Obituary

Emir  Of  Kano, Ado Bayero Dies

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead.

Maya Angelou, the literary icon who never went to college

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died early Wednesday, her family…

Obit: Maya Angelou takes final bow

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died, the North Carolina…

Attah, first civilian governor of Kwara state dies

Jamiu Yisa The first civilian governor of the old Kwara State, comprising present day Kwara…

A Moment of Silence As Popular Film Producer, Amaka Igwe, Dies

Popular film producer, writer and director, Amaka Igwe is dead.

So Long Okon Uya.. Ex-NECON chair dies

Prof. Okon Uya, a Professor of African-American History and one-time Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…

Garcia Marquez: Rushdie, others pay tribute

PARIS (AFP) - Colombia's Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, died Thursday, after some illness.