•Peter Fregene on sick bed Former goalkeeper of Nigeria’s national team, the Green Eagles (now Super Eagles), Peter Fregene, is dead. According to a brief statement by his football colleague, Segun Odegbami, made available to The Frontier, Fregene died last night a few minutes to midnight. “A few minutes ago, Peter ‘Apo’ Fregene, O...
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed that one Lanre Ogungbe, 32, was discovered dead in a hotel room at Soyoye in Abeokuta. SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, confirmed in a statement yesterday in Abeokuta the incident occurred at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Odutola explained that a bottle of one alcoholic drink called “Lakoko” [&hell...
•Boat mishap Rescuers have recovered some 20 bodies after a boat carrying people and merchandise capsised today on Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo, security and harbour sources said. The vessel, which had come from the town of Minova in the South Kivu province, sank mid-morning on Thursday just 100 metres (109 yards) away from […]
•Late Senator Zwingina A former Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has reportedly passed on. Zwingina was also the former Director-General of the MKO Abiola campaign Organisation in the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Although his family has yet to formally confirm his death, Leadership Newspaper reports that the Adamawa State-bor...
•Late John Amos Veteran Hollywood actor John Amos, celebrated for his iconic roles in “Coming to America” and the popular 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” has passed away at the age of 84. Amos died of natural causes on August 21, according to a statement released by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos, yesterday. In his tribute, […]
•Late Mrs Patience Umo Eno Mrs Patience Umo Eno, wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a press statement issued in the early hours of today and a copy made available to The Frontier. According to the commissioner, […]
•An accident scene No fewer than five police officers attached to the Kano State Police Command have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident along the Kano-Zaria highway. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna who confirmed this to newsmen in the state, said the incident which occurred in the wee hours of today also […]...
•Late Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso Popular Nigerian Islamic singer, Rukayat Gawat Oyefeso has passed away. She was well-known for her captivating voice and religious music that resonated with many in the Muslim community, reports The PUNCH. The news of her death was shared by popular Ilorin-based cleric Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah on hi...
•Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos A tragic head-on collision involving two Mazda commercial buses with registration numbers LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH occurred today on the Third Mainland Bridge near Ilaje, en route to Iyana-Oworonsoki, resulting in one fatality and eight others being grievously injured, according to a statement signed by the Spoke...
•Tito Jackson US guitarist and singer, Tito Jackson, an original member of the legendary Jackson 5 group and elder brother of pop superstars Michael and Janet, has died at the age of 70, his sons said late yesterday. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer […]
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