Tag: death
ISIS: U.S. cannot prove Al-Baghdadi’s death
Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said the U.S. could not prove that Islamic State (IS) leader AbuBakr Al-Baghdadi was…
I’m alive, Don Moen Tweets
There have been conflicting reports that American Gospel singer, Don Moen died at the General Acute Care (GAC) Hospital in…
Crowd beat police officer to death
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said on Friday one of their officers had been beaten to death by a crowd outside…
Woman stabs 4-year old daughter to death
A Houston woman Laquita Lewis has appeared in court on a capital murder charge for stabbing her young daughter to…
Court sentences 30 to death in Egypt
A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt's…
Street traders stone KAI officer to death in Lagos
Street traders have stoned an officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) to death in Lagos.
Half of all deaths now have a recorded cause – WHO
Almost half of all deaths globally are now recorded with a cause, new data from WHO show, highlighting improvements countries…
No woman should die during childbirth – Osotimehin
Babatunde Osotimehin, UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that it is no longer…
Amosun escapes death as Bullion Van hits his convoy
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state on Thursday escaped death in an auto accident caused by a reckless bullion van…
Death of UI Law student, our story – Management
The mysterious death of a 100 level Law student of the University of Ibadan, UI, has continued to generate lots…
Board expresses shock over death of Nollywood actor Olumide Bakare
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has expressed shock over the death of popular veteran Nollywood actor, Chief…
5 people burnt to death in Lagos’ ghastly motor accident
Five people were on Monday evening burnt to death as a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘danfo’ caught fire in…
Lapses caused death of 3 students at Queens College – Director
Findings have revealed that lapses from the Federal Ministry of Education caused the death of three students of Queens College,…
Mother clubs her son to death, buried him secretly
A middle-aged woman, Mrs Bisola Olukoya, has been arrested by the men of Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly beating…
Gov. Ortom escapes death in accident
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday escaped death when a commercial Carina ll Toyota car rammed into his convoy.
Man sentenced to death by hanging for killing wife in Lagos
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Sulaiman Olalekan to death by hanging for…
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Hundreds escape death at Lagos airport as aircraft tyre burst upon take off
Hundreds of passengers on Thursday escaped death when their Dubai-bound Qatar Airways aircraft suddenly had a burst tyre while attempting…
Ambode mourns death of govt house reporter, Suberu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed rude shock and sadness over the death of a member of staff…
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Actor Funso Adeolu escapes death
It’s the end of December 2016 and we are all praying for safe entry in 2017, well; actor Funso Adeolu…
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18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba
At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local…
Breaking: Mob beat LASTMA zonal head to death in Lagos
The Zonal Head of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Apapa, Bakare was on Thursday beaten to death by…
Why are Nigerian IDPs starving to death?
The most muted fact about Nigeria today is that it is the site of one of the worst humanitarian crises…
Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying
A Saudi Court on Tuesday sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported,…
Fenerbahce players escape death as plane made emergency landing
Fenerbahce’s team plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after it was hit by a bird on its…
43 Islamist militants sentenced to death in Somalia
A Somalia Court on Saturday sentenced 43 Islamist militants to death in the north-eastern city of Garowe in Puntland region…
Minister condoles with NUJ over journalist’s death
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the…
Ikorodu Utd FC players escape death
Lagos-based Ikorodu United FC players and officials were on Friday involved in an auto accident while travelling to Makurdi for…
6-year old girl burnt to death in Lagos church
The Lagos State Fire Service said a six-year-old girl was burnt to death in a church in the early hours…
Oba Olobayo of Kabba is dead
The Obaro of Kabba in Kogi State, Oba Michael Olobayo has died, aged 71 years. Announcing the demise of the…
Man on the run after beating wife to death
Police are on the of Lekan Shonde, the man who fled his home in Lagos after beating his wife, Ronke…