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The 16th President of Rotary Club of Ikeja, Oliver Eniola Johnson has passed on. Born in 1939, he died on April 27, 2019 in London at the ag eof 80, the day his son, Niyi Johnson got married in Lagos. He devoted his life to the service of Rotary, at Rotary Club, Ikeja since he…

Chief (Mrs.) Grace Folorunsho Bello was born on February 28, 1928 to the family of Chief Daniel Jemiyo Atandare and Mary Omosewo Atandare (nee Aregbesola) . Her father was a trained teacher and an accomplished organist, who was employed as a station master in the then Nigerian Railways (NRC) while her mother was a textile…

Chief Gregory Nnanwuba Nwokolo (Ichie Ezenwa) died on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the age of 80. He was born in 1938 into the family of the late Ozo Ndibe Nwokolo...

Mrs. Caroline Eme Bassey was born in Victoria-Cameroon on January 3, 1948 into a humble yet a royal home of Chief Asuquo Nyong Umoh Esoho of the Duke house...

Chief Victor Nanna was born on February 27, 1922 to Chief Newton Colleone Nanna from Koko and Mrs. Togbanro Colleone Nanna from Effurun.

Major General David Akpode Ejoor (rtd), one of Nigeria’s finest military officers, took his final salute on February 10, 2019, when he breathed his last.

There is no doubt, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral meaning ‘Our Lady of Paris’ is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world with an estimated 13 million visitors every year, which means an average of 30,000 people every day, and a growing population of 50,000 tourists pass through the cathedral on peak…

Last Monday, April 8, 2019 marked the 20th year that the 38th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Alayeluwa Oba Emmanuel Adegboyega Adeyemo, Operinde 1, joined his ancestors. Born on January 1,1905, in Ibadan, Oba Adeyemo Operinde 1,was crowned the 38th Olubadan of Ibadanland on January 14,1994. He transited on April 8,1999 at the age of 94. Four years…

One year after his passing, Professor Clifford O. Olawoye continues to be fondly remembered by his family and friends. Born on December 11, 1938, he died on April 2, 2018. They all remember him as an amiable, quick-witted and distinguished legal scholar and practitioner that trained many aspiring and practicing lawyers in academia and in…

Sheriff Adisa Anipole was born 70 years ago to the family of Alhaji Gafar Anipole, the Noibi Adeen of Itunsokun Mosque, Ikorodu, Lagos and Alhaja Falilat Anipole. He died on March 9, 2019. He attended Muslim B Primary School between 1958 and 1964, from where he proceeded to Lagos City College, Yaba in 1965 and…

Chief Idowu Sofola, an erudite lawyer, solicitor and outstanding member of International, African & Nigerian Bar Associations, died on March 23, 2018. His demise took his immediate family by surprise and left them in shock, while tears flowed! On March 24, 2018, he was lowered to rest; those who witnessed it knew that a great…

His Excellency, Ambassador Joe Tonye Fubara Iyalla OFR, was Nigeria’s Numero Uno Diplomat, champion of Nigeria’s diplomacy and sovereignty, who for many years made it known to the world, at the United Nations that Nigeria...