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There is no end to the controversies surrounding the death of Michael Jackson
By Olusola Olaosebikan
In life, Michael Joseph Jackson, the undisputed king of pop, was a thriller. His death, on 25 June, is threatening–with spectacular success–to make him a bigger one, as the actual cause of his death continues to dominate discussions worlwide.
Though Jackson, who [...]
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Abioye Aronke Taiwo’s collection of poems, Fear Abides With Me Constantly, is launched in Lagos posthumously
By Nehru Odeh
Though Abioye Aronke Taiwo, lawyer, singer and poet, is dead, she lives on. This is because exactly seven years after she died in a car crash in Lagos, her dream of becoming a poet has been fulfilled. Taiwo [...]
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Mrs. Biodun Kumuyi, wife of Dr. Williams Kumuyi, founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, dies
By Paul Dada & Kazeem Ugbodaga
The klieglights were not for her. So was glitzy and far-fetched lifestlye associated with many others in similar position. She was understated, even staid, in everything she did. She was Biodun Idayat Kumuyi, [...]
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Grief hits the rich and famous, as Chief Oyekunle Alex-Duduyemi and Oba Adedapo Tejuosho lose their sons–Bankole and Kunle
By Kemi Akinyemi
Famous businessman, Chief Oyekunle Alex-Duduyemi, and prominent traditional ruler, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, the Osile Oke-Ona Egba, are both mourning. The two men, in their 70s, have just suffered personal tragedies, arising from the loss [...]
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By Babatunde Raji Fashola
It is humbling and really momentous to be here today to celebrate the 100th post-humous birthday anniversary of a truly awesome human being. An African, whom God made a Nigerian by birth to show the way to a people he truly loves and has blessed more than any nation on earth.
It [...]
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