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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced the death of its former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Wale Omole, who served from 1991 to 1999. Read More: https://punchng.com/oau-mourns-ex-vc-wale-omole/

The celebrated academic, historian, author and teacher died on Sunday surrounded by whānau.

Izzy Neale, a 22-year-old apprentice jockey, died in hospital after a horror fall during a race meeting on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Great South Road just after 10:15pm on Sunday night.

The celebrated academic, author, historian and teacher returned to Mataatua marae yesterday, to his hapū Te Urewera.

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has announced the death of Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, the father of his deputy, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe. Read More: https://punchng.com/kaduna-deputy-governor-loses-father-uba-sani-mourns/

A 24-year-old man who killed six people and wounded 15 in a shooting in Krakow, has died in hospital.

Saturday's shooting shocked a country that had prided itself on being safer than many of its Western European neighbors.

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'Terrorism' investigation launched after government officials say suspect likely influenced by far-right ideology.

President Bola Tinubu has mourned a former Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Adam Onum, who died at the age of 73. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-mourns-former-benue-chief-judge/

Retired farmer Lyndall Scott has owned dogs for decades, but this is the first one she has lost to a snake bite.

Mourners gather in Navahermosa to honour Tenerife player, whose death has united Spain’s football community in grief.

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono says he is enduring the ‘hardest days of my life’ after the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel following a collisi Read More: https://punchng.com/hardest-days-of-my-life-goalkeeper-owono-mourns-late-striker/

Barcelona captain Raphinha has sent condolences to the family of late Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died after an on-pitch collision. Read More: https://punchng.com/raphinha-mourns-late-tenerife-striker-jesus-de-miguel/

Tributes were paid across Tuesday's Champions League fixtures to Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who died following collision on the pitch.

Spanish striker Jesús de Miguel Alameda has died after collapsing during a match for his club, CD Tenerife. UEFA and the RFEF have paid tribute. Read More: https://punchng.com/football-world-mourns-spanish-striker-jesus-de-miguel/

Former Chinese vice-premier Liu Yandong was one of the six women that have been a full member of the 25-member Politburo.&nbsp;

Athlete often visited former school after competitions to show her medals to the children

Self-acclaimed relationship therapist and social media influencer, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has expressed grief over the death of her nine-year-old son, Bryan, saying she may never recover from the shock of losing him. In an emotional tribute shared on her Instagram handle on Sunday, the influencer reflected on the pain of losing Read

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, is mourning a 300-level student, Oluyemi Oluwadamilare, who died from sickle cell disease complications. Read More: https://punchng.com/funaab-mourns-300-level-student-who-died-of-sickle-cell-complications/

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook mourned the death of ac...

Hugh Jackman is mourning the loss of his long-time “X-Men” co-star and friend Patrick Stewart, who died on Wednesday at age 86 after a “brief battle” with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia. “We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today,” Jackman wrote on Instagram. “And, in my book, a tremendous friend and […]

Spain has declared three days of mourning after a high-speed train crash in Castilla-La Mancha killed 69 people, raising questions about rail safety. Read More: https://punchng.com/spain-mourns-after-latest-train-tragedy-kills-69/

Second tragedy on line in about nine months raises questions about levels of investment in railway maintenance.

Layne Green, 41, represented his province across all age groups and was a Junior Kiwi.

Frida screenwriter and Selena writer/director Gregory Nava is mourning the loss of his friend Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon who died today at age 96. Nava and his wife Barbara Martinez Jitner were by Huerta’s side in her final moments. “We were blessed to be by Dolores’s side last night in Bakersfield, to say […]

Spain's second high-speed rail collision this year has raised fresh questions about the safety of its train network.

Akanbi Elizabeth, the widow of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, broke down in tears while paying tribute to her husband at a memorial event in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a video from the event held at Jogor Centre on Tuesday, the widow struggled to complete her tribute before becoming overwhelmed Read More: https://pun

<p>Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity</p><p></p><p>The final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer.</p><p>The once mighty ice mass lost 93% of its surface area between 1983 and 2003, shrinking to cover less

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has condemned the killing of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka, and called for a thorough investigation. Read More: https://punchng.com/katsina-gov-mourns-slain-islamic-cleric-calls-for-probe/

An Ahmadu Bello University 400-level Electrical Engineering student, Bello Ahmed, has died after suddenly falling ill during his SIWES in Zaria, Kaduna Sta Read More: https://punchng.com/abu-student-dies-during-siwes-varsity-mourns/

Senator Ede Dafinone has condoled with WTO DG, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the death of her mother, Professor Kamene Okonjo, who passed away at the age of 96 Read More: https://punchng.com/dafinone-mourns-okonjo-iwealas-late-mother/

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has commiserated with the WTO DG, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the death of her 96-year-old mother, Mrs Kamene Okonjo. Read More: https://punchng.com/otti-mourns-okonjo-iwealas-mother/

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with WTO DG, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the death of her mother, Prof. Kamene Okonjo, at the age of 96. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-mourns-okonjo-iwealas-mother/

President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family of veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru, who died at the age of 57 after a brief illness. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-mourns-nollywood-veteran-francis-duru/

Nollywood actors and filmmakers have mourned veteran actor Francis Duru, who died at the age of 57 following a brief illness, paying tribute to his legacy. Read More: https://punchng.com/nollywood-mourns-late-actor-francis-duru/

Suresh Rama ran Lambs Pharmacy on Karangahape Rd for about 35 years.

The Urhobo Progress Union has mourned the death of former Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, hailing him as a compassionate leader. Read More: https://punchng.com/delta-union-mourns-uduaghan-hails-his-legacy/

The Nigerian Senate has paid tribute to the late former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, urging the preservation of his legacy in healthcare and in Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-mourns-uduaghan-urges-preservation-of-legacy/

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has mourned the death of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti, describing him as a patriot and elder statesman. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-has-lost-a-patriot-akpabio-mourns-fasoranti/