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The Chairman of the Zamfara State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ibrahim Mallaha, has died.Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Alhaji Ahmed Farouq Shettima Rijiya disclosed this to journalists in Gusau.He…

Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth misses his late mother and he took to social media to mark the fourth year of her demise.In a cryptic message he shared alongside a photo of his late mum via his Instagram page on Sunday…

Ace Nollywood filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan clocked 46 today and his colleagues in the industry have hit Instagram to pay him tributes.Kunle Afolayan was born on September 30, 1974, in Ebute Meta, Lagos.The son of the late popular…

Screen legend, Joke Silva clocked 59 today and her younger colleagues in Nollywood have stormed Instagram to congratulate her.Funke Akindele-Bello and Kate Henshaw, who starred alongside Joke Silva in Chief Daddy, and Femi Adebayo were…

Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners' Chapel, David Oyedepo clocked 66 years today and greetings have been pouring in from home and abroad.Some prominent Nigerians that have taken to social media to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has lost Mr. Gabriel Igboanugo, 95, a man he fondly used to call ‘Daddy’ when he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State.The president mourned the…

The remains of Colonel Dahiru Bako, the late war commander, have been buried amid tears at the Military Cemetery on Tuesday in Maiduguri, Borno State.The slain senior army officer was buried at a ceremony attended by Governor Babagana…

After four years on the throne, the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, Alhaji Shehu Idris, has died.He was 84 years old.He died Sunday morning at an Army 44 Reference Hospital in Kaduna, where he was briefly admitted, The Herald…

The remains of Lance Corporal Benjamin Collins, a soldier tortured to death by three senior colleagues, have been buried.He was tortured to death at the Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja in 2017.The Herald gathered that the late soldier…

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi says it would be a herculean task for him to combine his job as a government appointee and family responsibilities thrusted on him by the demise of his elder brother, Charles Amaechi.According to a…

Nigeria has lost a brilliant young Nigerian Air Force soldier, Flying Officer Muhammad Auwal to terrorists in Kaduna.The soldier died in the line of duty in Birnin Gwari area of the state on Saturday, a security expert, Bulama Bukarti…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of his family physician, Dr Marliya Zayyana.Zayyana was also the former Chairperson of the the Governing Council, Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State.In a…

The Owa- Ale of lkare in Akoko North East LGA of Ondo State, Oba Samuel Kolapo Adegbite-Adedoyin, has died aged 85.Oba Adedoyin ruled for 48 years before his demise, which was confirmed on Monday although an official announcement has…

Donald Trump and his family bade farewell Friday to the U.S. president’s brother Robert, who died last week.Robert Trump’s casket was transferred to a hearse outside the White House.The president, First Lady Melania Trump and…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sadness over the death of a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Lanre Razak, who passed away on Saturday…

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has expressed sadness over the brutal murder of Alh.  Musa Mante the lawmaker representing Dass Constituency in the state House of  Assembly by gunmen.The governor in a condolence message through his…

Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has revealed the last wish of late Senator Buruji Kashamu.He disclosed that Kashamu, who passed away in Lagos on Saturday, wanted to make peace with everyone including his political…

An activist, Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq. says God could be using the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to judge and punish corrupt politicians in Nigeria.He stated this Sunday while reacting to the demise of Senator for Ogun East in the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described late Senator Buruji Kashamu as an individual that used politics to maneuver the law to escape justice.He stated this in a condolence message signed by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi in…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that late former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi could defuse any tense situation with his great sense of humour.He stated this Saturday when he led his wife, Dolapo, and Oyo State…

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has condemned the killing of a former treasurer of the State’s Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Mr. Benjamin Ekom, by unidentified gunmen.Mr. Ekom, who was also former…

Eminent Nigerians on Tuesday paid tributes to the late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Fasanmi, as his remains were interred in his country home in Iye Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti.Fasanmi, a Second Republic Senator, died on…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the demise of elder statesman and leader of the Afenifere group, Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, as a huge loss to the nation and humanity at large.The party described Fasanmi as on outstanding…