A University of Lagos alumna, Oreoluwa Odetunde, was found dead at her off-campus residence on Thursday. While at Cornell, the report said Odetunde was active in several student organisations, including the Johnson African Business Society, the Black Graduate Business Association and the Old Ezra Finance Club. “We are devastated for Oreoluwa’s family, friends, classmates and instructors and extend our deepest condolences in this difficult time,” the Cornell Johnson Graduate School said in a LinkedIn post. In the United Kingdom, Nigerian footballer Saburi Adeniji was pronounced dead on February 6 after battling a severe brain stem injury. Similarly, another Nigerian student in the UK, Douglas Izevbigie, died on January 21 at a hospital following a battle with aggressive leukaemia.

Source: Punch February 16, 2026 02:44 UTC