Tag: TRIBUTE
People didn’t know the level of my mother’s influence – Seriake...
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has said that although his late mother played a very important in his life, people did not know how...
Kofi Annan was Africa’s gift to the world – Dankwambo
Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has described late UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as Africa’s gift to the world.
The Ghanaian born Nobel Peace Prize...
BRF at 55: Greying gracefully, going on with gusto
By Hakeem Bello
In November 2010, in a tribute to Stephen J. Solarz, a former nine-term New York congressman, Douglas Martin wrote that he was...
Ras Kimono: I will call you tomorrow
By Azuka Jebose
Rasman, so this is how you anchored your last live performance? On a lazy Sunday in June? “Nwa ba”, it is...
NUJ, NAWOJ mourn Enugu governor’s CPS, Uwakwe Abugu
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South East Zone has expressed shock over the death of Uwakwe Abugu, the chief press secretary to Enugu...
I loved Deji Tinubu as if he was my son –...
Former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State has paid glowing tribute to his nephew, Deji Tinubu, who died during a novelty football match on...
My encounter with Ekwueme in prison – Babatope
A former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope on Tuesday described the late Dr Alex Ekwueme as a man with excellent qualities.
The News Agency...
Borokini Jide Owoeye: The stardom of a scholar-entrepreneur
The time of the year has arrived again when I write to honor either a friend or an academic colleague who has inspired me...
TEK: A leader and legend bids the world final farewell
Taukeme Edwin Koroye (TEK), death drew the final curtain on your eventful life on Saturday, November 18, 2017. It brought a painful end to...
Shagari, Saraki, Mark, others pay tribute to Ekwueme
Former President Shehu Shagari has condoled with the family of the late former Vice President Alex Ekwueme who died on Sunday night.
In a statement...