•Police training exercise The Sokoto State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Inspector Adamu Isah, a police officer attached to the Department of Operations, who collapsed shortly after participating in the Command’s weekly physical fitness exercise. Isah reportedly collapsed yesterday after taking part...
•Late Aminu Yusuf Wushishi The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf Wushishi , is dead. Wushishi reportedly died today, Friday, August 28, 2026, with news of his death reaching Minna, the Niger State capital, around the time of the Juma’at prayer. His death has thrown his associates and political circles into mourning...
•Late actor Taiwo Hassan, professionally known as Ogogo Veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker and screenwriter, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died at the age of 66 after a battle with stage-four cancer. Hassan died yesterday, Sunday, August 23, 2026. His daughter, Kira Hassan, confirmed the death during an emotional Instagram Live s...
A senior consultant physician based in Kano State died after collapsing barely 15 minutes after arriving at a hospital in Kano State to attend to patients who had been waiting several hours for his evening clinic. The incident occurred last Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital, Hotoro, Kano, where the doctor reportedly responded to a request [&h...
•Late Mohammed Mahmud Lele Nigeria’s ambassador designate to Algeria, Mohammed Mahmud Lele, has died after a prolonged illness. Aged 50, Lele passed away in Ankara, Turkey, where he was receiving treatment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that Lele died in the early hours of April 19. This happened weeks after his confirmation as Nig...
A lecturer at Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Mr Anslem Ojodomo, has died after collapsing in class while teaching. The Rector of the polytechnic confirmed the incident in a statement issued yesterday in Lokoja by the Ag. Co-ordinator, Directorate of Public Relations, Mr John Onimisi, describing the development as a “deep personal shock.” This...
•Late Reverend Jesse Jackson Veteran US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation’s most influential Black voices, died peacefully this morning, his family said in a statement. He was 84. Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a civil rights leader since the 1960s, when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and […]...
•Late Nuel Ojei Popular businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuel Ojei Holdings Ltd, Emmanuel Ojei, has died at the age of 74. Fondly known as Nuel Ojei, the businessman passed away on Saturday night in his hometown, Issele-Uku, in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. His son, Chuks Ojei, confirmed the development [&hellip...
•Ebonyi Police spokesman, Joshua Ukandu An Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died in Ebonyi State. A police source, who spoke to our correspondent yesterday on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorisation, said the incident occurred around 11am on Tuesday while he was attending a management meeting at the co...
•Late Reverend Edwin Achi and bandit The abducted priest in charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Edwin Achi, has died in captivity. The priest and his wife were kidnapped by bandits from their residence in Nissi Village, near the Kaduna Refinery on October 28, 2025 [&helli...
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