"And by the time I am gone, that is what I want to be remembered for," were the words of blunt and assertive Joseph Waku, a former Nigerian senator, while extolling the courage and legacy of John McCain, ex-US Republican senator. McCain was an American politician and military officer who served as a senator from Arizona. So principled, the US lawmaker [...]
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Call 10 persons separately and ask them this simple question: "The friend of your enemy is who?". You'll likely get the same response but if Fredrick Isotan Faseun were among those people, his own response would stand out. While most people see the friend of their enemy as their enemy, Faseun saw things in a different way and this could [...]
Death is inevitable. In the wee hours of Wednesday, it was the turn of Aloysius Katsina-Alu to heed its call. Katsina-Alu, one of Nigeria’s most eminent jurists, died at Chida Orthopaedic Hospital, Gudu, Abuja.He was the chief justice of Nigeria from December 30, 2009, to August 28, 2011, having succeeded Idris Legbo Kutigi.Katsina-Alu -- who is said to be the first person from the middle belt [...]
The name Maitama Sule will no doubt continue to ring bells in the minds of many Nigerians years after the death of the nation’s former permanent representative to the United Nations.A strong advocate of Nigeria’s unity, he was known to always speak his mind on prevalent national issues and was one of the prominent voices of the northern region.He lamented [...]
Babatunde Osotimehin, late executive director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and one-time Nigeria’s minister of health may have passed on but his legacies in reproductive health would always remain fresh in the annals of history.While it is a common practice in many African countries, including Nigeria, for a woman to die in the course of child delivery, Osotimehin was [...]
Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, former minister of commerce and first female president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAN), was pronounced dead on Saturday.The late octogenarian, who was conferred an award of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) in 2002, celebrated her 80th birthday less than two months ago in Lagos. A WOMAN OF MANY FIRSTS Kuforiji-Olubi will be remembered as [...]
Celine Dion's husband, 73-year-old Rene Angelil, died on Thursday, January 14, after living with throat cancer for 18 years.The announcement was made on Celine Dion’s social media accounts.Rene Angelil passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer. https://t.co/JOeLaOfbSB — Celine Dion (@celinedion) January 14, 2016"Rene Angelil passed away this morning at his [...]
The death has been announced of Tayo Akpata (CON), a former trustee and executive secretary of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and one-time commissioner for education in old Bendel state.He passed on peacefully at his Ikoyi, Lagos residence around 10am on Monday, October 13, 2014. He was 83.The family confirmed the demise of the elder statesman in a [...]
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