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Famous People Who Died in April 1995

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Apr 1 Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50 Apr 1 Francisco Moncion, American dancer, dies at 73 Apr 1 H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer (Alpine Club President 1954-58; editor American Alpine Journal 1960-95), dies at 80 Apr 1 Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter, dies at 93 Apr 1 Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at 86 Apr 2 Hannes Alfven, Swedish electrical engineer and plasma physicist (Nobel Prize for Physic, 1970), dies at 86 Apr 2 Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), dies of degenerative arthritis at 90 Apr 2 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, dies from complications of diabetes at 57 Apr 2 Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, dies of cancer at 55 Apr 3 David Herbert, British writer and raconteur, dies at 86 Apr 3 Gracita Morales, Spanish actress (Operation Mata Hari), dies at 66 Apr 4 Jo Sinclair [Ruth Seid], American writer (Wasteland), dies at 81 Apr 4 Kenny Everett [Maurice James Christopher Cole], British TV personality and disc Jockey, dies at 50 of an AIDS related illness Apr 4 Priscilla Lane [Mullican], American actress (Saboteur; Arsenic and Old Lace:, Bodyguard), dies of lung cancer at 77 Apr 5 Christian Pineau, French politician and resistance fighter, dies at 90 Apr 5 Jos Jacobs, Belgian director (Madonna of Nedermunster), dies at 69 Apr 6 Vieno J Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1959-61), dies Apr 7 Peter Brinson, British ballet and dance writer, lecturer, and promoter (Ballet For All), dies at 75 Apr 7 Philip Jebb, British architect, dies at 68 Apr 8 Andrej Očenáš, Slovak composer, dies at 84 Apr 8 Maurice Allom, English cricketer (14 Test wickets-NZ debut hat-trick), dies at 89 Apr 9 Jim Bullock, English colliery manager, unionist and mine pit reformist, dies at 92 [1] Apr 10 Betty Askwith, British writer and biographer, know for " Read More...

Fani-Kayode Breaks Silence On Joining APC

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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday, debunked the report that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress. This is coming after the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, noted that the former minister has dumped PDP for the APC. Naija News had earlier reported that Fani-Kayode met with Bello and the National Chairman of the APC, Mai Buni of Yobe State. Bello while speaking after the revalidation of his membership said, “Our brother and friend, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has joined our party in good faith. Read More...

Hardship In Nigeria Not Tinubu's Fault, I Will Not Join Others To Criticise Him

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Former Emir of Kano State, Muhammadu Sanusi has pleaded with Nigerians not to blame President Bola Tinubu for the economic crisis in the country. Sanusi insisted that it would be unfair to blame Tinubu for the situation in Nigeria. He accused the immediate past administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari of managing the country badly. He averred that Buhari’s administration ignored his advice on how to take Nigeria out of its economic woes. Read More...