For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Lyricist Keith Reid who wrote the words of Procol Harum’s songs including A Whiter Shade Of Pale has died at the age of 76, the psychedelic rock band … Read more
The 73-year-old grandmother, Iforiti Oloro, who allegedly did the unthinkable in Ondo State by setting her son, Victor, her daughter-in-law, Rachael, and her two grandchildren ablaze eight days ago, is dead. The septuagenarian was said to have given up the ghost while receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Owo. About a week ago, … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails TV presenter and comedian Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67, his partner Andre Portasio has said. The TV star, also known for his drag queen … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A woman working at stables owned by ex-Liverpool footballer Michael Owen has collapsed and died, police said. The unnamed 25-year-old fell ill at around 8:50am on Tuesday at the Manor House Stables, owned … Read more
One of the ranking lawmakers at the Imo state House of Assembly, Arthur Egwim, is dead. Our correspondent gathered that Egwim died on Monday days after he underwent a surgery in Lagos. Until his death, he was the member representing Ideato North Constituency at the state House of Assembly. He was first elected into the … Read more
A horse involved in the production of The Lord Of the Rings: The Rings Of Power died on the set of the series in the UK recently. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the horse passed away on March 21 due to cardiac arrest. Sharing the unfortunate news, Amazon studios issued a statement that read, “We are … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Xavier López, a Mexican children’s comic better known by his stage name “Chabelo,” has died at 88, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote Saturday. López’s best-known work, the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo, ran for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015. The Mexican president wrote in his Twitter … Read more
Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple 1965 prediction of how quickly engineers would boost the capacity of … Read more
A former Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Nasiru Nono, died in an auto crash along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, on Thursday. Confirming the passing of Mr Nono, a former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Buba Shanu, said the incident was unfortunate. Mr Shanu said Mr Nono was travelling alongside … Read more
Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email The son of a former New York City restauranteur has died after an escalator accident at Madison Square Garden following a New York Rangers hockey game. Ernest Vogliano was riding on … Read more
