Media titans mourn Dotun Oladipo: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu pay tributes to late Eagle Online publisher - ITREALMS

Tributes have continued to pour in from across the nation following the sudden passing of veteran journalist, media titan, and Publisher of The Eagle Online, Mr. Dotun Oladipo, who died at the age of 56, reports ITREALMS.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have led prominent leaders, professional bodies, and media executives in expressing deep grief over the loss of the former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).

Families mourn, nation bleeds: More voices blame UNTH for negligence and deaths - ITREALMS

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Relatives demand justice as calls mount for urgent reform in Nigeria’s collapsing health system

The shockwaves from the death of Mrs. Charity Unachukwu at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, continue to reverberate as more families step forward with their own harrowing experiences of neglect at the federal facility, reports ITREALMS.

Earlier, ITREALMS had reported the testimony of Mrs. Phina Unachukwu Ezeagwu, who accused UNTH of abandoning her sister to die after more than 12 hours without life-saving blood transfusion.

Bama massacre: Families mourn as UN decries killing of over 50 civilians - ITREALMS

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Shock and grief have gripped Darajamal village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State after suspected non-state armed groups launched a deadly night attack that left more than 50 people dead, homes reduced to ashes, and families torn apart, reports ITREALMS.

Eyewitness accounts describe panic as villagers fled into the darkness, some carrying children, others abandoning belongings as gunmen swept through their community. 

Catholics mourn passage of Bishop Emeritus, Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP - ITREALMS

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The Catholic Diocese of Ilorin has announced the passing of Bishop Emeritus Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP, who departed this life on March 8, 2025, at 12:55 pm, reports ITREALMS.

According to a press statement available to ITREALMS by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Most Rev. Anselm Pendo LAWANI, Bishop Ayo-Maria served the diocese with dedication, wisdom, and compassion from 1992 to 2019.

Gbolaguntes mourn illustrious son, Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte - ITREALMS

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A public statement on Tuesday by his eldest son, Oladiran, said Justice Gbolagunte died on Monday, June 24, 2024.

Oladiran said his father, who until his death served in the Oyo State High Court, passed on during a brief illness in a hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

5 personnel: Defence Hqtrs mourn, threatens retaliation against IPOB/ESN - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has reacted to the attack on Troops of Operation Udo Ka deployed at Obikabia Junction Checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, which left 5 personnel dead, threatening retaliation, reports ITREALMS.


Just as some thought-leaders, while condemning the unprovoked attack on the troop, called for caution, advising the Defence headquarters to deploy more intelligence despite the provocation.

The Nigerian Defence headquarters while reacting to the attack on the troop in a press statement available to 

ITREALMS, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, lamented the killing and said the military will retaliate against this dastardly act on the troops.

Inter'l writers mourn passage of folklorist Jim Solanke - ITREALMS

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The International Writers Association (IWA) said its deeply saddened by the loss of the beloved folklorist, Jimi Solanke, who passed away in the early hours of Monday, February 5, after a brief illness. Solanke, affectionately known as 'Uncle Jimi', departed while en route to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. His passing marks the end of an era for Nigeria's cultural landscape.

In a heartfelt statement issued by the Acting President of the International Writers Association, Wole Adedoyin, Jimi Solanke was celebrated as a multifaceted artist whose talents spanned songwriting, acting, performance, visual art, poetry, and storytelling. His distinctive style, characterized by a resonant, golden voice accompanied by guitar melodies, captivated audiences of all ages across generations.

Writers mourn veteran poet, Olanrewaju Adepoju - ITREALMS

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The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has been grieving over the passage of Chief Olanrewaju Adepoju, a distinguished Yoruba poet, writer, artiste, and religious leader, reports ITREALMS.

Chief Adepoju breathed his last on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at his residence in Ibadan.

Editors mourn publisher NewsDirect, 'His death saddening, shocking' - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) said it was deeply saddened and shocked by the news of the passing on of one of its committed members and Publisher of NewsDirect Newspapers Group, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi on Tuesday.

Aged 56, Dr Ibiyemi succumbed to death at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan, Ogun State, where he was undergoing treatment.

Anambra State, Gov. Obiano mourn Alex Ekwueme

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The people of Anambra State and the Governor, Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano are mourning the demise of first elected Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, saying great iroko has fallen in the country, reports ITRealms.

Obiano in his reaction, described the passing onto glory of the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme as a huge loss to Nigeria.

The news of the death came to him at his Aguleri country home where he had gone to mark his election victory in the last Saturday's election with his family, Governor Obiano said that he was yet to come to terms with the reality of Dr Ekwueme's death as it was hard to contemplate the void that his passage has created.

"A great iroko has fallen. Nigeria has lost a statesman. Ndigbo have lost an illustrious son. Anambra has lost a father. But I have lost both a father and a friend. I have lost a mentor. This is a big loss on all fronts," the Governor declared.

Narrating the direct influence the late statesman had had on him, Governor Obiano further said, "I was close to Dr Ekwueme. I sought his advice on so many things and he was always ready to help. He attended every major event we have held in the past three years in our efforts to make Anambra a better place. You always knew where you stood with him on any issue. His death is a big personal loss to me," Governor Obiano explained.

The governor further lamented that the elder statesman passed away at a trying period in the life of the nation when his bridge-building talent was most needed.

Describing him as the "architect" of a balanced Nigeria, Governor Obiano observed that only few Nigerians living or dead could match Dr Ekwueme's contributions to a fair and just federation in the nation's seemingly endless search for peace and equity.

He pointed out that even in his last days, Dr Ekwueme fought gallantly to ensure that equity prevailed in his home state of Anambra, speaking out fearlessly in favour of sustaining the geopolitical balance that has entrenched peace in the state.

"Dr Ekwueme's life is an open book that should inspire generations of Nigerians who need a beacon to guide them into evolving as true patriots who are willing to make sacrifices for the greatness of the country. He is an icon whose place is assured in our hearts in Anambra State," Governor Obiano further observed.

According to him, Dr Ekwueme's legacy would never die because whenever the story of modern Nigeria is told, Alex Ekwueme's name would be remembered.

"I wish to express my deepest condolences to the illustrious Ekwueme family and the people of Oko, his home town and to Ndi Anambra in general. Ndonu Ndi Anambra. I pray that God Almighty will give us the fortitude to bear this grave loss," Governor Obiano further said.

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