Obituaries

26-year-old NYSC Member, Two Others Die In Imo Roa

Saturday, December 9, 2023
A 26-year-old female National Youth Service Corps member, Sanni Mariam, of 2023 Batch C Stream 2, has been confirmed dead in an accident in Imo State on Thursday. Other passengers and the driver were also reported dead when their vehicle had an accident en route to Lagos. It was learnt that Ma ...

Anambra Journalist Dies on 50th Birthday, Colleagues Mourn, RallySupport for Her

Friday, December 8, 2023
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council was thrown into mourning mood in the early hours of Tuesday, following the demise of one of their own, Mrs. Nneka Ibe-Anoliefo. Mrs. Anoliefo, a staff of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), was attached to the State 39;s Ministry ...

Late Alaafin Of Oyo’s Son Dies At 47 After Brief Sickness

Friday, December 8, 2023
Prince Abdulfatai Adeyemi, son of the immediate past Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has passed on. The late prince reportedly died after a brief illness in the early hours of Friday at the age of 47 at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan Prince Adeyemi, fondly called D-Gov., was said ...

APC Elder Statesman, Kokori Is Dead

Thursday, December 7, 2023
An elder statesman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Frank Kokori, has been confirmed dead. It was learnt that the former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) died at exactly 1:30 am on Thursday, December 7, 2023, coincidentally ...

The Fall Of A Hero In Ayuele Land

Monday, December 4, 2023
Inalillahi wa ilahi lahi rajihun, Allah Akbar Today, we mourn the loss of an exceptional elder statesman, who departed from us this afternoon. He was a father figure to all, without discrimination or bias. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to serving others and leaving a positive impact on ...

Announcing The Passing Of A Good Man: Pa Nweke Udemezue

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
With sadness in our hearts, but with sincere gratitude and total submission to the will of God Almighty, we, members of the family of the Nweke Udemezue family of Enugu-Na-Uwani, Akiyi-Umulokpa, Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu State, Nigeria, announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father, grandf ...

Ebonyi State Loses One Of Her Prominent Founding Fathers.

Thursday, November 16, 2023
The death of one of the prominent founding fathers of Ebonyi State, Chief Felix Nwigwe Mgbada, MON, has been announced. According to the Mgbada Nwite dynasty of Unwuogharu in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, the legal icon passed on in his country home on 10th August, 2023 at the ag ...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Expresses Sorrow Over The Death Of Dr. Sylvanus Olisanye Ebigwei

Saturday, November 4, 2023
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has received with a rude shock the passing of yet another Igbo Titan, a humanist, erudite scholar, bridge builder, the summary of virtues, a dentist of global renown, community leader, publisher, former President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the Iyase of Okp ...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Mourns The Passage Of Prof Ben Nwabueze

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has received with shock the devastating news of the passing on of one of the foremost quintessential Igbo Titans, an erudite scholar, constitutional lawyer, educationist, former minister of the federal Republic of Nigeria, a senior advocate of Nigeria and the first Secr ...

Iyalode Of Yorubaland, Alaba Lawson, Is Dead

Saturday, October 28, 2023
Chief Alaba Lawson, Iyalode of Yorubaland, is dead. It was learnt that the prominent educationist and founder of the popular Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta died in the early hours of Saturday. The news of her demise was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of Abe ...
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