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OBITUARY: Pele, the king of football who ‘halted Nigerian civil war for 48 hours’

    OBITUARY: Pele, the king of football who ‘halted Nigerian civil war for 48 hours’

“Today, we won’t work because we are going to see Pele,” read a large placard in a street in Guadalajara, Mexico, during a 1970 football tour in the country. Lives

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OBITUARY: Obiozor, diplomat and academic who believed Nigeria is an ‘Iroko’ despite crises

    OBITUARY: Obiozor, diplomat and academic who believed Nigeria is an ‘Iroko’ despite crises

‘Diplomat of great repute’; ‘distinguished statesman and patriot’; ‘one of the brightest minds to come out of south-east’… Positive vibes and praises have been in the air since George Obiozor

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OBITUARY: Omoigui, Nigeria’s first surveyor-general who oversaw boundary demarcation for states

    OBITUARY: Omoigui, Nigeria’s first surveyor-general who oversaw boundary demarcation for states

Throughout its existence, humanity has found solutions to its many problems, but not a cure for death. On Friday, Nigerians woke up to the news of the passing of Daniel Omoigui,

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OBITUARY: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who ‘never complains, never explains’

    OBITUARY: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who ‘never complains, never explains’

The cathedral bells are knelling, reverberating the dark news across the world. “Operation London Bridge Is Down” has moved into full swing, through hush tones and codified languages; leaders of

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OBITUARY: Biyi Bandele, multifaceted filmmaker who won first literary prize at 14

  OBITUARY: Biyi Bandele, multifaceted filmmaker who won first literary prize at 14

In the lead-up to the release of ‘Blood Sisters’ and hot on the heels of the movie’s Netflix debut, Biyi

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OBITUARY: Akin Mabogunje, geographer of many firsts who was instrumental in mapping of FCT

  OBITUARY: Akin Mabogunje, geographer of many firsts who was instrumental in mapping of FCT

Death is the most daring foe of humanity. It knocks on your door uninvited and spares no one — not

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OBITUARY: Tafa Balogun, ex-IGP who fired police officers over corruption, yet consumed by same ‘monster’

  OBITUARY: Tafa Balogun, ex-IGP who fired police officers over corruption, yet consumed by same ‘monster’

In his prime, Tafa Balogun was a powerful inspector-general of police (IGP). He controlled a large police force, surrounded by

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OBITUARY: Ada Ameh, the comic actor who made Nigerians laugh while she battled grief

  OBITUARY: Ada Ameh, the comic actor who made Nigerians laugh while she battled grief

After years of battling the ugly shadows of depression and grief, Ada Ameh has finally passed on. The Nollywood actress was pronounced dead on

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OBITUARY: Mohammed Barkindo, the political scientist who became a star at OPEC

  OBITUARY: Mohammed Barkindo, the political scientist who became a star at OPEC

The unpredictability of death has been mankind’s eternal worry. It remains a phenomenon that dribbles humanity despite trillions of dollars

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OBITUARY: Arthur Nzeribe, the maverick instrumental in annulment of June 12 election, dies at 83

  OBITUARY: Arthur Nzeribe, the maverick instrumental in annulment of June 12 election, dies at 83

The name Arthur Nzeribe elicits polarising reactions depending on the part of Nigeria it is mentioned. While his legacy as

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