The management of Brickhall School in Kaura, Abuja, has resumed classes a week after its closure to mourn the death of its pupil Miguel Ovoke. The four-year-old pupil was reported to have died during feeding hours in April. Ovoke was pronounced dead upon arrival at Excel Specialist Hospital, following complications during his lunch. He was brought to the hospital “on account of …

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr Kenneth Omemavwa Gbagi, FNIM OON, is dead. Gbagi, a former minister of Education and an industrialist died at the age of 62. The Renowned Criminologist and senior lawyer died on Saturday, 4th May 2024. A statement by his eldest son, Chief Emuoboh …

The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Yoruba Actor Ganiyu Oyeyemi popularly known as Ogunjimi, surfaced on social media on Friday. Ogunjimi’s death was announced by a Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod, in a post on his Instagram page. Mourning the actor, Afod wrote, “We tried our best but …

Lagos District of The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and the professions, has mourned the passing of one of its leaders, Prof. Muhammad Olatunde Ya’qub. A Professor of Arabic linguistics, Ya’qub was, until his death, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. He died after Tawaf last Sunday Mecca, the …

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed sadness over the tragic death of three medical students of the Abia State University, Uturu. It was gathered that the incident occurred last week Thursday evening at the Nunya axis of the Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway. The students were said to be heading for their base in Aba after attending the induction …

Muonagor reportedly died on Sunday, 24 March 2024, at the age of 62, after suffering from kidney-related issues, diabetes and stroke. In 2023, he had suffered a stroke that led to partial paralysis of his left leg. According to findings, he was undergoing weekly dialysis and physiotherapy to treat the paralysis brought on by stroke. His demise comes just days …

The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, His Imperial Majesty Oba Mohood Olalekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, is dead. He was aged 82. The first-class monarch died at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan a few hours after he was admitted into the tertiary health facility on Thursday night. Meanwhile, Oyo State governor, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde has officially announced the death …

The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, on behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), mourns the death of the former minister of state for health, Gabriel Yakubu Aduku, aged, 80. Aduku was appointed minister of state for health during the administration of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua where he played an important role …

Italian filmmaker Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic “Padre Padrone” won the top Cannes Film Festival prize, has died aged 92, Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri said Thursday. For more than three decades Taviani and his brother Vittorio formed one of cinema’s greatest directorial duos. “Paolo Taviani, a great maestro of Italian cinema, leaves us”, Gualtieri said on X, the former Twitter. …

A 21-year-old final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Olubodun Sanni, has confessed stabbing a 20-year-old female student of same institution, Adekunle Ifeoluwa, to death over her iPhone XR. The victim, Adebisi, was a 300-level economics student at the institution and lived off a campus hostel with her killer. Police sources said the suspect confessed …