SAD NEW YEAR TRAGEDY HITS NOLLYWOOD AS JENNIFER OMOLE Dies SUDDENLY

It's a sad sad story especially as it's just the 6th day of the new year 2020. While some are still elated and heaving a sigh of great relief for making another new year, especially starting a new decade with vigor and great belief. While many are so happy that it's another opportunity to change certain things about their lives, at the same time some are already mourning. Crying tears of regret as their loved ones, who some have thought would probably live forever have suddenly passed on and gone to the great beyond.

Truly the real fact is and without mincing words too, death is a creep, a thief, a destroyer and is actually the most vicious, most uncaring, most terrible enemy of man. And that terrible entity known to many as the grim reaper as struck again, leaving tears, anguish and pain in its wake. And one of it's early candidate in this new year is a Nollywood practitioner, a budding thespian by the name Jennifer Omole.

The dark skinned lady who is an actress and a producer and in fact the owner of Jennis Film Production Ltd and a good friend of both Uche Ogbodo and Victoria Inyama, passed away suddenly on January 3, 2020 just a few days into the new year leaving just memories of all that's great and good about her behind for her people and fans and other loved ones.

Life truly is fleeting. And like the great 'Elton John' sang, the life is like a candle🕯 in the wind. You are here today and could be gone like a puff of wind in the next second.

Her good friend and colleague, Uche announced her demise on her IG page with obvious pain thus-

On 3rd January My Dearest Friend @jenniferomole Passed On. I’m Hurting Deep In My Heart but Only God Knows Best. Pls Say A Rest In Peace Prayer for My Girl.”

May the soul of the dearly departed find rest. May her family members and friends and other loved ones have the fortitude to bear the sad and terribly untimely loss. 

WHAT A SAD INCONSOLABLE LOSS, AS MAUFECHI'S MAUREEN ONIGBANJO LOSES DEAR SON.

Maureen Onigbanjo 

The sad news came as a major shock to all. It's not the kind of thing anyone prays for or wants to even happen to anyone close to them.

The Lagos social firmament are mourning with one of their own on the sad demise of her 1st son so untimely.

The loss of any person is shocking already, but when the parent(s) is/are still alive and kicking and then one loses their child; one with a good head for that matter, handsome and well read, with the future still ahead brightly and horizons to conquer beckoning, in this case a good son, then it's totally inconsolable. And that's the story right now!

So top socialite and award winning designer of note of several years, the super gorgeous and stylish Maureen Onigbanjo of the Maufechi Fashion House fame, has just lost her son, a 31 year old man in London to the colds hands of death. Shocking! yes quite shocking!

It has been grief and anguish at the Onigbanjo's since the sadness occurrence meandered in, as they mourn the death of one of their sons 'Olawale Opeyemi Onigbanjo Junior' at just 31 in London.

It wasn't that too long ago that the kindhearted and beautiful lady lost her handsome husband-Wale Onigbanjo to the grim reaper, and in fact due to that loss, she had gone into her shell somewhat and was still mourning, only now for their son to pass on so untimely too. Shame on you death!

If death had demanded for money to be placated so as not to strike, we are too sure it would have received something quite hefty from the Onigbanjos, or even if it was good behaviour, talent and how cool a person looks or even great connection, then the 31 year old would have been brought back to life or wouldn't have even died in the first place at all. But alas, what can we do? Such is life, the grim reaper who reaps where it didn't sow, who harvests where it didn't plant, came, knocking at a terrible time and like it always does, grabbed, stole, robbed and killed and left anguish and uncontrollable tears in its wake. Mrs. Onigbanjo only clocked 60 not too long ago.

Wednesday July 8, 2015 was a grim day in the household of the Onigbanjos as that was the day 'Olawale Onigbanjo Senior' passed on untimely at age 57, having been born in Chelsea, London in 1959. Friday, July 24, 2015 was when he was  buried in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The young man, that is the now late 'Olawale Opeyemi Onigbanjo Junior' is survived by his mom, Maureen, his brother, a 6 plus footer ex-basketball player BabaFemi Oluwafeyisola Onigbanjo, 22 and a sister--Morenike Ololade Onigbanjo, 26.

The late Olawale Opeyemi Onigbanjo Junior was born in 1988, 4 years after his parents met & married in 1984.

As death has now done its worst, we pray that the good Lord would grant the dearly departed soul rest and that his family would have the strength and courage to bear this unfortunate demise. 

SAD SAD EXCRUCIATING LOSS AS YOUNG PRETTY SUPER RICH PROPERTY DEVELOPER OYIN OSINKALU SUCCUMBS TO DEATH

Hmmmmmm, so the reaper got another victim again and seemingly won another battle again at the weekend, as it took very untimely a life that was only just showing major promises and that's talking about the young mother of 1, the delightsome stunner and stylish Oyin Osinkalu.

Friday, April 5, 2019 was the sad day, and it is a day that her family members, friends and associates would never forget in a hurry, as it was the day the super hard working and pretty 'Oyin' as she's called by all, succumbed agonizingly to her untimely death after a slight house accident due to some unfortunate health complications. With the unfortunate incident/accident Oyin left behind unfortunately, an adorable 3 year old son, who was her world. Like she had said to us sometime in August of 2018, her world revolved around the boy that she loved with her whole being and her passion, work. Quoting her "My son and my work are my life".

The 37 year old, single mother of one by name Obaoluwa, would have clocked 38 year old this year if not for death that snatched her away in such a cold, remorseless manner. From what we know, she was a generous lady to a fault who would gladly give an arm tobl those close to her, who was also very fun loving, in fact from her days at the University of Ibadan, where she schooled for a bit and where she used to be the cynosure of all eyes then for her striking beauty and effervescent nature. She was always fun to be with and a life of the party.

Oyin's life was lived like she was in a hurry to achieve so many things, so much in a very short period of time. Like she knew that time was against her and she must do things quickly to leave her mark on the sands of time. So she worked really hard, in fact extremely hard and also had fun as much as she could too, in a perfect mix. But like a candle in the wind, her light has been blown out prematurely.

She was until her death, the Executive Chairman (chairperson)/CEO of her own property development and construction company by name 'Twin Passion Ltd", a company she owned solely. And in a short period of the existence of the property firm, she had built and was building a fantastic resume of properties. She began in 2013 at Agungi in Lekki, with a block of well appointed 22 flats of 2, 3 & 4 bedrooms called HoneyVille. That HoneyVille was her first project, that she delivered to loud ovation then for someone that was just getting into the construction and the property business. That project signposted that she was going to be a force to be reckoned with in the business from then on. Thereafter she moved on to build her most famous project by which she became well known in 2015. And that property is the beautiful and quite functional water front project by Radisson BLU hotel on Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos. It is another block of well appointed flats too, about 20 plus in all. This like we already said above was her most famous project and that might be because of the location of it. In 2016 she delivered another, her 3rd project a 24 flats property on Plot 18, Palace Road, Oniru. This streak for a yet to be 40 lady is quite remarkable.

Oyin was well prepared educationally for the quick success that she had. After leaving the premier Nigerian University where she had begun to cut her teeth, that is the University of Ibadan then, she relocated abroad for a while. It was later in South Africa that she got her degree, a Bachelor of Commerce with Specialization in Management and Marketing from the University of South Africa in Pretoria with honors from the University of Wittwaterrand Johannesburg.

Oyinade Osinkalu would be sorely missed by all and sundry, especially her doting family members, her friends and associates, all of who loved her to a fault, most especially her 3 year old son, who we know wouldn't have understood as at yet that his mother is gone forever, till the day of her resurrection.

We were still with her earlier this year at the Traffic on the island where she hosted a few of her friends on just a normal weekend night. The stylish lady had no unnecessary airs around her, she was quite accessible. She would be buried pretty quickly too.

May she find rest! Adieu Oyin. You came, you saw, you tried your best, but didn't conquer the arch enemy of man. Another very sad loss indeed, especially as it is near home.

We commiserate with all who are close to her. Shame on you death! 

SAD SAD LOSS AS EFFERVESCENT OAP TOSYN BUCKNOR-BOYER SUCCUMBS TO DEATH!!!

TOSYN BUCKNOR-BOYER 

Tosyn Bucknor-Boyer, is the younger, very effervescent sister of top events manager and CEO of Zapphaire Events, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe. The 37 year old OAP is also a good friend to many stars and celebs, who loves her so much.

The kind-hearted soul, who was always very lively, with a very contagiously good spirit passed on untimely yesterday. She was discovered dead by her husband of 3 years Aurelien Boyer, upon returning from work, which is a very sad development.

Though the cause of death was not immediately known, it is suspected that she might have succumbed to rigors arising from crisis as a sickle cell anemia victim/sufferer, with no one around to immediately tend to her it must have been somewhat!!!

The Unilag graduate has been a popular OAP for very many years now and in fact, one of the most intelligent one at that.

She would be sorely missed by all, especially her fans who loves to hear her beautiful voice most often on radio and most especially also her close knit family.

May her gentle soul find rest. May God grant all her loved ones, the husband and her immediate family members and friends, colleagues etc the fortitude to bear the unfortunate, pretty painful and untimely loss.

Death o death,. Thou hath struck again, taking away very untimely at that and very painfully too, a gorgeous and beautiful soul.

You have again stricken the hearts of Tosyn's loved ones and have caused them unbearable anguish, by taking away a world star too fast.

Though, you have supposedly won again. But be very mindful, for your own demise/death also beckons too. As you cannot escape it. And thy own pain would be forever and eternal. 

THE VERY SOLEMN SERVICE OF SOUNDS FOR THE DEARLY DEPARTED JESSE TABANSI

The venue of the just too solemn service of sounds, that's how it was tagged was the Harbour Point, Wilmot Point Rd, off Ahmadu Bello, Victoria Island, Lagos and date was yesterday, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The gathering was unprecedented for a young man of his age, still in his 20s. The reason for it being referred to like that, is because of Jesse's love for music, which was so much in his lifetime.

One of the thing that the gathering attested to very well was the clout of Jesse's parent. Anselm and Wendy Tabansi who are known pillars of the lifestyle industry and part of the respected happening crowd in Lagos;so that crowd came in high number to support one of their own & commiserate wit a famity that needed a shoulder in their time of need. And then for Jesse's own popularity and good personality, loads of his mates and those he knew and touched and impacted came around too. Imagine that not less than 500 people far more we presume came, a mixture of the young, not so young and young at heart gathered to pay homage to a guy many attested to for the fact that he was humble and a jolly good fellow.

In fact when the grief stricken and heartbroken dad spoke, he spoke about a goodhearted son, who might be misrepresented if judged by just outlook, but who was so very caring and full of life, in fact the life of the party. 'Badboy' look on the outside but a good boy through and through. One that didn't need any type of monitoring whatsoever  But alas death came so too quick, that reaper who reaps where she didn't sow snatched him away like a theif that she is, so sadly, so terribly, so untimely, leaving grief, pain and so much more behind.

This death, has taken so much from Jesse's family. It has taken uncommon strength for them to accept it. The father as expected wore a look of strength but it was obvious that the turmoil he had had to battle was so much. He had aged quickly in just over a week. But he was dignified in the face of it all.

If the caliber of those that came, if their wherewithal, position in the society and influence could be accepted in lieu of payment for death to run away and release the soul of the dearly departed, then Jesse could still be alive right now. But alas it wasn't enough. If the number of those who came yesterday alone could scare death into submission to release the one she had captured, the grim reaper would have had no chance at all. If the emotions expressed alone could have woken up the dead, the young man referred to as Jarhead would have been back on his feet already, doing his famous dance step and laughing. But alas none of those things counted. Here now and gone tomorrow, like a puff of smoke, like a candle in the wind.

One of those who lead the tributes yesterday was Banky W, whose fantastic voice led about 4 or 5 very poignant songs, before other tributes.

Jesse Tabansi, 23, 2nd son of Anselm and Wendy Tabansi, born March 4, 1995. A Graduate of the New York Military Academy, graduate of Hofstra University, New York, with a Bachelors degree in Business Management, a lover of music, a tall, quite handsome and very hardworking good son died on April 10, 2018 after a ghastly motor accident. He would be buried today, April 19, 2018 in Aniocha, Anambra State.

May the soul of the dearly departed find rest.

SAD LOSS AS FORMER TOP SOLDIER LATER SENATOR JOHN SHAGAYA DIES FROM GHASTLY CAR ACCIDENT

Late Senator John Nanzip Shagaya

What a sad and irreparable loss, as Former Army General, who was a former Minister of Internal Affairs and AFRC Member in the regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida for 5 years from 1985 till 1990, and later became a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after retirement in 2007, Senator John Nanzip Shagaya dies after a ghastly motor accident.

The former ECOMOG peace keeping force boss (Field Commander) was said to have been returning from his ancestral home in Langtang, Plateau State to the state capital in Jos when he met his untimely death via the ghastly crash.

Senator Shagaya who used to be referred to as one of the IBB Boys was 75 year old as at the time of his demise having been born on September 2, 1942.

The late gentleman is the father of the founder of one of the biggest e-commerce brands in Nigeria and West Africa by name Konga that's "Sim Shagaya", who was also the Executive Chairman of DealDey before it was sold to Ringier. Konga was also recently acquired by Zinox Group which is owned by billionaire businessman Leo Stan Ekeh. One other of the late Senator's very well known kid is none other than top fashionista/stylist "Chalya Shagaya".

Senator John Nanzip Shagaya was one of the newest appointees of President Muhammad Buhari, GCFR, who had appointed him as the new board chairman of the NIPSS, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

May the soul of the dearly departed find rest. 

SAD AND VERY TERRIBLE LOSS AS ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU MOURNS THE UNTIMELY DEMISE OF HIS FIRST SON JIDE

ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU

Late Babajide Tinubu

If death had made any demand prior to her striking he deadly, irreparable blow, asking for anything possible in replacement for wanting to take away the source of joy of the Tinubu's, maybe they would have given her all that it takes or that she requires. For Jide Tinubu, all the clan would have rallied round and even friends of the family would have chipped in their own contribution just so that the dastardly grasp of death would have been removed!

The family would have given the grim reaper, that sad and ultimately ugly entity, whatever was required. But alas death don't get paid. It steals, it Rob's, it snatches and takes away what is not hers! When it comes after a person, she doesn't loosen her grip and doesn't need the person's consent to do what she does. It takes away the infant, the teen, the youth, the old ones and the elderly. Doesn't care how she's viewed. She comes after the male and the female. Death is a desecrator, an enemy, it is bike, very and extremely dirty. It is terrible and always leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

It shows no distinction. It comes for both the good and the evil, the morally upright and morally deficient, the decadent, the foolish and even the wise. It snatches away one's loved ones, leaving sadness, despair, anguish, pain in her wake.

And so death came unceremoniously without any prior warning or notice for Jide Tinubu yesterday and struck a deadly blow and took away the first born son of one of Nigeria's political juggernauts, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the irrepressible Jagaban of Borgu and Chieftain of the ruling party the APC.

Babajide prior to his untimely death had no health issues whatsoever that he was nursing, he was hale and hearty the day before only to have been struck the next day. Jide is said to have been buried already. He was said to have suddenly slumped and was rushed to the hospital, where he was brought in dead on arrival, many are suspecting that the death might have been caused by complications of heart attack, but that is unconfirmed though.

So the family are in deep mourning as we speak. It is only God that is consoling them.

He was a Barrister at Law, who had gotten his first degree from the University of Liverpool, but later got his Master's degree in Maritime Law at the University of London. He was called to bar in 1999 and was in his mid 40s as at the time of his demise.

May Allah grant him Al Janah Fidaus and May he grant the parents and the loved ones of the dearly departed the fortitude to bear the irreparable and irreplaceable loss. 

SAD LOSS FOR PR IMPRESSARIO MAGNUS ONYIBE

KIKAOSE EBIYE ONYIBE

Not the very best of time presently in the household of quintessential PR guru and erstwhile Commissioner for Information for Delta State during the regime of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, in the person of Magnus Ebiye-Onyibe.

The soft spoken man, who is very well respected by all, lost is adorable, very beautiful and highly cerebral 18 year old daughter to the very cold hands of death, some days back, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 to be more precise.

Her untimely demise came via complications from a ruptured appendix, and a subsequent unsuccessful surgery at a private hospital, Gold Cross Hospital, Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, LAGOS.

Kikaose Ebiye Onyibe but better called Kika by family and friends, prior to her death was a 2nd year undergraduate of law at the University of Birmingham in the United kingdom. She's said to have been a God fearing young lady, whose good passion for God, even led her to lead a fellowship comprising of her mates.

If not for death, Kika would have been celebrating her 19th birthday come April 29, 2017 being born April 29, 1998. She's survived by her doting parents, Magnus and Helen Ebiye Onyibe and 2 siblings, Sopuluchukwu and Ebubechukwu.

Service of songs/commemoration service is slated for today, Monday, April 17, 2017 and internment follows tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Ebony Vaults From 10 am.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.