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PDP Ex-National Chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the 73 year-old Ogbulafor, First national secretary of PDP, died in Canada – family source Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vincent Ogbulafor is dead. Ogbulafor reportedly died on Thursday in Canada at the age of 73 years. “He died in Canada after a brief illness,” a family source said. Recall deceased was the PDP’s first National Secretary. He hails from Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government of Abia State. Ogbulafor, who was born on May 24, 1949, was the first PDP’s National Secretary before he…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Top Politician, Rotimi Fashakin, Is Dead

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How the NIMASA ex-Executive Director, APC Chieftain and ex-spokesman for defunct CPC, died two months to graduation from University of Buckingham where he is studying Law – Family source   A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past Executive Director Operations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, is dead. Fashakin, who served as NIMASA’s Executive Director from 2016 to March 2020, died suddenly on Saturday evening in London, United Kingdom. Fashakin, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), was a spokesman of…

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BREAKING: Soviet Union Last Surviving Leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, is Dead

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Serious and long illness; How the last of the surviving cold war leader and trouble shooter died at 91 The last leader of the Soviet Union and the lsst surviving leader of the cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, is dead. Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday that he died in Moscow at the age of 91 years. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said, quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s N4.5trn Annual…

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BREAKING: Niger Delta ex-Amnesty Boss, Charles Dokubo, Is Dead

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Charles Dokubo, 70, former Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has died, two years after he was fired by President Muhammadu Buhari from his job. Details of the incident is still sketchy, but the former Amnesty boss, was born in Abonnema, Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State on the 23rd of March 1952, who was fired in August 2020, over a burning controversy in the agency, was said to have died after a brief illness on Wednesday evening. Dokubo, who had his primary and Secondary School education in Abonnema,…

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Veteran Journalist, Duro Onabule, Dies 41 Days To 83rd Birthday

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Life and Times of Onabile, Spokesman to ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida, whose death was “also few hours from his principal (IBB’s) 81st birthday.”   Nigerian veteran journalist and an ex-Chief Press Secretary to military President Ibrahim Babangida, Duro Onabule, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Eric Teniola who is close to some members of Onabule’s family broke this news. “Born on September 27, 1939, Onabule’s death came 41 days to his 83rd burthday,” a report by Platforms Africa reads, adding that his death was “also few hours from his principal…

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Nigeria’s Foremost Geographer, Prof Akin Mabogunje, Is Dead

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How I knew the foremost scholar will die since two months ago, Ms Funke Aboyade SAN   Nigeria’s foremost geographer, Prof Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje is dead. Prof Mabogunje reportedly died on Thursday August 4, 2022. He was 90 years old. His death was confirmed by Ms Funke Aboyade SAN, daughter of Mabogunje’s bossom friend, the late Prof Ojetunji Aboyade, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife. READ ALSO: Nigeria Confirms 157 Cases Of Monkeypox No BSc, No MSc, Nigerian HND Holder Gets 7 US Varsities’…

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BREAKING: LASU ex-VC, Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein, is Dead

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How, where Professor of Physics and 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University who died aged 75 years, will be buried Former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein is dead. Prof. Hussein died after a brief illness in the evening of Sunday, 31st July, 2022 at the age of 75 years. Platforms Africa reports that Prof. Hussein a professor of Physics was the 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University; he served between 2005 and 2011. READ ALSO Nigerian Doctors Threaten Strike Over Unpaid…

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JUST IN: APC Women Leader, Kemi Nelson, Is Dead

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How Tinubu’s top ally and only female member of influential governance advisory council in Lagos died at 66 – Family A former executive director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund and zonal women leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Kemi Nelson, is dead.  Ms Nelson, the only female member of Bola Tinubu’s influential governance advisory council in Lagos, passed on on Sunday morning, per family sources who informed Peoples Gazette. She was 66. Family members said Ms Nelson had been unwell for a while, treating undisclosed ailments at different hospitals.…

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Popular Radio Host, Abiodun Oropo, Is Dead

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Radio host, Abiodun Oropo, aka Oyinmomo joojo, is dead Abiodun Oropo Oyinlomo died on Saturday. The news of his demise has been confirmed on Facebook by Oyinlomo Radiotv. It has shared a tribute to its longtime founder saying: “We lost Alhaji Abiodun Oropo Oyinlomo yesterday evening 09.07.2022. “May your gentle soul Rest In Peace.” Oropo was a veteran Nigerian radio host. He was the founder of Abiodun Oropo RadioTV. His channel is considered one of the leading stations in Lagos, Nigeria. The Abiodun Oropo Radio TV is known for providing…

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BREAKING: OPEC Scribe, Sanusi Barkindo, Is Dead

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“He died at about 11pm yesterday, 5th July, 2022,” NNpC GMd, Mele kyari confirms Barkindo’s death in a tweet   The Secretary General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Sanusi Barkindo, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, a Nigeri-State-owned firm Barkindo once led, confirmed this on his verified Twitter handle. Though Kyari did not give details of Barkindo’s death, he extolled the virtues of the OPEC scribe. READ ALSO: EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Removes Ag Accountant-General 28 Days…

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