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Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has in the early hours of Sunday, January 2 passed on at 93. The monarch died at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, palace sources announced but did not disclose the cause of his…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu, described by foreign observers and his countrymen as the moral conscience of his nation,…

Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha, former Abia State Commissioner of Information and former National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has died. Iwuoha, who served as the national President of the Union between 1996 to 1997, died on…

Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, has passed away at 95 on Sunday, December 12. Sources close to the monarch at the palace told our correspondent that the 95-year-old traditional ruler died on Sunday morning.…

Bolaji Rosiji, a former president of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), has died at 56. In a press statement made available to newsmen, the talented musician was said to have died on December 5, 2021, after a brief…

Malikah Shabazz, the daughter of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X, has been found dead in her Brooklyn home at 56. It is understood that Malikah’s body was discovered in Brooklyn where she was found face-down in her living room.…

Founder of Christian Pentecostal Mission, Reverend Obiora Ezekiel has passed away at 78, the ministry announced. According to a statement from the church via its official Facebook page by the Coordinator; CPM Int’l Imo state, Nigeria,…

Olympic gold medalist and current world record-holder in the men’s 65kg weightlifting category, Paul Kehinde, popularly called Olumi Agberin, has reportedly passed away. According to DailyPost, Kehinde died at the age of 33 on Thursday,…

Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian lady who was wrongfully incarcerated in Cote D’lvoire, has reportedly died after contracting a serious infection in prison. Freelance Investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, who brought her case to light back…

South Africa's last white president, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, has died at 85 on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement. The statement partly reads; Former President FW de Klerk died…

“Sons of Anarchy” star, William Lucking has died at the age of 80, according to an obituary shared online. It was revealed that he died on October 18 at his home in Las Vegas and his wife, Sigrid described him as a "giant of a man with…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Joshua Johnson, has reportedly passed away after battling an undisclosed illness. According to friends and colleagues in the movie industry who announced his death, Johnson died on Thursday, October 29.…

Kyme Oye, Bobrisky’s former Personal Assistant, has reportedly passed away six days after announcing her positive COVID-19 test. A model named Blessing Oyekan announced Oye’s death via her Instagram page on Thursday morning, October 28.…

Hon. Risikat Adejoke Adegeye, former member of Lagos State House of Assembly, and wife of veteran juju singer, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, better known as King Sunny Ade, has reportedly died. She reportedly passed away after a brief…

Former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game's greatest goalscorers and characters, has died aged 81, his former club Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday. The club said; We are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of…