The Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, and first black President of the World Methodist Council (WMC), Dr. Sunday Coffie Mbang has been confirmed dead by his family.He was 86.The first President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of Methodist Church extraction, according to family sources, died Tuesday night in his sleep after a brief illness.“The late Prelate Emeritus, has not been out for any public function of late, but preferred to receive...

The Imos State government has officially announced the death of the national president of the Igbo Social political group; Onahaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor. The icon does at the age of 91 after a brief illness. This was made known by press statement by the governor, the governor says:On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfuly announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and N...

Nigeria has lost a staunch advocate of unity in the person of Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida.Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85 earlier this morning according to a reportHe was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led by late General Sani Abacha.He was born in Lagos but from Abeokuta in Ogun state.