Obituary

Ugandan police have launched an investigation into the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal, who tragically fell from the balcony of a shopping mall in Kampala on Monday. The 29-year-old …

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South district in the National Assembly, has passed away. Reports indicate that Senator Ubah left Nigeria for the UK two days ago. The politician …

Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a former NBA player and father of the late Kobe Bryant, has passed away at the age of 69, La Salle University announced on Tuesday. Bryant, who …

The late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, were honored with a private interment in their hometown of Omueke, Isiokpo, …

The funeral for Kelvin Kiptum, the Kenyan world marathon record-holder tragically killed in a car accident earlier this month, has been rescheduled to Friday, according to the country’s athletics federation. …

The eighth day of prayer service for the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo State, held in his hometown, Owo. The prayer held on Wednesday at his residence was …

Veteran Nollywood actor Dejumo Lewis has died at the age of 80. His passing was confirmed by a fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, in a post on his Instagram account on …

Henry Kissinger, the relentlessly ambitious US diplomat whose unapologetic promotion of raw American power helped shape the post-World War II world, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. …

Actor Matthew Perry, beloved star of the top-rated 1990s U.S. television sitcom “Friends” as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing, died on Saturday after apparently drowning in a hot tub. He was …

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United player who won the World Cup with England and went on to become a much loved and hugely respected ambassador for club and country, died …