TRIBUTE

By Segun Adesokan. ‘Motherland’, referring to Nigeria in his song, at the time of its release, was so timely and its messages even till the present day is rich and timeless as it could be passed off as an Immigrant travel guide. The early part of the song had reminded...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro.The president made his feelings known in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. He described the demise of Dogonyaro as “a great loss...

VP attends Service of Songs celebrating life of Pastor Adeboye's son at Redemption Camp Pastor Dare Adeboye lived a life filled with zeal, speed, and emphasized what was important and needed to be done at the right time according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof Osinbajo stated this in...

  Jakande served Lagos without greed -Afenifere Encomium has continued to pour in on the first civilain Governor of Lagos State, Chief Lateef Kayode Jakande who died at age of 91 in Lagos on Thursday. fThe Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, the Afenifere, in mourning him, described him as a leader...

 Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has estimated the damage and loss suffered in the early Tuesday morning fire at his residence at Soka, Ibadan, at N50million. Speaking with journalists shortly after the fire incident, suspected to have been caused by arsonists, Adeyemo described the perpetrators as cowards....

  Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said Nigeria lost a bright star with the death of former University of Lagos (UNILAG) VC, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the leading candidate for the job of director-general of the World Trade Organisation, made this known on Twitter on...

Prominent Nigerians, friends, associates and family members of the late chairman of LEADERSHIP Group Limited, Sam Nda-Isaiah,  gathered at a service of songs to pay glowing tributes to the media mogul in Abuja as part of the funeral rites for the late newspaper publisher and serial entrepreneur. At the virtual...

  Brazilian football great Pele has mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Renowned alongside Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier this month,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended deepest condolence to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family on the passing  of renowned writer and Emeritus Professor of Literature, Prof J.P. Clark. Buhari, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday paid tribute to one of Nigeria’s finest poets, dramatist...

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Thursday commiserated with the progressive bloc over the demise of Senator Ayo Fasanmi, a leader of Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group. In a tribute titled: ‘Pa Fasanmi: Loyal to progressive cause to the end,’ the former Lagos State governor...