Obituaries

Russian businessman, Sergei Mavrodi, whose MMM pyramid scheme deprived millions of Russians of their savings in the 1990s, has died...

The mother of a young man killed in what police believe was a random shooting in Toronto's northwest end pleaded...

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the...

Hubert de Givenchy, the aristocratic French fashion designer famous for the “Little black dress” and styling Audrey Hepburn and Jackie...

Reverend Billy Graham, the influential Southern preacher who became a spiritual advisor to several US presidents and millions of Americans...

Nigerian playwright, dramatist and actor, Prof Akinwumi Ishola has died, aged 79. Ishola, who wrote the popular play, Efunsetan Aniwura,...

Former Nigeria goalkeeper  Raymond King has died on Monday at the age of 52. According to King’s former teammate, Taju...

The Vatican has confirmed that Bernard Law, the former Boston cardinal who disgracefully resigned during the church sex abuse scandal, has...

Popular fuji musician, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde, has paid tribute to her daughter, Wasilat Olaronke Ashabi Ayinde, who passed on in...

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Second Republic vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, is dead. The elder statesman’s death was disclosed in a...