Ken Erics, Nollywood actor, has announced the sudden death of his father. He took to his instagram page to announce this, where he posted a photo of his late father with the caption, ‘Rest Well Dad’. His Nollywood colleagues have rallied round to console the mourning actor. Prince Eke wrote: RIP Papa Kenechukwu. Frederick Leonard wrote: My deepest condolences Ejima. Yul Edochie wrote: So sorry bro. Do accept …
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Veteran Nollywood actress Ebele Okaro has announced the death of her mother. The 58-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram post on where she shared a photo of her mum, who she also described as her twin. “My beautiful mother, mentor, twin sister and guardian is gone. May her gentle beautiful soul rest in perfect peace,” she wrote. Fellow celebrities and fans consoled her in …
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Evangelist Daniel Goma, a Nigerian pastor, has died in Plateau State. The pastor alongsode his wife, Celina and two others died in a flood following a heavy downpour in Nyelleng and Gwabi communities, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that heavy downpour occurred in the communities from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th August leaving the areas flooded. The only bridge linking the area …
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The Emir of Funakaye in Gombe State, Alhaji Mu’azu Muhammad Kwairanga, has died in his sleep. According to sources at the Funakaye Emirate Council, the 43-year-old emir died shortly after retiring to bed, on Saturday, August 27. It was gathered that the monarch had attended the flag-off of the distribution of food items to vylnerable groups by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. …
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Maria Raphael, a Taekwondo athlete in Nasarawa State, has died. She was crushed to death, according to Daily Trust. The deceased, who won a silver medal for team Nasarawa in the just concluded Bayelsa Open Taekwondo, was crushed by a truck in Lafia, the state capital, on Friday. The deceased lost her life after purchasing some items from a grocery store along UAC road in Lafia. …
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Former Managing Director of New Nigerian Newspaper (NNN), Malam Tukur Othman, is dead. He died at Garkuwa Hospital, Kaduna, in the early hours of Friday, August 26, after a protracted illness. His funeral will take place today immediately after the Juma’at Prayers at the Misbahul Islam Jumuah Mosque, Unguwar Rimi Low Cost Kaduna. The deceased was an elder brother to Alhaji Idris Othman, Sen. Suleiman …
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A Ghanian-born taxi driver died after he fell and hit his head while chasing after passengers who refused to pay their fare in Queens Saturday, CBS reports. According to police, Kutin Gyimah, 52, let five passengers out near Beach 54th Street and Arverne Boulevard in Edgemere, New York just before 6:30 a.m. The passengers tried to evade paying the fare and also assaulted and attempted …
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It is a sad time for Nollywood as another death struck the industry. Just two days after the death of movie director Biyi Bandele, filmmaker Otu Njama is dead. In The filmmaker, who is in his thirties, was reported to have died on Tuesday night, August 9. According to reports, he was found dead in his home in First Unity Estate, Badore, Ajah, Lagos State. …
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Biyiwi Bandele, a Nigerian novelist, playwright, director of Half of a Yellow Sun and co-director of Blood Sisters, a Nigerian series, is dead. This was made known in a statement released via his Facebook page by his daughter, Temi Bandele late Monday. The statement read, “As Biyi’s Daughter, I am heartbroken to share the sudden and unexpected death on Sunday 7th of August in Lagos …
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Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun, is dead. Balogun, who became IGP in March 2002, died on Thursday night. Born25 August 1947, Mustafa Adebayo Balogun hails from Ila Orangun, Osun State. A respected investigation officer of the Nigerian Police Investigation (NPF) was widely known as Kumawu. He was appointed Inspector General of the Nigerian Police in March 2002 and was retired in January 2025 following …
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Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon Olakunle Oluomo has lost his beloved mother, Alhaja Tawakalitu Agboola Oluomo. The Speaker’s mother died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 86. She was until her death the Iya Suna of Ifoland. The deceased will be buried by 4pm on Tuesday, according to Islamic rites at Oba Oluomo’s compound, Ifo in Ogun …
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Popular actress, Ada Ameh is reportedly dead, according to several reports. It was gathered that Ada Ameh who had lost her only child in 2020 died in Warri, Delta State around 11 pm on Sunday, a source who pleaded anonymity said on Monday morning. Ameh was said to have been a guest of an oil company toyshop and his family when she suddenly collapsed. Meanwhile, Ada Ameh’s …
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The death of Nollywood director, Wasiu Adebola Onitilo, has been announced. Onitilo’s death was announced by Femi Ogundoro, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Maxima, the entertainment firm who described his death as painful. Mourning his demise, Ogundoro wrote: “Baba Was” I am really struggling with this. It’s really painful to hear of your departure like that 😞😞 Really painful. I cannot forget the …
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The lawmaker representing Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency in Edo State at the House of Representatives, Jude Ise-Idehen, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday. The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, confirmed the death. Ise-Idehen, a 52-year-old and member of the Peoples Democratic Party, had won his party’s ticket to seek re-election in the 2023 general …
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Olori Kafayat Adeyemi, one of the wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has joined her ancestors. The Oyo palace has been thrown into mourning following her death. It was learnt that the queen died on Friday, July 1st, barely two months after her husband, the Alaafin died in April. Though details of her death is unknown at the time of reporting, sources confirmed …
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The Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Ango Abdullahi, has lost his eldest son, Isah Ango Abdullahi following a brief illness. A family member told DAILY POST that the deceased died in Abuja on Thursday evening and the corpse is expected in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Friday for funeral prayers. The source revealed that the prayers would be held by 1:30 pm at Haruna Danja Juma’at …
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