Obituaries

Former Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason has died. He died at the age of 76. Tryggvason was one of the original six Canadian astronauts chosen in December 1983....

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has died from cancer complications. She died at the age of 84. Albright immigrated to the United States in 1948 and she was the...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has passed on. This development was confirmed by the Palace of Oyo.  The spokesperson for the late Oba, Bode Durojaye, confirmed the...

Five-time World Best Footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez have announced that their newborn baby son is dead. It would be recalled that last October, Ronaldo revealed in...

Famous Yoruba movie actor, Dejo Tunfulu, has died. He died at the age of 50.His death was announced by his acting colleague, Kunle Afod, in a recent Instagram post.  While...

Country music hitmaker and Academy of Country Music award-winner Jeff Carson died of a heart attack at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 58. Jeffrey Lee Herndon, known...

Famous Nollywood actor, John Adewunmi, also known as Tafa Oloyede, is dead. He died at the age of 69. According to Ranny Shitta-Bey, former President, Association of Nigerian Theatre Practitioners...

In what has sent shockwaves across the Basketball world, Kenny Ejim, a Canadian professional basketball player from Brampton, Ont., has died in Bahrain at the age of 27. Confirming the development,...

Betty Davis, a popular funk singer who was once the wife of legendary jazz musician Miles Davis has died. She died at the age of 77. According to Rolling Stone, the death of Davis was confirmed...