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Nollywood actor and production manager, Frank Dallas Ebuluku, is dead. The former public relations officer of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos chapter died while attending a summit in Umuahia, Abia State. He reportedly died on Wednesday in his hotel room. Popular as “Adedibu” or “Killer” in movie circles, Dallas hails from Ohafia in Abia State. Monalisa Chinda defeated ...
February, 2020
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8 February
APC researcher, wole Fadunmoye, 61, is dead
LAGOS APC RESEARCHER & INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, WOLE FADUNMOYE DIES AT 61! THE OSOGBO BORN, TRAINED JOURNALIST WHO HAD BEEN NURSING AN UNDISCLOSED AILMENT, WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS EGBEDA APARTMENT ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2020.
January, 2020
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10 January
Chukwuemeka Ike, 88, prolific novelists, is dead
Chukwuemeka Ike, one of Nigeria’s most prolific novelists, is dead. Until his death, he was the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu community in Orumba, Anambra, a position he held since 2008. Toads for Supper, Ike’s first work was published in 1965, three years after facing a series of rejection. But that’s not all: the work came after he was inspired by ...
December, 2019
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22 December
Veteran Yoruba actor, Alabi Yellow, is dead
A famous Nollywood actor, Samuel Alabi Oludayo Akinpelu, popularly known as Alabi Yellow, is dead. He died early Sunday in his Ikorodu, Lagos, home. He was 62. It should be recalled that the actor had been afflicted with a stroke in March shortly after the demise of his wife. However, the actor had got a lifeline of N10m from a ...
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18 December
Imo Senator, Benjamin Uwajumogu slumped inside toilet, dies !
The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Benjamin Uwajumogu, is dead. His death was confirmed to journalists outside the Senate chamber on Wednesday by the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha. He was said to have slumped in the toilet while taking his bath and rushed to a private hospital in Apo, Abuja where he died
November, 2019
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21 November
Economic analyst and popular columnist, Henry Boyo, is dead
Boyo was 72 at the time of his death. He was reported to have died on Monday after a brief illness. A family source said he died on Monday after taking ill. “Mr Boyo was said to be preparing for office when he suddenly fell ill. “He was taken to the hospital and died two hours later,” the source said. ...
October, 2019
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30 October
First Gov. of Lagos, Mobolaji Johnson, is dead.
Onome Jackson, Lagos. The first military governor of Lagos State, Brig-Gen. Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson, is dead. His son, Deji, confirmed that the retired soldier passed on few hours ago. The late Johnson was appointed as the military Administrator by the military Head of State, Major Gen. Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, and later, governor of Lagos State by his successor, Gen. Yakubu Gowon. ...
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23 October
Ekiti Oba dies of terminal ailment @ 62
The Oore of Otun-Ekiti, the headquarters of Moba Local Government Areas of Ekiti State, Oba Adedapo Popoola, is dead Oba Popoola died at the age of 62 after battling with a terminal ailment. Oba Popoola, a one-time chairman, Council of Obas in Ekiti State, died in the early hours of Tuesday. A highly placed community leader, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed ...
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3 October
Oldest tortoise in Africa, 344 yrs, is dead
A 344-year-old tortoise, the oldest in Africa, is dead, after a brief illness.She died on Thursday. Popularly known as Alagba, in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso. The current Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi popularise it, making it attractive for tourisms with the monarch providing good shelter and health support for the tortoise. It had lived in the palace ...
September, 2019
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6 September
Zimbabwe President from 1980-2017, Mugabe, 95, is dead
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. He won Zimbabwe’s first election after independence, becoming prime minister in 1980. ...
