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Mohammed Fawehinmi, the eldest son of late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, is dead. While details of his death are unclear, We gathered that he complained of difficulty in breathing on Wednesday morning. He was said to have been taken to the General Hospital in the Gbagada area of Lagos State where he was […]
The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning […]
A former technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Kashimawo Laloko, is dead. Laloko, who founded the Pepsi Football Academy in 1992, was said to have died on Saturday at the age of 76 after a prolonged battle with diabetes. A close source who confirmed his death to Channels Television noted that the late football administrator […]
Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu is dead. According to information gathered by our correspondent, the actor was said to have slumped and died around 9pm on Tuesday. His wife was reported to have called his colleague, Hon. Desmond Elliot to break the sad news. A top Nigerian journalist Shaibu Husseini, also took to his Facebook account […]
The former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue states, Aminu Isa Kontagora is dead. He died on Sunday night after a brief illness at a hospital in Abuja. According to a close family member of the former military administrator who announced the passing, Kontagora died of COVID-19 related complications. According to the family source, he […]
Gerard Houllier, the French coach who won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup treble with Liverpool, has died aged 73. Two of the French clubs Houllier managed, Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, confirmed he had died. Houllier, who managed Liverpool from 1998 to 2004, died overnight Sunday to Monday after undergoing hart surgery. His […]
Muhtar Usman, former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), is dead. Usman was 63 years old. He passed on, Tuesday night at a hospital in Zaria, Kaduna State. Usman led NCAA from October 2014 to 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Capt. Musa Nuhu as his replacement. The deceased was Managing Director of the […]
Soccer icon, Diego Maradona, has died at 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to multiple Argentine media outlets. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of […]
Former Governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, is dead. The Second Republic governor reportedly died early Wednesday morning. His death was confirmed by former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani. He wrote, “Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi. Amin. “Balarabe Musa; Inna lillahi […]
Nigeria has recorded eight new COVID-19 deaths and 452 fresh cases in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Tuesday via Twitter. NCDC confirmed the new cases in 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Giving a breakdown of the figures, Lagos leads other states with 209 cases, followed […]
