Tag: death
Ex-Kwara governor, Cornelius Adebayo dies at 84
In 1983, he was elected Governor of Kwara State on the same party platform but spent only three months in…
I have made arrangement for my death – Soyinka
Soyinka, responding, said he didn't want to be morbid but hinted that his transition was his future, adding that he…
How Indian model Poonam Pandey ‘died’ faking her own death
Pandey has appeared in a few Bollywood films, including "Nasha" (2013) and "The Journey of Karma" (2018). She was part…
Death of Oba: Ayeka town installs Bajowa’s wife regent
Wife of retired Major-Gen. Olu Bajowa, the Chairman of Legacy Forum, a unit of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), Mrs…
Tragedy: 18 burnt to death in ghastly motor accident in Ondo
Eighteen people have been burnt to death in a ghastly motor accident involving an 18-seater bus and a truck at…
Eniola Bello, MD ThisDay newspaper loses wife
One of Nigeria’s brilliant journalists and newspaper administrators Mr Eniola Bello has lost his wife, Helen. Helen, it was learnt,…
UPTH Medical Director Escapes Death, Police Orderly Shot Dead
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Prof. Henry Ugboma, escaped death by…
Horror as trailer crushes female LASTMA officer to death
Tragedy struck in Apapa area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Sunday as a female officer of the Lagos State Traffic…
IDP man stabs 43-year old to death in Borno
The Police Command in Borno, on Friday said it had arrested an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) for allegedly stabbing a…
Photos: Ambode’s Commissioner, Bamigbetan escapes death by whiskers
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan has escaped death by the whiskers as his vehicle was involved…
Man stabs friend to death over argument
Adejoke Adeleye /Abeokuta A 28-year old man, Oni Olohunwa has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command…
Man plunges to death in 1000m mine
A 48-year-old man met his end after plunging down the Redwing Mine main shaft believed to me 1 000 metres…
Death toll hits 87 in South Africa floods
The South African authorities on Friday revised the death toll from the recent flooding to 87, up from the previous…
Man remanded for allegedly stabbing father to death
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand in prison of a 23-year-old man, Rasheed Shitta,…
What Daddy Freeze said about man ‘resurrected’ by South African pastor’s death
Controversial founder of Free Nation movement, Daddy Freeze has reacted to the death of the man who was reportedly ‘raised…
Video: Protest over LUTH doctor stabbed to death a day after graduation
Medical students and doctors from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, are protesting the death of Dr. Stephen Urueye, who…
Man beats 24-year old to death over N50
Oluwole Adeboye The police at Elere Divisional Headquarters, Agege, Lagos State have arrested a 20-year old man called Walihu for…
Court sentences man to 10 years in prison for beating pregnant girlfriend to death
An FCT High Court in Apo, on Tuesday, sentenced one Clement James to ten years in prison for beating his…
APC Rivers Rally: Death toll hits 15
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, has officially confirmed that the death toll during the Presidential rally at the Adokiye…
Canadian sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling after prosecutors said an original 15-year…
FRSC mourns Anambra Sector Commander
Mr Kehinde Adeleye, Zonal Commanding Officer (ZCO), RS5 Benin has described the death of Mr Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander of…
Afghan intelligence service team attacked, 4 persons killed
An attack targeting members of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency just outside the capital Kabul on Tuesday killed at least four…
California Camp Fire death jumps to 63, missing 631
Investigators in California revealed Thursday night that another seven sets of human remains have been found in the northern part…
34-year-old man remanded for battering man to death
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, remanded a 34-year-old man, Idris Habib, accused of bludgeoning…
South Africans stone Zambian to death
A 28-year-old Zambian has died after been knifed and stoned in South Africa, a government official said on Thursday.
Train crushes 52 cattle to death in Kaduna – Police
The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday said no fewer than 52 cattle were crushed to death by a train…
Man allegedly rapes woman to death
A 28-year-old man, Kelvin Michael, who allegedly raped a woman to death, was on Friday arraigned in Ota, Ogun.
Death toll rises to nine Port Harcourt Auto Crash
The Death toll arising from the auto accident involving a Lagos bound bus on Thursday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State has…
Nigeria loses female pilgrim in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of a female Nigerian pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
2 sentenced to death for killing priest in Makurdi
The Makurdi High Court has sentenced two persons to death for kidnapping and killing a former Vicar-General of Otukpo Catholic…