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Adebayo Faleti passes on at 86

Alaba Rotimi — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:08:35 +0000

The renowned Yoruba novelist, actor, broadcaster, Adebayo Faleti is dead. He passed on July 23, 2017 at the ripe age of 86. He died at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, a city in which he had spent most of his life. He is survived by three wives including Mrs. Moteniola and Olubunmi, his current wife [...]

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British Novelist Jackie Collins Organised Her Wake Before Death

Ade Adewale — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:47:05 +0000

Novelist Jackie Collins planned her own wake prior to her death to make sure her send-off would be a big party. The bestselling author passed away on Saturday at 77, after a six-year battle with breast cancer, and it has now emerged she was able to put her affairs in order and confirm arrangements for her memorial service. Jackie [...]

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Romance Novelist Jackie Collins Died At Age 77

Ade Adewale — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:07:10 +0000

Renowned Author Jackie Collins has died after a long battle with breast cancer. The bestselling British novelist passed away on Saturday, aged 77, more than six years after she was diagnosed with the disease. A family statement released to People.com reads: “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of [...]

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Thousands bid Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez farewell in Mexico

Adewale A. — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:13:02 +0000

Mexico bid farewell to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with thousands of fans filing past his ashes in a music-filled tribute to the Nobel laureate. A coffee-colored urn containing his ashes was placed on a pedestal…

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Mexico bids farewell to Colombian novelist Garcia Marquez

Adewale A. — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:35:42 +0000

Mexico bid farewell Monday to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a national tribute filled with the late Nobel winner's favorite roses and music. A coffee-colored urn containing his ashes was placed on a podium, surrounded…

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Colombia’s Writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez dead at 87

Ade Adewale — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:57:13 +0000

Colombia's Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87, the Colombian president said. "One thousand years of solitude and sadness for the death of the greatest Colombian of all time," Juan Manuel Santos…

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