illness amid rising cases of Coronavirus disease though the Nigeria centre for Disease Control did not report any positive test from the state on Monday. Nadama became Deputy Governor of Sokoto State in 1979 when Nigeria ...
February, 2020
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25 February
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, is dead
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, a former Egyptian military and political leader, served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. He was ousted as president during the Arab Spring that spread across the region in 2011. Born Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak on May 4, 1928, he was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force before ...
