Tag: Dead

Veteran Actor & Cultural Enthusiasts, Pa Jimoh Aliu Is Dead

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Prominent nollywood actor and Yoruba cultural enthusiast who produced the epical movie “Arelu” died at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Pa Jimoh Aliu, MFR, also known as Aworo, was a Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, film writer, playwright and director, born on November 11, 1939, Ekiti, Nigeria and took his last breadth on 17 September 2020 in Ado Ekiti. TellAfrica gathered that Jimoh Aliu, a former President of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners(ANTP) was aged 85 years. More details shortly…..

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President Buhari Loses Another Ally, Mallam Ismail Isa Funtua Is Dead

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The Founding Managing Director of Democrat Newspaper and former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, is dead. He was life patron of Newspaper’s Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Chairman of Bulet Construcion company, a prominent and influential media leader. He was a top ally of President Buhari. He died of cardiac arrest in Abuja while undergoing routine medical check-up on Monday. He was 78 years old. He will be buried according to Islamic rites Tuesday.

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Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot Is Dead

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Tolulope Arotile, 23-year-old, Nigerian Air Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot, has died in a road accident. We gathered that Arotile sustained head injuries from the road accident which occurred at the NAF Base in Kaduna. NAF in a press statement said the flight officer died on Tuesday. The statement quoted the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as describing her death as an “irreparable loss.” Arotile, hails from Iffe in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. She had recently completed a programme at the Starlite…

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Over 140 People Missing Or Dead In China Due To Flood

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–Sayo Johnson Thousands of homes have been destroyed in China since a flood has occurred since June. Over 140 people have been reported missing/dead. More than 33 rivers have risen to their highest levels. China is preparing for the worst as more rain is due to come. China has issued 600 million yuan about 85.7 million U.S. dollars for disaster relief in 5 regions hit by this natural disaster: Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing, according to Ministry of Emergency Management and the Ministry of Finance.

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COVID-19: More Than 3000 Health Workers Have Lost Their Lives

Gbemisola Bisi-Taiwo

Amnesty International in its new report documenting the experiences of health workers around the world on Monday said, governments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers, who they have failed to protect from the COVID-19 pandemic. The organisation’s analysis revealed that more than 3000 health workers are known to have died from COVID-19 worldwide, a figure the organisation believed is likely to be underestimated. According to report, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths thus far are Russia (545), United Kingdom (540,…

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Breaking News: Mandela’s Daughter Dies At 59

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Quite a good number of South African’s news agencies are reporting that Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, has died. The State broadcaster SABC tweeted: BREAKING: Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane the daughter of former president Nelson Mandela has died. #SABCNews Senior SABC journalist Chriselda Lewis also tweeted that Mandela died in Johannesburg. The death of Zindzi has also been reported by eNCA and Newzroom Afrika, with eNCA saying that she was 59 before her death. Eyewitness News also tweeted that Mandela’s death has been confirmed by the country’s Department of International Relations…

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Ajimobi Succumbs To Final Home Call; May His Soul Find Rest & Peace Eternal

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The former executive Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi is dead. Until his death, the 70-year-old had been on a life support since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos. The former Governor had slipped into coma following complications from COVID-19 and underlying health factors. Ajimobi finally succumbed to eternal call on Thursday, according to our correspondent S’Teller. May the soul of the faithful departed rest in perfect peace as we pray that God Grant’s his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

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More Than Three-Scores Of Migrants Died On The Mediterranean As Boat Sank In Tunisia

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61 bodies have been recovered from the Mediterranean since a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia earlier this month, a judicial source said on Monday. The boat was heading for Italy’s coast but sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax. Officials claimed that the boat set sail around 10 days before the incident. Some bodies had been found and recovered off the Kerkennah Islands on Sunday. The majority of the deceased migrants came from countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Sfax courts spokesman Murad al-Turki stated. It remains unclear how many were on…

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Buhari Loses Personal Body Guard

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-YOMMY AYILARA. Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard. One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, is dead. In an announcement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that Mato died on Tuesday after three years of struggling with diabetes. Due to this disease, the late warrant officer had been off full duty for three years. He informed that the military officer had been working with President Buhari for many years before he won the election in 2015. In a state of mourning,…

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Abba Kyari Is Dead

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The Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, Abba Kyari is no more. Abba Kyari who tested positive to COVID-19 and have since been undergoing treatment is said to have passed on Friday 17 April 2020. This was revealed via the social media handle of  the Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. Femi added, that burial arrangements shall be announced in due course. See screenshot shot below:  

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