Tag: obituary
Renowned Nigerian poet, Gabriel Okara dies at 97
Renowned Nigerian poet and novelist, Gabriel Okara, has died.
He was aged 97.
The literary icon passed on on Sunday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC)...
TRIBUTE: Femi Ojo-Ade (1941-2019)
By Niyi Afolabi
“You will always be my son, any day, no matter what!” Such were the re-assuring words of Professor Femi Ojo-Ade to me...
LASU former Pro-Chancellor, Femi-Pearse dies at 86
A former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council at the Lagos State University, Deji Femi-Pearse is dead. He died on Friday at the...
TRIBUTE: Professor Sophie Oluwole (1935-2018)
In this article, Kazeem Fayemi pays tribute to the late Professor Sophie Oluwole who died on Sunday evening.
300 level OAU student dies after robbery attack
A 300 level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Abiodun Babatola was murdered on Sunday after an armed robbery attack.
The late Babalola was...