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Born in Calabar on October 18, 2004, he came through the Royal Antwerp academy in Belgium after moving from Hypebuzz FC in Abuja in March 2023 and signing his first professional contract. Udoh made his senior debut for Antwerp during the 2023–24 season, joined Southampton in February 2025, and left the English club by mutual consent in September 2025 in search of regular senior football. He moved to Czech side Dynamo České Budějovice in October 2025, his last club before his death.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Victor_Udoh.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Udoh" }, { "name": "Alexx Ekubo dead at age 40, Nigerian actor, kidney cancer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/alexx-ekubo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 40, "death_date": "2026-05-11", "reported_date": "2026-05-11", "published_at": "2026-05-11T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Alexx Ekubo, a Nigerian actor, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 40. He was known for his roles in Weekend Getaway, Lagos Cougars and The Bling Lagosians. Ekubo was active in film from 2003 to 2026 and appeared in Nollywood romantic comedies and dramas. 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He was 40. Eneramo was a striker who began his career with Lobi Stars and was scouted by Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2004. He spent time on loan with USM Alger from 2004 to 2006, scored 13 goals in the Algerian Championnat National, and won the Double with Espérance in 2007. He later played for Sivasspor, Beşiktaş, Karabükspor and İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Michael_Eneramo.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Eneramo", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart attack", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-attack" } }, { "name": "Peter Nworie Chukwu Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Abakaliki dead at age 60", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/peter-nworie-chukwu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 60, "death_date": "2026-04-10", "reported_date": "2026-04-10", "published_at": "2026-04-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Peter Nworie Chukwu, a Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Abakaliki since 2021, died on April 10, 2026, aged 60. He was born on November 5, 1965, in Ededeagu Umuezekohohu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Chukwu began his priestly formation at the Seat of Wisdom Seminary in Owerri, completed his philosophical studies in 1989, and later studied theology at Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Enugu, finishing in 1993. He pursued postgraduate studies in the United States at Franciscan University of Steubenville from 2000 to 2001 and earned a doctorate in philosophy from Marquette University between 2002 and 2007.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Peter_Nworie_Chukwu.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nworie_Chukwu" }, { "name": "Henry Nwosu Nigerian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/henry-nwosu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-03-14", "reported_date": "2026-03-14", "published_at": "2026-03-14T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Henry Nwosu, a Nigerian footballer and manager, died on March 14, 2026. Henry Onyemanze Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank of Benin City and African Continental Bank of Lagos, and also played for ASEC Mimosas FC of Ivory Coast and Racing FC Bafoussam of Cameroon. He was the youngest member of Nigeria’s victorious 1980 African Nations Cup squad and scored Nigeria’s only goal at the 1980 Olympics. Nwosu also played in the 1982, 1984 and 1988 tournaments, with Nigeria finishing runners-up in the last two, and his last game for the national team came in 1991.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Nwosu" }, { "name": "Festus Onigbinde Nigerian football manager dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/festus-onigbinde", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-09", "reported_date": "2026-03-09", "published_at": "2026-03-09T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Festus Onigbinde, a Nigerian football manager, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Modakeke, he coached Nigeria’s national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, having also led the side between 1982 and 1984. In 1984, he guided Nigeria to the final of the Africa Nations Cup, where it lost 1–3 to Cameroon. Later that year, he took over as coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club in Ibadan and led the club to the final of the Africa Club Champions.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festus_Onigbinde" }, { "name": "Barry Mpigi Nigerian politician dead at age 64", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/barry-mpigi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2026-02-19", "reported_date": "2026-02-19", "published_at": "2026-02-19T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Barry Mpigi, a Nigerian politician, died on February 19, 2026. Born in 1961, he was from Rivers State and served in the Nigerian House of Representatives, representing the Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo constituency. He was first elected to the lower house in 2011 and was reelected to a second term in December 2016. In 2019, he was elected Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District in the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He also served as the senator for the southeast senatorial district of Rivers State in the 10th Assembly and was a member of the Nigerian 9th Assembly during Buhari's second tenure.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Mpigi" }, { "name": "Biodun Jeyifo Nigerian literary critic and scholar dead at age 80", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/biodun-jeyifo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-02-11", "reported_date": "2026-02-11", "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Biodun Jeyifo, a Nigerian literary critic and scholar, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 80. He was a Nigerian academic, critic, public intellectual and cultural theorist who specialized in world Anglophone literature and culture. Born in Ibadan on January 5, 1946, he attained prominence in African intellectual circles and academic networks for his analyses of capitalist modernity and its social and cultural crises. He was also widely regarded as a leading scholarly authority on the works and career of Wole Soyinka.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodun_Jeyifo" }, { "name": "Usman Idris Kusfa Nigerian Islamic cleric dead at age 57", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/usman-idris-kusfa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 57, "death_date": "2026-02-03", "reported_date": "2026-02-03", "published_at": "2026-02-03T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Nigeria" ], "description": "Usman Idris Kusfa, a Nigerian Islamic cleric known as Rigi-Rigi, died on February 3, 2026. Based in Zaria, Kaduna State, he was widely recognized for his teachings in Islam and for sharing religious knowledge on social media. Kusfa became a prominent cleric in the city, attracting followers to his lectures and sermons. He was also noted for his role in Islamic education in northern Nigeria and for mentoring students and younger clerics. 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