Tag: Mourn
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Barca number one member since 1932 dies at 101
La Liga side Barcelona on Tuesday announced the death of Manuel Manos Gonzalbo, the man who became a member in 1932. The club said Gonzalbo, who died at the age of 101, was number one on their membership list, with the club currently having over 140,000 “socios” who are eligible to vote on significant club…
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Cause of Nollywood actor, Gbenga Richards death revealed
The veteran actor is well known for his action scenes and had contributed greatly to the growth and advancement of Nollywood, he was reportedly in his 60’s years of age before his death on Wednesday.
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Tolu, Jimmy Odukoya mourn stepmum, Nomthi
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya’s children, Tolu and Jimmy, have written glowing tributes to their stepmother, Nomthi, who died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer. Odukoya, who is the senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, got married to Nomthi in 2010 after the demise of his first wife, Bimbo, in the 2005 Sosoliso plane…
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Human rights group mourns Mohammed Fawehinmi
The Centre for Human and Socioeconomic Rights says the demise of Mohammed Fawehinmi, eldest son of late legal icon and activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, is a terrible loss. Mr Alex Omotehinse, National President of the group, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria while reacting to the death of the lawyer.…
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Buhari mourns Sani Abacha’s younger sister
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Hajiya Fatima (Fanta) Garba Mohammed, younger sister of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Hajiya Fatima was also the mother of Senator Basheer Mohammed (Lado), Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). In a condolence message Buhari sympathises with…
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Anambra monarch, Igwe Alex Nwokedi is dead, Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday mourned the death of Igwe Alex Ezeoba Nwokedi (OON), the Uthoko of Achalla kingdom, Anambra state. The President also commiserated with the Uthoko Na Eze Royal Family, the people of Achalla community, and the Anambra State government over the passage of the monarch. His condolences are enclosed a press statement…
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Kashamu: Mourn me as you like when I die, Obasanjo replies Tinubu, Fayose
Nigeria’s former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he does not care what people say about him when he die. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Obasanjo had on Saturday released a controversial statement on the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu, saying that the former lawmaker used politics and legal means to escape justice but could not…
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14 burn to death in Borno IDP camp, Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening described as “extremely horrifying,” the news of the death of 14 persons and injury to many from a fire incident at an IDP camp in Ngala, Borno State. According to reports, the blaze broke out mid-morning in a camp holding some 70,000 people in the town of Gamboru, close…
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Buhari mourns victims of Lagos explosion
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has mourned victims of the Abule Ado, Lagos explosion which claimed 17 lives. Buhari, on his verified Twitter page on Sunday said he received with sadness the news of the explosion in Lagos, which caused loss of lives and property. He sympathised with families of the deceased and those who lost…