Tag: death
IMF boss Christine Lagarde escapes death by whiskers
The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, escaped death by the whiskers after an American Airlines plane…
60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN
No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…
Court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery
Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
It’s not time for me to die – Zimbabwean President
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday he was lucky to escape an attempt on his life after a blast at…
22-yr-old to hang for armed robbery in Ekiti
A state High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Friday sentenced one Segun Afolayan to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Woman stabs husband to death over money for beer
A man identified as Bekithemba Ncube, from Matabo district in Zimbabwe died on the spot after his wife Feluna Moyo,…
Man flogs 6-year old boy to death
A 40-year-old man, Babangida Salisu, has been remanded in Katsina prison for allegedly flogging a six-year-old boy to death.
Nri traditional council dismiss rumours of king’s death
The Nri people of Anambra, the ancestral home of Igbo tribe have described as false, news making the rounds that…
Nigerian Govt. demands justice for slain citizen in London
The Federal Government has demanded justice from the UK Government on the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Abraham Badru, by…
High-blood pressure, hepatitis major causes of death among Nigerians – NGO
A non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Moole Charity Foundation, has said that the major causes of death in Nigeria were high blood…
Fashion icon, Hubert de Givenchy, passes on at 91
French fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy has died at 91.
Meningitis: Jigawa local council debunk claims of 40 deaths from disease
Alhaji Ismail ChiKwekwewa, the Chairman, Taura Local Government Council, Jigawa, says the council is tackling the outbreak of Cerebrum Spinal…
Lassa fever: Gombe state records death
The Gombe State Government said on Monday that the state has one person to Lassa fever.
2 Nigerians stabbed to death in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has confirmed that two members were killed by a Nigerian early on Saturday.
Incredible! Man rapes two stolen hens to death
A mob has apprehended a 33-year-old man, Alfred Kipkemoi Mutai who reportedly raped two hens belonging to his neighbour to…
Popular radio presenter crushed to death on New Year’s eve
Olufemi Oluwajobi, formerly Egunjobi, a popular presenter with Fresh FM, owned by a Nigerian popular gospel singer and music producer,…
Lagos records 837 violent deaths in 2016 – Report
A report released by the Nigeria Watch Project says Lagos recorded 837 violent death in 2016.
Update: Baba Sala not dead, says son
Popular actor, Moses Olaiya, popularly known as “Baba Sala’’ is alive, his son confirmed on Wednesday.
Stroke, leading cause of death, disability – Expert
The Chief Executive, Stroke Action Foundation, Mrs Rita Melifonwu, said on Saturday that stroke was the leading cause of death…
3 die as Diarrhea breaks out in Kebbi
Three persons have been confirmed dead from an outbreak of diarrhea in Kardi village in Birnin Kebbi Local Government area…
Actor Kasimu Yero Dies At 70
Veteran actor Kasimu Yero has died in Kaduna on Sunday at the age of 70.
No strange death in LUTH – CMD
Prof. Chris Bode, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Wednesday said nobody died of…
No Nigerian pilgrim died since commencement of 2017 Hajj – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has not recorded any death of any Nigerian pilgrim since the…
Air Force officer sentenced to death for killing lover
A 10-man Nigeria Air Force (NAF) General Court Martial, which tried Air Craftsman Kalu Bernard over the alleged killing of…
Photos: Charly Boy escapes death in Abuja
A popular musician, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, who has been leading a campaign for the return or resignation…
Death and the governor’s mother
Rauf Aregbesola must be an extremely sad man, as we speak. This is because, in a spate of two weeks,…
10 burnt to death in fuel tanker fire in Lokoja
At least 10 people have been burnt to death while six others sustained serious injuries when a petrol tanker went…
Death toll rises to 8 in Lagos collapsed 4-storey building, 15 rescued
The death toll in Tuesday's collapsed building on Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to eight, with 15 others…
France Rising Singer Dies On Stage
Barbara Weldens, rising French singer reportedly collapsed and died in the middle of a concert. She was 35.
Buhari commiserates with Sokoto indigenes over Wamakko’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and people of Sokoto State over the passing away of a member…