Obituary
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Following the announcement of Dr Lee Wei Ling’s death on Wednesday (Oct 9), former patients took to social media to express their condolences to her family and thank her for helping them. Dr Lee was a paediatric neurologist specialising in epilepsy, and also the director of the National Neuroscience Institute from 2004 to 2014. She died at home aged 69, four…
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Donald Sutherland, who appeared in films including The Hunger Games and Kelly’s Heroes, has died at the age of 88. His agency CAA said he died in Miami after a long illness. The Canadian actor won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance in the mini-series Citizen X. In 2017, he received an…
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Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, wife of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu is dead. The federal lawmaker confirmed the development in a post on his official Facebook page on Monday. The Chief Whip of the Senate said Ifeoma, who died at the age of 61, was a woman of virtue who was committed to…
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Lisa Marie Presley has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, Calif., on Thursday morning. The singer-songwriter, humanitarian, and only child of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Elvis Presley was 20 days shy of her 55th birthday. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter…
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Following are reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict, who was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the post rather than rule for life: MARKUS SOEDER, STATE PREMIER OF THE GERMAN STATE OF BAVARIA: “We mourn the death of our Bavarian Pope. The death of Benedict XVI touches me deeply, as…
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Former pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pontiff to resign in some 600 years, has died aged 95. Pope Francis, who replaced him as head of the Catholic Church, had asked the faithful to pray for him at the end of his general audience on Wednesday morning. The Vatican said Benedict’s body will lie in state…
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Joseph Jo Mersa Marley, the grandson of the late famous Jamaican reggae icon, Bob Marley and son of Stephen Marley, has died at the age of 31. The rising singer was on Tuesday found unresponsive in a vehicle at an undisclosed location in the United States. According to the Florida radio station WZPP, Joseph Jo…
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THIS IS SO HEART-BREAKING The first photo was taken and posted on Instagram on 14•09•2019 and the second photo taken on 08•06•2021 at Norvic Hospital . It is the same person , former Miss World Nepal second Runners-Up Nisha Ghimire – From Nepal . Nisha was on top of her career in 2018 as a…
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The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the autopsy conducted on the corpse of Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, revealed that he died as a result of drowning. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a chat with our correspondent. Hundeyin said, “Autopsy has been…
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Following the death of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that all members of the singer’s domestic staff are currently in police custody. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to DAILY POST on Tuesday morning after report of Ifeanyi’s death went viral. The DMW boss and his fiance, Chioma Rowland…
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Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vincent Ogbulafor has passed on. Ogbulafor died on Thursday in Canada at the age of 73 years. Confirming his death, a family member who wished to be anonymous said Ogbulafor died of an undisclosed illness. The deceased was the PDP’s first National Secretary. He hails from…
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TV presenter Graham Norton said he felt like an outsider on the day of the Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Despite living in England for over 40 years, the Cork native said he didn’t have the same connection with her as those who grew up there, and seeing how deeply the country mourned her was “humbling”. “I…
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A teenage guardsman who was involved in the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has died at an army barracks in London. Jack Burnell-Williams, an 18-year-old member of the Household Cavalry, was found unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in London just before 4pm on Wednesday, the army said. The trooper walked with the queen’s coffin from…
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Coolio, known for massive 1990s hip-hop hits like “Fantastic Voyage,” “C U When U Get There,” “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New)” and the Dangerous Minds movie theme “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died of a suspected cardiac arrest, according to TMZ. He was 59 years old. The West Coast rapper, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., is survived by his…
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As the remains of the late Queen Elizabeth II were interred in the United Kingdom (UK), a former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that he had tremendous reSpect for the LATE Head of Commonwealth of Nations. He described her as a personality with great human relations, whom he equally had a perfect relationship…
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Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral…
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