Obituary

Devotees of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bid him farewell in Milan on Wednesday at a state funeral for the controversial billionaire, which closes a 30-year chapter in the …

Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy’s political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, has died aged 86, his spokesman confirmed to AFP …

US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said on Monday. At the 1968 US …

Founder of the African Independent Television (AIT), Raymond Dokpesi has died. His demise was announced by his son Raymond Dokpesi jnr, who disclosed in a statement that the DAAR Communications’ …

Doyle Brunson, known as the ‘Godfather of Poker’ for his hard-earned legacy in the game, died aged 89 in Las Vegas on Sunday, according to a family statement shared by …

A governorship aspirant during the just-concluded governorship election in Enugu State, Dons Udeh, who was declared missing days ago, has been found dead. Udeh, who went missing since Saturday, was …

Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage who blossomed from an Australian suburban housewife into a self-described gigastar, died on Saturday. He was 89. The …

The House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Isma’ila Maihanchi, is dead. Maihanchi died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. He won …

Bola Ajibola, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Nigeria has died at the age of 89. Ajibola, was also a former Judge of the International Court of Justice, …

The former Chief of Staff under the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, is dead. His death was announced in a statement by his son, …