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MAPOLY Mass Comm Ex-Snr Lecturer, Taiwo Otunba, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A former senior lecturer at the department of Mass Communication, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Hajj Taiwo Otunba, is dead. Platforms Africa reports quoting a statement from the Otunba extended family of Owu Dynasty in Egba to have confirmed that the former communication teacher died on Friday, April 11, 2025. Why £4.2 Billion Africa’s Creative Economy Must Be Empowered – Fagbohun Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu, Is Dead “Alhaji lived an exemplary life worthy of emulation, and I am proud indeed to be well associated relative Alhaji being a cousin…

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Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. Chukwu passed away at the age of 74. He died earlier on Saturday. However, details surrounding his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report. Chukwu’s former Nigeria teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the sad news “I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on. Is IVF Anti-faith?, By Funke Egbemode ‘Resource-Rich, Serious Investment…

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‘4 Years After Dad’s,’ Oyo Ex-Gov Late Abiola Ajimobi’s First Daughter, Bisola, Is Dead

Gbenga Adeoti

Bisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, the first child of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, late Abiola Ajimobi is dead. Report has it that Bisola who is married to Mr Kolapo Kola-Daisi, dead in the early hours of Thursday, March 27, 2025, in the United Kingdom. Platforms Africa reports that her death came exactly four years, nine months and two days after her father, Abiola Ajimobi, died on June 25, 2020. FULL LIST: 58 Nigerians Who Died With Hidden, Unclaimed Properties In UK How Britain Infected Thousands With HIV, Hepatitis Blood…

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‘Mama Mammy’ Maria Ochefu, First Military Barrack Market Founder, Is Dead

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

    ‘All ended at 86,’ Statement her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, sent to Platforms Africa on how Mama Mammy died in her sleep   Mammy Maria Ochefu, the founder of Mammy Market, a staple in military barracks across Nigeria, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ochefu, popularly known as mama Mammy,  passed away at the age of 86. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, confirmed the news in a phone interview on Thursday, stating that she died in her sleep on Tuesday at her residence in Makurdi. Lagos Central Mosque…

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Ex-presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead. Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. In December 2022, he stepped down from Obi’s campaign after a money laundering conviction. FULL STORY: How, Why Military Invaded Ikeja Electric Offices BREAKING: Senate Committee Recommends Natasha’s Suspension For Six months He later resigned from the Labour Party after the 2023 general elections. Details surrounding his death…

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Tribune Assistant Business Editor, Shola Adekola, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

‘Light deemed at Lagos University Teaching Hospital LASUTH,’ family gives details of the renowned aviation journalist’s last hour   The death has occurred of Mrs Shola Oluremi Adekola who transitioned on Tuesday, 4th March, 2025. A family source who confirmed this to PLATFORMS AFRICA maintained that she breathed her last at Lagos University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Ikeja, aged 61. Late Adekola, a renowned journalist who also doubles as Assistant Business and Aviation Editor for the nation’s oldest Newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune died after a brief illness. Born to Late Professor…

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’72 Hours After Birthday,’ Champion Newspaper’s Deputy Editor, Bisiriyu Olaoye, Is Dead

Damilola Olonade

Last minutes of the journalist + Family statement on what will happen on Wednesday   Deputy Editor of the Champion Newspaper, Bisiriyu Olaoye, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Olaoye died on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, three days after his 64th birthday. His remains have been committed to mother earth according to the Islamic rites. He was, according to update on his verified Facebook page, born on February 9, 1961. Wife of the deceased, Sukurat Olaoye, who confirned this in a statement, maintained the Fidau (Muslim prayer) would come up…

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Afenifere Leader, Ayo Adebanjo, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Leader of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo is dead. Adebanjo’s family confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. The statement was jointly signed by his children, Mrs. Ayotunde Atteh (nee Ayo-Adebanjo), Mrs. Adeola Azeez (nee Ayo-Adebanjo), and Mr. Obafemi Ayo-Adebanjo. According to the statement, the Afenifere leader died peacefully on Friday morning, February 14 at his Lekki, Lagos home at the age of 96. “We will forever cherish his commitment to fighting for truth, equity, and justice. ‘Remove The Beads, Free My…

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Former German President, Horst Köhler, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

A former President of Germany, Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, is dead. Koehler died on Saturday at the age of 81 after a brief illness, officials in the presidency announced. “Koehler passed away early this morning in Berlin after a short, serious illness surrounded by his family”, the German presidency noted in a statement. Before Koehler’s tenure as german president, he held several prominent international positions, including serving as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2000 to 2004. Köhler resigned…

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Popular Lagos-based Singer, Mukaila Senwele, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Mukaila Senwele, a Lagos-based comic musician of Ilorin origin renowned for his iconic phrase “Koni da fun ebo to se Costay,” has died. According to a family source, the artist, who hailed from Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, passed away on Friday night. His remarkable performances and unique style of entertainment earned him widespread admiration, particularly among socialites. A family member told ROYAL NEWS that Senwele exhibited no signs of illness before his sudden demise. Why I Dumped Acting In US — Bukky Wright I Remain Lagos…

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