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After a long battle with blood clotting on his leg, veteran actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu has died. The actor passed away in a hospital in Lagos state on Saturday, March 2.    According to family sources, the actor has been on life support after he underwent a second …

A mother who lost her three children at once has spoken out for the first time.   Shade Silifat Abdulkadir’s children suffocated in a car parked by their father in their residence in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday, Feb. 25.    The first child, Maryam was 10 years old, Nudrah, …

The service of songs for the late Bimbo Ogunbanjo, the former chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group NGX held at the House on the Rock Church in Lagos state on Thursday, February 29.    Bimbo was on the helicopter that crashed in California on February 9, claiming the lives of …

A woman announced her death in a heartbreaking LinkedIn post after being diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer.    Daniella Thackray, 25, who worked as an HR professional, had her final words published on LinkedIn after her death.   She was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive …

As we bump along terrible roads in my dad’s hot, noisy buttermilk-coloured Beetle, I’m unable to take in the beauty of Jamaica’s north coast – its waterfalls and gin-clear sea, its lush fern-quilted interior and the majestic Blue Mountains my dad loved. It’s the late 1980s. I’m 15. It’s been …

NewsFeed People across the US have been holding vigils for Aaron Bushnell, the airman who died after setting himself on fire to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Here’s what we know about him. Published On 28 Feb 202428 Feb 2024

The six-month-long trial over a cough syrup linked to the deaths of 68 children has finally ended.   The heartbroken parents of the victims affected by the drug will receive a compensation of £63,000.    As many as 23 people have also been jailed today over the tragedy that engulfed …

  Four strangers who allegedly visited the home of Kelvin Kiptum four days before his death in a car crash have reportedly been arrested for questioning.     The Kenyan marathon world-record holder, 24,  died in an accident, which also killed his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana, in the high-altitude region of …

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, alongside other associates paid a condolence visit to the family of Abimbola Ogunbanjo following his death in a helicopter crash.   Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who served as the Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc between 2021 and 2022, died in a fatal helicopter …

A Nigeria medical doctor, Ademola Adeyeye, has paid a heartfelt tribute to his sister who died of brain cancer a day before their younger brother’s wedding.  In a post shared on his X handle, Dr Adeyeye said his sister’s death inspired him to become a European Trained Cancer surgeon.  ‘’Difficult …