Tag: DEATH
Rashidi Yekini’s brother dies in Kwara
The younger brother of Nigeria’s all-time highest goal scorer, Rashidi Yekini, is dead.
A member of Kwara Football Association, Alhaji Wasiu Lawal, who visited the...
Tunde Bakare’s mother dies at 108
Abigail Bakare, mother of overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has died at the age of 108.
The death occurred on Saturday...
Ajimobi declares three-day mourning as Oyo Assembly Speaker dies at 47
The Oyo State Government has announced the passing away of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Michael Adeyemo who died early Friday...
Shock as Tambuwal’s media aide, Imam Imam, dies after brief illness
Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Media and Publicity, Imam Imam, is dead.
Imam died around 3 am at the Nziamye Turkish...
Femi Fani-Kayode loses mother-in-law
Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has announced the loss of his mother-in-law, Leticia Chikwendu.
The 57-year-old made the announcement in a Twitter post on Monday...
Swedish DJ, Avicii, dies at 28
Grammy-nominated Swedish DJ, Avicii, has died in Muscat, Oman, at the age of 28.
His representative confirmed the death in a statement on Friday.
“It is...
BREAKING: Former Chelsea coach, Ray Wilkins, dies at 61 after heart...
Former England, Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins died on Wednesday at the age of 61, days after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Wilkins, who...
Saraki mourns late Sen. Mustapha Bukar
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of the Senator representing Katsina North, Mustapha Bukar, after...
Senator Mustapha Bukar dies at 63
Senator Mustapha Bukar, representing Katsina North senatorial district, President Muhammadu Buhari’s constituency, is dead. He was aged 63.
Alhaji Kanta Bukar, the elder brother of...
2 men arraigned for allegedly flogging teenage apprentice to death
Two men — Divine Ogidi and Favour Anyaoguin — who allegedly caned a teenage apprentice fatally, were on Tuesday hauled before an Ebute Meta...