Diamond Celebrities

Veteran Nigerian comic actor, Babatunde Omidina fondly referred to as Baba Suwe is dead. The news of his death was confirmed by the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin. It was gathered that the actor died yesterday. In an exclusive interview with […]

Members of a densely packed crowd surged toward a stage and were crushed against each other at a Houston music festival Friday night. At least eight people were killed and scores of others were injured in the chaos, witnesses and officials said. The victims were aged 14, 16, two were 21, two were 23 and […]

Veteran actor, Joshua Johnson is dead. The actor reportedly died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday. His colleague, Abel Alechenu, announced his death via his Instagram page, noting he was devastated by the sad news.

Tears flowed on Saturday as four of the seven children who died after allegedly eating Suya were buried in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The four victims are Kelechi Chibuzor, 12; Sunday Chibuzor, 10; Oluomachi Chibuzor, 8; and Kingsley Chibuzor, 3. The children died on August 25. Punch Metro learnt that the actual cause of the death was […]

Nollywood actor, Rich Oganiru, has passed on. The actor reportedly died on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 after being ill for months. A friend announced his death on Facebook.

Singer Tiwa Savage’s father has passed on. The songwriter confirmed her father’s demise on Monday, describing him as a courageous man.  She said her father died in the early hours of yesterday, according to a post on her Instagram handle. “You fought till the very end, you really fought daddy, it’s been rough for you […]

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student in the United States, Najeebat Sule, was shot multiple times by a yet-to-be-identified gunman in Philadelphia, United States, local media quote local police as saying. Fox29 Philadelphia reported that the unknown assailant opened fire on the 24-year-old model while she was sitting in her car on March 12 […]

The 64-year-old father of the rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said. Robert Maraj was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at 6.15pm on Friday when he was hit by a car that kept going, Nassau county police said. The accident happened so quickly […]

Veteran producer, Zeb Ejiro has described the sudden demise of his younger brother, Chico Ejiro as ‘a rude shock’ adding that ‘I am ‘short of words.’ Chico Ejiro died in the early hours of Friday from a seizure. He had just concluded directing his new movie on Christmas Eve. Zeb, who was still gripped with […]

Colleagues and fans of Nigerian-British rapper, Ben Chijioke aka TY, have paid tribute to the artist who died after contracting coronavirus. The rapper died at the age of 47 on May 7, in the United Kingdom. His death was announced by Diane Laidlaw. According to Laidlaw, TY was admitted to hospital with complications related to […]

An American gospel singer, Troy Sneed, has passed away after suffering complications from COVID-19. According to Sneed’s publicist, Bill Carpenter, who broke the news, Sneed died in the early hours of Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. The late singer began his early music days with the Georgia mass choir where he featured prominently […]

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, has said his fiancée, Chioma, tested positive for coronavirus. Davido disclosed this via his verified Instagram account on Friday evening. Read below:

Legendary music producer, Eric B, has lost his daughter, Erica Barrier, who died after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident in Connecticut. After being involved in a collision with a truck on Sunday, Eric B’s daughter Erica Barrier died on Monday. Barrier was 28-years-old and since the news of her passing many artists in […]

A Nigerian lawyer, Victor Nkemjika, has taken to Twitter to mourn a couple who died in the explosion that rocked the Abule Ado axis of Lagos state on Sunday March 15th. According to friends of the couple, the deceased husband was an only son while the deceased lady was an only daughter of her parents. […]

No fewer than 17 persons have been confirmed dead and 25 others injured after a gas explosion rocked the Abule-Ado area, near the International Trade Fair Complex, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Sunday. More than 50 buildings in the area were impacted by the explosion, as hundreds of residents were rendered […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu is dead. The President of the Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Mr Bolaji Amusan, aka Mr Latin, confirmed Kasumu’s death to Punch. Amusan said Kasumu died Sunday afternoon. “Yes, he died this (Sunday) afternoon. He is a good man who lived […]

NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, saying five people are confirmed dead in the incident, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it crashed and burst into flames, according to reports. The five-time NBA champion was […]