RIP Archives - Page 12 of 29

Apr

28

2024

Alleged adultery leads to husband’s stabbing of wife to death in Ekiti

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Ekiti State, Lifestyle, Metro, RIP

In Ekiti State, a man who has not been named is said to have stabbed his wife to death because she was allegedly cheating on him. The event took place over the weekend on Christ Avenue in the Adebayo neighbourhood of Ado-Ekiti. One person who lives in the area told reporters that the event happened on Friday night, while another said it happened on Saturday morning."From what I could tell, the couple had locked the door to their apartment and sent their older kid on an errand before they got into a fight",the neighbour said. It was said that the…

Apr

12

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Mazi Jonas describes the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu as a colossal loss to Nigeria.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, NewsChibuike Jonas, Ogbonnaya Onu, RIP

Mazi Chibuike Jonas, a former Arochukwu Local Government Area Chairman and contender in the last Abia State governorship election, expressed his deep condolences over the loss of Chief Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the pioneer governor of Abia State. He noted that Dr Onu's wealth of experience and intelligence were needed now more than ever to chart a new course for Nigeria under the present administration. Mazi Jonas, who is a Consultant/Aide to the office of the Deputy Speaker, Federal House of Representatives on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), asserted that Dr Onu's contribution to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Apr

12

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dr. Kalu pays tribute to political icon Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.

Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Ebonyi State, Emeka Kalu, Ogbonnaya Onu, Politics, RIP

I received with deep shock the death of an erudite Engineer, the pioneer governor of Abia State and a frontline progressive political philosopher, Dr . Ogbonna Onu whose sad end occurred on the 11th of April 2024 following a brief illness in a hospital, in Abuja. Dr Onu's demise came when his wealth of experience was most needed in shaping the nation's socio-economic structures. In his days as the pioneer governor of Abia State, he served with all sense of commitment to give the State basic infrastructures of which the pace he set while in office remains a mark of…

Apr

12

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Junior Pope: Bishop Nwankpa Expresses Grief, Condolences

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, NewsEmeka Nwankpa, Entertainment, Junior Pope, Metro, Nollywood, RIP

The Onitsha zone AGN patron, Bishop Emeka Nwankpa, has expressed shock and grief at the tragic death of John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, and the three others who died with him. Reacting to the incident, the cleric, philanthropist and actor described the death of the popular Nollywood star and the others as unfortunate. He regretted that their deaths would have been averted if some measure of precaution was applied. Bishop Nwankpa further expressed his regret at the successive deaths of Nollywood stars in the most recent time and described it as huge losses to the industry. The…

Apr

10

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

See Nollywood Actor Junior Pope’s Post Few Hours Before His Death – (VIDEOS)

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, NewsEntertainment, Lifestyle, Metro, Nollywood, RIP

Actor Junior Pope Odonwodo has died. According to reports, four actors including Junior Pope fell into Anam River in Anambra State, on their way to a movie location and their bodies have been recovered. The actor had earlier shared a video of himself and others on a boat, on their way to the movie location. Captioning the video, he wrote: “See me lamenting….The risk we take to entertain you; crossing river 9ja yesterday with no life jacket…. Na wahooooo Who does that ??” Some of his colleagues reacted in the comment section of the video shortly after his death was…