drol 10,054 Posted February 10 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Another article from today. States a reaction from the President of Nigeria. Surely dead then? I'd be cautious as the message from the president came before the denial. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,054 Posted February 13 Joseph Chike Edozien dead for good at 98. EDIT: died on the 6th, as per initial reports. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted February 19 Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg has died aged 83. She was also part of the Agnelli family through her mother. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 3,652 Posted February 19 11 minutes ago, Sinbabad said: Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg has died aged 83. She was also part of the Agnelli family through her mother. I know there is a connexion somewhere with fashion designer Diane but can’t see where Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 1,618 Posted February 19 On 19/02/2024 at 22:01, Lafaucheuse said: I know there is a connexion somewhere with fashion designer Diane but can’t see where Diane was married to Ira's brother, Egon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 479 Posted February 28 On 14/11/2023 at 17:16, polar duck said: Hitachi has barely appeared in public since his surgery. His wife also represented him at last month's Paraemium Imperiale Awards Ceremony. New photo of Prince and Princess Hitachi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,095 Posted March 14 Nigerian royal and the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan Land, HRM Oba Mohood Olalekan (Lekan) Balogun, has died. He was 81. https://leadership.ng/breaking-olubadan-oba-lekan-balogun-dies-at-82/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,123 Posted March 31 On 23/04/2022 at 14:39, arghton said: Eze V. B. C. Onyema III (13 February 1927-) Eze Onyema III of Ogwu-Ikpele, an area in Nigeria since 1976. Eze V. B. C. Onyema III dead? I have no idea what's happening in the video, that white guy twerking and everything, but according to the description it's a celebration of the Eze Onyema's life. Can't find a deathdate either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted March 31 21 minutes ago, arghton said: Eze V. B. C. Onyema III dead? I have no idea what's happening in the video, that white guy twerking and everything, but according to the description it's a celebration of the Eze Onyema's life. Can't find a deathdate either. These other links, a twitter post and an article also say he’s dead. The article written on 4 March talks about his funerals so he should be dead at the end of February. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted March 31 23 minutes ago, arghton said: Eze V. B. C. Onyema III dead? I have no idea what's happening in the video, that white guy twerking and everything, but according to the description it's a celebration of the Eze Onyema's life. Can't find a deathdate either. Yeah, he's dead. News piece here. Other news sources from Facebook here and here. Can't find a date of death but earliest mention I can find of his death is on 2nd March. Funnily enough most releases say he was 105. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted March 31 On 23/04/2022 at 12:39, arghton said: Africa has quite a lot of elderly traditional rulers, if anyone is interested here are the ones I'm aware of born before 1940: *snip* Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III (30 October 1925-) Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi Kingdom since 1963. Nnewi is a slightly smaller city than Asaba in Nigeria, Kenneth abolished a local caste system once. Gundonaa Samata Abudu (9 March 1926-) Ghanaian traditional ruler, Gundonaa/Paramount woman chief of the Dagbon traditional region in the Northern Region of Ghana. The Gundonaa is the only Chief, be it male or female, who is able to veto the Yaa-Naa's word, whatever the hell that means. Arubiefin IV, Owa of Idanre (March 1927-) Nigerian traditional monarch of old city Idanre. Crowned in September 1976. Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman (1928-) Emir of Ringim, an area in Nigeria since 1991. So there are just 4 traditional African rulers born in the 1920s still with us. 3 from Nigeria, and 1 from Ghana Latest updates for all 4 of them: Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III New photos of him from 17th March. Looks fine. However, his wife, HRH Lolo Orizu, died on Thursday! Gundonaa Samata Abudu Video uploaded to TikTok of a news report from June 2023. Looks fine. Arubiefin IV, Owa of Idanre New photos from his 97th birthday celebrations from yesterday, 30th March. Looks fine. Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman New photos of him here from 20th March. Looks fine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,054 Posted April 10 Queen Sofia of Spain hospitalised with UTI, but of course greatly improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,054 Posted April 13 On 10/04/2024 at 15:23, drol said: Queen Sofia of Spain hospitalised with UTI, but of course greatly improving. Discharged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
