Tribute to Nwachukwu Ignatius Dike
No time is death welcome in the family. But the death of Brother Nwachukwu has been personally very devastating to me. The post Tribute to Nwachukwu Ignatius Dike appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria...
View ArticleIsaac Odeyemi Opakunle ( May 1951- June 2019)
Isaac Odeyemi Opakunle was born in Ita Egbe, Egbado in Yewa Local Council of Ogun State, Nigeria on May 10, 1951. He was the third born child of the late... The post Isaac Odeyemi Opakunle ( May 1951-...
View ArticleJoseph Olanrewaju Obembe: Quintessential preacher (1956-2019)
Archbishop Joseph Olanrewaju Obembe was the Presiding Archbishop of El-Shaddai Bible Churches World-wide. He was born in 1956. He went to Yaba Government Technical School now known as (Federal...
View ArticleUbon Jimmy Akpan: Sunset at noon
Writing the word ‘late’ or referring to Akparawa Ubon Jimmy Akpan in the past has been the most traumatizing experience for me. The mere fact that I cannot escape the dreaded word or circumvent the...
View ArticleCaroline Isedua Osobase: Godly Mother (November 1942 — 2019)
Mrs Caroline Isedua Osobase was born on November 9, 1942, in Zaria, Kaduna State to the family of Pa Celestine Offor Okpataku in Ugboha, Esan South East Council of Edo State. She was born into a...
View ArticleRemembering quintessential journalist Mac Adetoye Alabi (April 25, 1928 –...
MAC Adetoyi Alabi, the famous journalist whose professional renown spread across the country, was born on April 25, 1928 at Ile-Oloke, Oke-Koto, Isale-Ijebu in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He passed on...
View ArticleJuliana Fasehun: Devoted home-maker (May 19, 1930-July 12, 2019)
Mrs. Juliana Ayinke Fasehun (nee Oyemade) was born on May 19, 1930, into the family of the late Chief Emmanuel Adeyemi Oyemade and the late Mama Janet Adebanwo Oyemade. She died on July 12, 2019,...
View ArticleMufutau Olatinwo: Quintessential Son of Offa (September 16, 1954 — July 27,...
Dr. Mufutau Olatinwo was born on September 16, 1954 in Offa, Offa Local Council of Kwara State and died on July 27, 2019. Olatinwo, who distinguished himself as an educational administrator of repute,...
View ArticleRemembering quintessential Lateef Adegbite
In a world that has consistently favoured the Marxist notion of religion as an opiate of the masses with most individuals scrambling for the use of religion as a ladder to “breakthrough”, Dr. Lateef...
View ArticleEte-Idung Benard Joseph Akpan (1936 - 2019)
“To praise what is lost makes remembrance dear” — William Shakespeare Ete-Idung Bernard Joseph Akpan was born in 1936 to the family of the late Chief Joseph Akpan and the late Madam Cecilia Nta of Nung...
View ArticleLasting legacy of Professor Emanuel Edozien
Yesterday, the remains of Professor Emanuel C. Edozien was committed to mother earth in Asaba, Delta State. Ordinarily and customarily we would say we are sad because the nation has lost a gem. The...
View ArticleRemembering Mudaththir Olaniyi Yusuf (1962-2019)
Brother Abdur-Razaq, where are you? The anxious and inaudible phone call from Nurudeen Jumah jolted me. “I’m in the office,” I replied. “NS is gone!” He announced. “I can’t hear you,” was my response,...
View ArticleEngineer (Professor) John Willie Kwamina Duncan (1933- 2019)
Engineer (Professor) John Willie Kwamina Duncan was born in Lagos on February 11, 1933. He was educated at St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi, Lagos. After a short spell at Yaba College of Technology and...
View ArticleOde to a princess: Adeline Oruigoni (1954-2019)
Life is a marketplace, where sons and daughters of Eve come and go as traders. Come what, the Prince and the beggar must depart the land of sojourn to account for their transactions at the marketplace....
View ArticleFalomo… quintessential doctor, philanthropist goes home with fanfare
Testimonies trailing the transition of Dr. Oluwatamilore Akinlade Falomo point to one fact: The deceased led an eventful life largely devoted to the service of God as a Christian as well as a...
View ArticleSir Henry Olujimi Boyo (1948-2019) ...Renowned businessman and newspaper...
Sir Henry Olujimi Boyo was born into the illustrious Boyo family of Warri, Delta State on February 9, 1948. He attended the Children’s Home School in Ibadan The post Sir Henry Olujimi Boyo (1948-2019)...
View ArticleThe Life And Times Of High Chief (DR.) O.B. Lulu-Briggs (1930-2018)
Once in every generation, and to a particular people, God sends that one person who comes along with refreshing energy, impacts us so affectionately; uplifts our spirits, energizes our bones and...
View ArticleLulu-Briggs: 25th January burial date still feasible, says widow
Seinye, widow of the founder of Moni Pulo Limited, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs on Friday said the January burial date for her husband is still achievable. She made the statement in reaction to...
View Article••• Quintessentially African
Quintessence, our cultural icon which sits just off the famous Falomo Roundabout in Ikoyi, is moving to a new home today. After 38 years, the large Q hanging over dusty Awolowo Road, will no longer...
View ArticleChief Aino Oni-Okpaku: Quintessentially Nigerian (Jan. 2, 1939 – Jan. 4, 2020)
I heard about the passing of Chief Aino Oni-Okpaku through social media in the early hours of January 4th, a day after our daughter Amara went to Quintessence to buy gifts before departing Nigeria. The...
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