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Shabaka Thompson, head of Zmirage’s UK operations, passes on at 65
'It is such a traumatic thing to learn of the sudden death of such a major contributor to the WSICE dream to continue nurturing the future of our humanity. Our universe will miss his…
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Agbo Areo, Pacesetters pioneer, 1940-2023
As I receive the sad news of the passing of the effervescent Mr. Agbo Areo, author of Director!, Hopeful Lovers and Mother’s Choice, I reprise the final words!-->…
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Adieu Raymond… as you journey to your creator
As you journey to your maker, I cannot but look at the man, the schoolmate, the philanthropist, the humble but great trailblazer who has kept faith being a humanist et al.
HIGHCHIEF!-->!-->!-->…
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Senator Annie Okonkwo dies at 63
SENATOR Clement Annie Okonkwo from Anambra State dies at age of 63.
A family source said he died in the United States, where he had been receiving treatment.
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The essential Fred Onyeoziri (1941-2023)
By Uche Ugboajah
WHAT is likely to hit you at first encounter with Fred Onyeoziri is his personable nature. Yes, he was such a pleasant person – full of life; charming; calm; and!-->!-->!-->…
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Ama Ata Aidoo: A gallant intellectual
'Beyond your existence, you live on. In that instance, death as the finality we have come to know ceases to be the end. A literary icon would then have attained the status of a god.!-->…
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AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, dies in Abuja
CHIEF Raymond Dokpesi, the Chairman of Daar Communications, owners of AIT television, has died.
Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), died at the age!-->!-->!-->…
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FCMB founder, Otunba Subomi Balogun, is dead
THE founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, has died.
The Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland was aged 89.
He reportedly passed on after a brief!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Veteran journalist, Anyim Ude, dies at 81
VETERAN journalist and politician, Senator Anyim Ude, is dead.
He was aged 81 years.
Senator Ude, who was born on June 1, 1941, died on Monday.
A statement by his son, Nnanna!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Emeritus Methodist Prelate, Sunday Mbang, dies at 86
THE Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, and first black President of the World Methodist Council (WMC), Dr. Sunday Coffie Mbang, has passed on at the age 86.
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