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Obituaries & Rememberance12 posts

Colin Powell, Ex-U.S. Secretary of State Dies

The previous U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is dead.  Mr Powell, 84, passed on of COVID-19 issues, his family reported.  The family said Mr Powell had been completely inoculated against COVID-19.  “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family’s statement quoted by the BBC said. &ldquo ...Read more
2021-10-19
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Tallest man in US: Igor Vovkovinskiy Dead at 7ft 8

The family of Igor Oleksandrovych Vovkovinskiy, the official tallest man in America have confirmed his death. He was 38 years old and passed from heart disease.  Vovkovinskiy, who was originally from Ukraine, died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, New York. His mother shared the sad update on Facebook along with some photos. Vovkovinskiy relocate ...Read more
2021-08-24
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Nollywood actor Rich Oganiru Passes Away

Top Nollywood actor, Rich Oganiru, has passed on weeks after news of his failing health was made public.  Fourteen days prior, a video of the late entertainer, looking sickly, lying in bed and looking for monetary help, surfaced on the web.  The video, shared by one of his associates, was inscribed, “Please, everyone should reach out before he dies." The O ...Read more
2021-08-12
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Software Giant John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Cell

BARCELONA, June 23 - British- born U.S. technological tycoon John McAfee was found dead by suspected suicide in a Barcelona jail after the Spanish high court approved his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges. McAfee's attorney, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus application creator was found hanging; the anguish caused by his 9 months of captiviry driving him to suic ...Read more
2021-06-24
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Prince Philips Burial

Ruler Philip, the late spouse of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, will be let go on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in a brilliant, however lowkey service by regal guidelines. In making the declaration, the Buckingham royal residence focused on that the memorial service will be held by the Covid-19 limitations rule with the quantity of grievers to be restricted to 30. This ...Read more
2021-04-11
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Football Legend Maradona Remembered

  As the world grieves the demise of football's famed player, Diego Maradona, numerous individuals are additionally honoring his vocal help for the Palestinian cause.  The previous Argentinian player and World Cup champ passed on Wednesday from a coronary episode at only 60 years of age, following long stretches of medical issues.  His demise came fourteen days i ...Read more
2020-11-26
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#BLM Activist Oluwatoyin Salau: Dead A Week After Reporting Abuse

Nineteen year old Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin Salau was one of two bodies in a homocide investigation in Tallahasse, Florida.  Salau’s body was discovered by police Saturday night, along with the body of 75-year-old Victoria Sims, according to a statement. 49-year-old Aaron Glee Jr. was taken into custody, but charges against him are unclear; Glee lives on ...Read more
2020-06-16
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Professor Tam David-West Former Government Minister Passes On

On Monday, Professor Tam David-West Nigerian academic, author, and former Petroleum Minister passed away on Monday 11th November at University College Hospital Ibadan.   David-West was born in Buguma, Kalabari, in what is now Rivers State. He received his higher education at the University of Ibadan (1956–1958) and earned a BSc degree at Michigan State University (1958 ...Read more
2019-11-12
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Isaac Promise: Former Nigerian International Footballer Dead at 31

Tributes have been pouring in after the announcement Isaac Promise's death by his American football team Austin Gold. Aged 31, it was announced he passed on Wednesday evening, the cause of death not specified. Austin Bold have since posptponed their game on Saturday due to the news. The club's chairman, Bobby Epstein, said: 'The greatest loss a team can suffer is not on the score ...Read more
2019-10-04
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APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, issues statement on Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu's Death

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a statement on the death of his cousin and former Head of Service in Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Babatunde Tinubu, 75, who passed after a brief illness. Alhaji Rafiu Tinubu Bola Tinubu’s statement reads as follows: “It was with a heavy heart that I received the news of t ...Read more
2019-09-06
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Former President Sani Abacha

Biography and profile of President and General Sani Abacha. President of Nigeria 1993 to 1998.   General Sani abacha was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. He led a very controversial regime and was lambasted for widespread human rights abuse and an immense looting of the country's resources and treasury. He was a Nigerian army general and a politician.   ...Read more
2019-09-03
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Former Ghana international and 'fan favorite' Junior Agogo dies at 40

A former international footballer for Ghana and a number of English football clubs has died at the age of 40. Junior Agogo, played 27 times for Ghana's national team, scoring 11 goals. In 2008 he scored the winning goal as Ghana beat Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations, though the Black Stars were then beaten in the semifinals by Cameroon. However, in the tou ...Read more
2019-08-24
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