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Memorials in Nigeria

23 memorials
0 Funeral Homes
13 Places
Celebrities23

Nigeria: 23 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, were laid to rest here, or came from Nigeria

Memorial page of Michael Eneramo
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Portrait of Michael Eneramo (1985–2026) – memorial page

Memorial

Michael Eneramo

11/26/1985 – 04/24/2026

40 years

Nigerian footballer

Kaduna
3
RO
Portrait of Razak Omotoyossi (1985–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Razak Omotoyossi

10/08/1985 – 08/19/2025

39 years

Beninese footballer

Benin
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Family Tree
MB
Portrait of Muhammadu Buhari (1942–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Muhammadu Buhari

12/17/1942 – 07/13/2025

82 years

former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (born 1942–2025)

London
11
GO
Portrait of Grace Oladunni Taylor (1937–2025) – memorial page

Memorial

Grace Oladunni Taylor

04/24/1937 – 07/08/2025

88 years

Nigerian biochemist

Effon-Alaiye
1
PR

Memorial

Peter Rufai

08/24/1963 – 07/03/2025

61 years

Nigerian footballer

Lagos
2
OO
Portrait of Onyeka Onwenu (1952–2024) – memorial page

Memorial

Onyeka Onwenu

01/31/1952 – 07/30/2024

72 years

Nigerian actress, singer and politician

Lagos
1
GA
Portrait of Grace Alele-Williams (1932–2022) – memorial page

Memorial

Grace Alele-Williams

née Grace Awani Alele

12/16/1932 – 03/25/2022

89 years

Nigerian mathematician

Lagos
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ES

Memorial

Ernest Shonekan

05/09/1936 – 01/11/2022

85 years

President of Nigeria

Lagos
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TB
Portrait of T. B. Joshua (1963–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

T. B. Joshua

née Temitope Balogun

06/12/1963 – 06/05/2021

57 years

Nigerian Christian leader and televangelist

Lagos
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LE
Portrait of Lee Evans (1947–2021) – memorial page

Memorial

Lee Evans

02/25/1947 – 05/19/2021

74 years

American track and field athlete

Lagos
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TA
Portrait of Tony Allen (1940–2020) – memorial page

Memorial

Tony Allen

07/20/1940 – 04/30/2020

79 years

Nigerian drummer and composer

15th arrondissement of Paris
1
OE
Portrait of Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019) – memorial page

Memorial

Okwui Enwezor

10/23/1963 – 03/15/2019

55 years

Nigerian-American curator

München
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SS
Portrait of Shehu Shagari (1925–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Shehu Shagari

02/25/1925 – 12/28/2018

93 years

President of Nigeria

Abuja
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BE
Portrait of Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Buchi Emecheta

07/21/1944 – 01/25/2017

72 years

Nigerian writer

United Kingdom
1
SK

Memorial

Stephen Keshi

01/23/1962 – 06/07/2016

54 years

Nigerian football defender and manager

Benin City
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WA

Memorial

Wilfred Agbonavbare

10/05/1966 – 01/27/2015

48 years

Nigerian footballer

Alcalá de Henares
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CA
Portrait of Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Chinua Achebe

11/16/1930 – 03/21/2013

82 years

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

Boston
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RY

Memorial

Rashidi Yekini

10/23/1963 – 05/04/2012

48 years

Nigerian footballer

Ibadan
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Family Tree
CO
Portrait of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933–2011) – memorial page

Memorial

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu

11/04/1933 – 11/26/2011

78 years

Nigerian politician and military leader

London
1
OA

Memorial

Olubayo Adefemi

08/13/1985 – 04/18/2011

25 years

Nigerian association football player

Kavala
1
UO

Memorial

Uche Okafor

08/08/1967 – 01/06/2011

43 years

Nigerian footballer

Little Elm
1
Family Tree
UY
Portrait of Umaru Yar’Adua (1951–2010) – memorial page

Memorial

Umaru Yar’Adua

08/16/1951 – 05/05/2010

58 years

President of Nigeria

Nigerian Presidential Complex
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CE

Memorial

Cyprian Ekwensi

09/26/1921 – 11/04/2007

86 years

Nigerian author

Enugu
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