Transition
23 Jan 2015
THE death of Chief Moses Adeleke Adesiyan on December 14, 2014 was shocking but glorious. He was aged 85. After his early education, Chief Adesiyan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (English) - London degree from the University College, Ibadan (UCI), in 1960. No wonder, his command of English Language was perfect and his…
23 Jan 2015
SIR Samuel Ndubisi Okafor (SALOK), aged 57, businessman and community leader and Knight of St Christopher, is dead. His burial rites will begin on Friday, January 30, 2015, at 10am with a funeral service at his country home at Etiti-nabo Village, Ezihu, Igbo–Ugwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State. On Saturday, January 31,…
16 Jan 2015
THE recent burial of the late Pa David Peter Fiberesima could well be described as a fitting departure from the world after a glorious and eventful 87 years sojourn. He died on September 3, 2014 and was buried on December 20, 2014, amidst accolades from notable Nigerians from all walks of life at his residence…
16 Jan 2015
IN her lifetime, Mrs. Pauline Amaka Nwankwo’s belief was to see God in every human being. To see people beyond their outward appearance and to appreciate and love them as God desired. That was her goal in every encounter, every action and every relationship she had. Pauline was born on June 29, 1936, to…
16 Jan 2015
FRANCIS Ojeli Obiorah Enuebuka, fondly called Pa Nkechi after his daughter Nkechi, was born to Mr. Odita Enuebuka of Umu-Oshele and Mrs. Uzor Odogwu Odita Enuebuka of Umu-Iyasoge, Dukwenze both in Abala Uno in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State on December 25, 1923. He was the younger of two brothers that lost…
16 Jan 2015
THE death has occurred of Mr. Henry Omenai. Born on March 5, 1922, he passed on to glory on January 12, 2015. The late Omenai attended Kings College, Lagos, after which he proceeded to Downing College, Cambridge University, England, and subsequently the Administrative Staff College, Henley, near Oxford England. Omenai served in the Royal West…
16 Jan 2015
THE Rev. Tunji Adebiyi was a beacon of the light of God in this perverse world. He was a great man of faith that understood that the apostolic calling of the Church was not limited to the four walls of any denomination’s place of gathering, but to the whole world. He demonstrated just like others…
16 Jan 2015
THE death has occurred of Major General Solomon Kikiowo Omojokun (rtd). A former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), he died at 79 years on December 25, 2014. He attended Igbobi College, Lagos, and later obtained a double honours B.Sc (London) in Mathematics/Physics from the Nigerian College (now University of Ibadan)…
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