Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lost his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. In a statement on Friday in Ibadan, the state capital, the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said the deceased died on Friday at the age of 65. Mr. Olanrewaju said a brother of the deceased, who is also the…
The Nigerian film industry and Yoruba cultural scene have been thrown into mourning over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, also known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, who died at the remarkable age of 101. President of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, also known as Mr Latin…
US guitarist and singer, Tito Jackson, an original member of the legendary Jackson 5 group and older brother of pop superstars Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at the age of 70, his sons said late Sunday. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A Saki born prominent politician in Oyo State and the landscape of Nigeria, Chief Michael Koleoso has passed away. Koleoso who served as Secretary to the State Government under late Lam Adesina’s government also served as the National Chairman Alliance of Democracy (AD). According to reports from his kinsmen in his home…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Isaac Omodewu, has died in the United States of America. Newsmen had reported that Omodewu left Nigeria in November 2023 for a medical trip. He, however, succumbed to death after close to a year, receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the USA, where he was…
The gospel music industry is mourning the untimely death of the rising star, Aduke Ajayi, known professionally as Aduke Gold. The news of her passing was shared on Tuesday by fellow gospel artist, Esther Igbekele, who posted a tribute on social media with a picture of Aduke Gold with the caption, “A general has fallen….
The Senator representing Anambra South in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah, is dead. Ubah, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil, was said to have died in a hotel in London, the United Kingdom, on Saturday. He would have been 53 on September 3. Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed Ubah’s death to newsmen…
The Towulade of Akinale in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye has joined his ancestors. He was 79 years old. He was a foremost journalist who had stints with the old Daily Times of Nigeria. He retired as the General Manager, Public Relations of the defunct Nigeria Airways, was first installed…
The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast. Torrential rains have lashed much of East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides that have destroyed crops, swallowed homes, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Some 210 people have…
The 83-year-old Olojoda of Oda, in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Julius Ajayi Adewumi Omomo, has joined his ancestors. Oba Omomo was installed in May last, following the demise of the previous traditional ruler, who died after a brief illness. His death was confirmed by a family friend, Chief Prince Ade…