An Indian passenger over the weekend died on board an Air India evacuation flight from Lagos to Mumbai. It was learnt that the 42-year-old passenger had fever on board the aircraft and was provided with oxygen after having difficulty in breathing. Few moments later, he collapsed and died on board the flight which landed at […]
Osun State Government on Saturday announced the death of Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor on General Administration, Mr. Jare Adebisi. The late Adebisi, a lawyer had served both as Assistant Chief of Staff and Special Adviser in the Governor’s Office, in the previous administration, and was pursuing his doctorate programme in Law before […]
Nigerian dancer and choreographer, Kaffy Ameh simply known as Kaffy has lost her mother at the age of 82 years. The Dancer annoubced her mum’s demise at the early hours of today, explaining that she passed away after showing no signs of illness or sickness. READ ALSO Rep Ofumelu mourns late monarch of Ogbunike may […]
Popular Nollywood actress, Emilia Dike is dead. She was reported to have slumped and died in Enugu on Wednesday May 20. Emilia Dike featured in Nollywood movies such as Ignorant couples, Dust of yesterday, Kings Guard, Where Money Never Sleep 1 and 2, and many more. Movie Director, Okechukwu Oku, announced her passing on his […]
Did 20-year-old Margeret Adiya Ikumu die of natural causes? Did she authorize her friends to bury her and not allow her family access to her body after her death? Who are these friends of hers and where have they ran to? The above are issues investigators at the Lagos State Police Command would have to […]
The National President of foremost rights group, the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Uche Wisdom Durueke, Esq, died on Thursday. The popular Owerri-based lawyer and activist died following complications arising from burns he sustained last week in a generator accident. “I am still in shock. Information about what really happened is still sketchy,” one of his […]
The judge who announced the annulment of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, Justice Dahiru Saleh, is dead. He died at the age of 81. The June 12, 1993 Presidential election was presumably won by the late MKO Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party after defeating his closest rival, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, of the […]
Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who brought a modern sensibility to recent hit films and hard roles in Hollywood movies such as “Life of Pi” and “The Namesake”, died on Wednesday at age 54. Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor, known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema, in addition to British and American films. […]
Chief Victor Ikwuemesi, Chairman, defunct Sosoliso Airline, has reported died of Coronavirus in London, United Kingdom. This came as 778 people were on Tueday confirmed. died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to 12,107, the Department of Health (DoH) has said Ikwuemesi’s family sources and associates, said Ikwuemesi died on Monday days after […]
A hospital director in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak, died from the disease on Monday, state media reported. Liu Zhiming, director of Wuchang Hospital, died from infection with the new coronavirus, which has so far spread to more than 72,000 people across China, the state-owned newswire China News […]
Umuahia – The Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia, Mr Onyekachi Okoro, is dead, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area has confirmed. Okoro was said to have slumped at a private residence in Umuahia around 1pm on Thursday and died before he could get medical help. […]
Known for his great defence skills and goal scoring, former green eagles player, Peter Anieke has died. He died on the 20th of April after an unsuccessful battle with acute rheumatism and arthritis. Peter started his soccer career in 1967, playing for local football leagues after which he moved to the National team in […]
An Ibadan based businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Mufutahu Olanihun, died on Sunday. He was 69. The Nation learnt that Olanihun died of undisclosed illness. Family sources confirmed that the late businessman had not been seen in public recently because of the illness. His remains had been buried at his Oke-Ado residence after a prayer session […]