The artiste passed on Tuesday morning at the Lagos State General Hospital in Isolo. His remains have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital. OJB was diagnosed with kidney ailment in 2013. He was subsequently flown to India, where he underwent a kidney transplant. He was, however, said to have suffered a relapse two weeks ago, a situation that necessitated daily dialysis. Yesterday, he was placed on life support. In 2013, his friends organised a fundraising campaign, through which N26 million was raised for a kidney transplant and other aspects of his treatment. Last year, OJB dismissed as untrue a rumour that his kidney had failed again. OJB was aged 50. He is survived by three wives and many children.

     Dress codes will no longer be defined by genders in the United Kingdom as new ‘gender neutral’ uniform rules allow girls to wear trousers and boys to wear skirts to school.

     Eighty state institutions in the United Kingdom have changed their uniform policies to be more gender neutral with the aim of being more open to children who are questioning their gender identity and prevent discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils (LGBT).


“We welcome all efforts to support young people on trans and gender identity issues and ensure that they feel happy, welcome and accepted at school, and it’s encouraging to see this move,” a spokesperson from Stonewall said.
Brighton College, a 170-year-old institution, is also amongst the schools that have adapted a gender neutral uniform policy. “The school will continue with the two uniform policy but students can now choose either one,” Brighton College headmaster Richard Cairns, told Independent.co.uk.
Cairns added the policy is more in line with the fact that some pupils are happier identifying with a different gender from the one they were born in.

    Allens Croft School in Birmingham is believed to be the first state primary to declare it has a “gender neutral” uniform. Further, Julie Robinson, general secretary at the Independent Schools Council, said public and private schools would soon follow suit and that some had already adjusted their policies to accommodate transgender children.