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October 13, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Mourns Former Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of its former Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, describing his passing as a painful loss to the organisation and Nigeria’s road safety community.The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed,...

September 18, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Mourns Olu Jacobs

THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has joined other Nigerians in mourning veteran actor, cultural icon, and celebrity special marshal Chief Oludotun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs.This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education O...

September 13, 2026 No Responses

NPA Mourns Bamanga Tukur, Hails Legacy In Trade Facilitation

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has joined the global trade facilitation community in mourning the death of distinguished elder statesman and international businessman, Alhaji B...

August 29, 2026 No Responses

Dotun Oladipo’s Family Announces Funeral Dates

The family of the publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has announced September 10 and 11, 2026 as the dates for the funeral programmes of the journalist and media entrepreneur.Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age...

August 28, 2026 No Responses

MAPOLY Alumni Mourns Dotun Oladipo

The National Executive Council of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association (MAPALUM) has expressed profound grief over the sudden passage of veteran journalist, publisher and founder of The Eagle Online, Mr Dotun Oladipo, describing his death as a mon...

June 14, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed shock and deep sadness over the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar, who reportedly died while in the custody of terrorists in Katsina State.In a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on...

May 12, 2026 No Responses

The Rise, Transition To Glory Of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu

By Ikechukwu Onyemekara,GM, Corporate Affairs, NPA From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on October 17th 1994 (Same month of his birth) as a junior staff on Grade Level 3, Paul Ikherovba Erakhifu popularly...

January 6, 2026 No Responses

Bayelsa Mourns Senator Brambaifa

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over the demise of Senator John Kojo Brambaifa.The former Bayelsa West Senatorial District representative in the 5th National Assembly between 2003 and 2007 died on Saturday in a hospital in....

August 19, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Mourns Evelyn Osagie

The Lagos State Government has commiserated with the management and staff of Vintage Press Ltd., publishers of “The Nation” on the passage of a member of its staff, Evelyn Osagie. Osagie, a reporter , poet and cultural advocate, died in...

July 14, 2025 No Responses

US Mission, Chinese Embassy, Others Mourn Buhari

With the passing of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Sunday, world leaders and other statesmen have been paying tribute to the man who led Africa’s most populous nation both as a military ruler and a civilian president....

July 8, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Olubadan

President Bola Tinubu has described as painful, the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. According to Tinubu, the departed traditional rule was not only a custodian of Ibadan’s rich history and culture but also a ma...

June 7, 2025 No Responses

Supreme Court Mourns Former Chief Justice Uwais

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sent out its condolences to the family of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, who passed away on Friday. Uwais served as the 9th Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995...

April 21, 2025 No Responses

Pope Francis Dies At 88

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.According to Vatican News, he died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.At 9:45 AM on Easter Monday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber,...

February 15, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu, Obi, Sanwo-Olu, Others Mourn Pa Adebanjo

More Nigerians have continued to pay Tributes to elder statesman, Ayodele Adebanjo following his death. President Bola Tinubu, politicians, governors, and the pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere have all sent in their tributes for the man who died...