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100 youths in Ohaji-Egbema in Imo die as fire guts illegal refinery

Illegal refinery fire kills over 100 youths in Ohaji-Egbema in Im Over 100 youths have been burnt in a fire outbreak that started at 11p.m....

83 years after, 52 of it on the throne, Alafin passes on, buried

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has been buried in the ancient town of Oyo in south-west Nigeria. His remains were laid to...

President Buhari mourns victims of Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Kaduna

President Muhammadu Buhari mourns the tragic and unfortunate death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash in Kaduna. Reacting to the...

Buhari mourns Statistician-General

President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with family, friends and associates of Dr. Simon Harry, the Statistician-General of the Federation, who passed away Wednesday. Also commiserating with...

Iron Lady, Professor Grace Alele-Williams dies

Unfondly called Iron Lady by her students, Nigeria's first female Vice Chancellor, Professor Grace Alele-Williams is dead. The professor of Mathematics was head of...

Ibori mourns late Sen. Osakwe, Emeka Obasi

Chief James Onanefe Ibori has described Senator Patrick Enebeli Osakwe, who died on Tuesday in a London hospital, as an exemplary son of Delta...

Adieu, the Prince of Nigeria…

By Louis Odion It is very hard to accept the fact of Prince Emeka Obasi’s passing. Like a warrior, he fought hard till his last...

Senator Osakwe dies, Mark mourns, says he was a jolly good fellow

Two-term Senator for Delta North constituency, Patrick Enebeli Osakwe, is dead. He was in the Senate between 1999 and 2007. He died in a London...

Osinbajo mourns friend, 28 years old shoemaker

In a personally signed statement this afternoon, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, mourns the sudden death of Mr. Ojima Omale, a young enterprising shoe...

Tribute: An ode to Journalist Ortindi Baka

By Sam Kayode Dear Mr B, it's so painful to accept that you are gone to the great beyond. Your demise early this month was...

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