Tag: death
Meni Jonathan: VP Sambo, others condole First Family
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday led members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to condole with President Goodluck Jonathan’s family…
President Jonathan’s younger brother dies
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Bureau Chief On the day that President Goodluck Jonathan clocked 55 years, amidst a blaze of newspaper adverts,…
Nigeria’s Justice Kayode Eso Dies
It seems the season of death in Nigeria as one eminent citizen after another passes on. The latest is the…
Nigeria’s political godfather, Olusola Saraki Dies
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, father of the former governor of Kwara state and a political titan in Nigeria, is dead.…
3 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have died, Dr Bello Tambawwal, the Head of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Medina…
Finally Levi Ajuonuma goes home
Finally, Dr. Ajuonuma Goes Home The burial ceremony of Dr. Levi Ajuonuma, the late Group General Manager Group Public Affairs…
4 Igbinedion Varsity teachers die in auto accident
The 78th birthday celebration of business magnate and father of Lucky Igbindeion, former governor of Edo State, Chief Gabriel Osawaru…
Obeten, ex-commissioner in Cross River dies
EMMA UNA, Calabar Mr Raymond Obeten, the immediate past commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in Cross River State, southsouth…
Ethiopia’s PM Meles Zenawi dies
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in power for over two decades, has died in hospital abroad, the government said Tuesday…
Prison authorities probe death of Clifford Orji
The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Prisons said that the cause of death of Clifford Orji, an inmate, was being…
160 African boat migrants rescued, 2 die in Malta
Malta’s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the…
Riot in Senegal after boy dies in custody
Police fired teargas at stone-throwing demonstrators in south-eastern Senegal Monday, injuring one person as protests erupted over the death of…
Atta Mills halts Falconets tour of Ghana
Nigeria’s under-20 women football team, the Falconets are heading back home after playing one of their two scheduled friendly internationals…
Ghanaian President Dies
Professor John Evans Atta Mills, president of Ghana is dead. His death was announced today by his office. “it is…
First US woman in space dies at 61
Sally Ride, the first US woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer,…
Man Hacks Friend To Death Over N500
A young man vent his anger on his friend for refusing to pay him back N500 and used a machete…
‘Niyi’s Death Left A Vacuum In My Team’
On Wednesday, 20 June, 2012, Nigerian football was struck with the death of a player, Niyi Lawal, who slumped and…
NCE Student Hangs Self
Agbo Raymond, an NCE 11 student of College of Education, Oju in Benue State, has committed suicide. P.M.NEWS learnt that…
Cafe owner dies after serving Obama breakfast
An Ohio woman collapsed and died hours after serving US President Barack Obama breakfast at her restaurant, the local Akron…
Cocaine ingestion kills Nigerian trafficker
Simon Ateba A 34-year old suspected drug trafficker has died after a wrap of cocaine he ingested burst in his…
NLC bemoans Bafyau’s passage
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has described the death of Pascal Bafyau, its former President late on Tuesday…
Pascal Bafyau, ex-NLC leader dies
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Pascal Bafyau, is dead. He died Tuesday night at the National…
Fuentes, Mexican novelist dies
Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world’s best known writers, famous for his prolific…
Woman Nabbed For Killing Hubby With Pestle
A woman who allegedly clubbed her husband to death with a pestle, Mrs. Chikodili Anaekwe, has been arrested by the…
Anxiety Over Majek Fashek’s Health
“As we mourn the death of the legendary songstress, Whitney Houston, I am personally saddened because she was one of…
Conductor’s Death: Bring LASTMA Culprits To Book
Once again, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, the agency charged with traffic control in the state, was in…
Dead Conductor: LASTMA Official Hospitalised, To Be Arraigned
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA official, Mr. Lalemi Akinsoji who allegedly pushed a bus conductor to death last…
Nigeria Showbiz: the good, the bad Memories Of 2011
 In less than 48 hours, there would be celebrations all over the world to usher in the new year, 2012.…
Train Kills Lady In Lagos
An unidentified lady was on Tuesday crushed to death by a moving train near Shogunle bus stop in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest…
Man Kills Daughter Over Bed-Wetting
A 33-year old man has been arrested by the police for beating his step daughter to death. His currently being…