Tag: death
Pregnant woman, 2 others crushed to death, driver, conductor set ablaze
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A ghastly auto accident has claimed the lives of three persons, including a pregnant woman in Edo…
Edo govt, police silent over death of Oshiomhole’s ADC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Eight days after the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, CSP Ibrahim Abdullahi, reportedly died of hemorrhoid, otherwise…
How Nomoreloss’s death created shock wave across music industry
Funsho Arogundade The early Monday morning death of talented Nigerian singer and songwriter, Olumuyiwa Osinuga, popularly known as ‘Nomoreloss’ has…
Tenant burns landlord, 83, to death over alleged unpaid rent
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Uwa Street in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Wednesday night witnessed a tragedy when a tenant,…
Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10
Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in Tuesday morning collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has risen to…
Woman stabs cheating lover to death
Cyriacus Izuekwe It was a sad end for a 33-year-old man, Edet Ebong, after he was stabbed to death by…
Owoseni orders arrest of cemetery worker over death of trader
Cyriacus Izuekwe Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni has ordered the arrest of a cemetery attendant, Monday Lawrence, for…
To die or not? Supreme Court decides Reverend King’s fate today
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Supreme Court will give the final word today whether Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King should…
75-year-old pensioner slumps, dies during screening in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium in Benin on Tuesday, as a 75-year-old pensioner, Sunday Oboite, collapsed and died while waiting…
Lassa fever: annual recurrent budget of death for the poor – Don
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Professor of Microbiology, Dennis Agbonlahor, has described Nigeria’s negligence of the menace of Lassa fever as “annual…
Jigawa canoe mishap: Death toll rises 8, 15 still missing -SEMA
Alhaji Yusuf Sani, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that the death toll from Wednesday…
Lagos Deputy Gov condoles with Mobolaji Johnson over wife’s death
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has paid a condolence visit to the former Military Governor of Lagos…
Pregnant woman stabbed to death over N1k
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A woman nursing a six-month pregnancy simply identified as Mrs. Ikhuoria, has been allegedly stabbed to death…
Woman, 65, burnt to death as cultists set house ablaze
Kazeem Ugbodaga A 65-year-old woman has been burnt to death at Bariga area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, as cultists set…
Ifako United FC keeper stabbed to death
YUSUF MUHAMMED The goal keeper of Ifako United Football Club, 21-year-old Owawu Samuel, was Friday stabbed to death by two…
9-year-old girl raped to death
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt An atmosphere of gloom has enveloped Elele Community of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State after…
Ex-Bayelsa Speaker, LG boss escape death as terror gang besieges Ekeremor
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hours to the supplementary governorship election in certain constituencies in Bayelsa state, all hell was let loose…
2 policemen jailed for beating suspect to death
An Egyptian Court on Saturday sentenced two policemen to 25 years in prison for torturing and beating a citizen to…
Death of African migrant sparks brawls in south-eastern Spain
A group of about 200 migrants rampaged through a traditionally Roma section of the south-eastern Spanish town of Roquetas de…
Police probe death of women found in Ikorodu canal
The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the circumstances leading to the death of six women whose corpses…
Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos
The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…
U.S. confirms death of top Islamic State leader in Libya
The U.S. has confirmed the death of the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was…
Audu’s inconclusive death; Mugabe’s wheelchair
Reuben Abati “You look sleepy” “My brother, let’s just say I slept at a fuel station, looking for fuel.” “For…
Four arrested over death of mother, daughter
Enugu State Police Command, has arrested four suspects in connection with the death of a mother and her daughter in…
Angry youths burn 5 trucks after truck crushes man to death
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man simply identified as Iyare, was on Sunday morning crushed to death when his Mercedes Benz…
Woman stabs native doctor to death
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin-based native doctor simply identified as Owe, has been reportedly stabbed to death by a woman during…
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Counsel’s death stalls hearing in human rights case
The death of Mr Abudulfatai Bello, lead counsel to Registered Trustees of Jama’a Foundation, has stalled hearing in the case…
Man, 53, stabs 75-year-old mom to death
A 53-year-old man, Bravok Indi, on Thursday at Jenta Mangoro in Jos North, stabbed and killed his 75-year-old mother, Wallong…
The commodification of human lives and the death of altruism
By Adebayo Lamikanra At the end of August 1984, I travelled out of Nigeria to attend a one year fellowship…
Staff death: Lagos Safety Commission shuts Chinese company
The Lagos State Safety Commission has put stop-work-order on Hongxing Steel Company Limited to stop its operations over safety violations.…