Category: Tribute
England World Cup-winner Gordon Banks dies aged 81
England’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died at the age of 81. He died on Monday night with members of his family around him, including his children...
Updated: Ex-NFF scribe Ogunjobi is dead
Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF ), is dead. Ogunjobi, who before his demise was the Chairman of Osun Football...
Updated: Former Army chief, David Ejoor, dies at 87
A former governor of the Mid-Western State and one time Chief of Army Staff, Major General David Ejoor is dead. He died at the age of 87. Ejoor, also a former...
Remembering Bola Ige, by Abiodun Komolafe
Ethno-religious leanings or socio-political ideology notwithstanding, it is almost improbable for any society to underestimate the contributions of some people to the...
Veteran Yoruba actress, Funmilayo ‘Ijewuru’ Ogunsola, is dead
Seasoned Yoruba actress, Funmilayo ‘Ijewuru’ Ogunsola, died on Monday at her Ibadan residence. A family member, Adebisi Ogunsola, broke the news on Facebook on...
President Buhari mourns Senator Waku
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of former Senator Joseph Kennedy Waku. Commiserating with the family of the senator, who represented...
Jide Fashikun: ‘Tribute to a fallen colleague’
Third Sunday of November last year, I felt very dizzy while driving to the office that hot afternoon. I made a quick stopover at a very big pharmaceutical outfit, to get...
Armed Forces Day: Atiku pays tribute to fallen heroes
In honour of our fallen heroes who died in the line of duty, today I joined other Nigerians at a prayer session for our Armed Forces at the PDP secretariat in Akure,...
Armed Forces Day: We are committed to welfare of our heroes past – Gov. Bello
Niger State Governor, Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello said his administration remains committed to the welfare of the families of the officers and men of the Nigerian Armed...
