Tag: deaths
Family of 6, 12 others die in boat mishap on River Niger
Nigeria’s Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) says 18 persons, including a family of six, died in a boat mishap…
4 Boko Haram suspects killed by Vigilantes
Vigilantes in northeastern Nigeria killed four suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram and captured seven others before handing…
Thunder strikes 4 persons dead
Four persons were killed on Friday when thunder struck at Mechanic Village in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State,…
Saudi man dies of MERS virus
A Saudi man has died of the coronavirus MERS, bringing the kingdom’s death toll from the SARS-like virus to 42,…
Hundreds die as police shoot ousted Morsi’s supporters
CAIRO (AFP) – Security forces stormed the Cairo protest camps of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s supporters in a long-anticipated…
Toxic liquor kills 18 at Pakistan parties
At least 18 people died and around two dozen others suffered serious health issues after partygoers at two separate events…
Three feared dead in police-civilian clash
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Three persons were today feared dead and two policemen injured in a bloody clash involving policemen and some…
How 4 died in stampede for TB Joshua’s anointing water
A stampede at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All nations, has killed four persons in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The incident…
Nigeria: Tree kills 31 villagers in Imo state
Thirty one persons have been killed and 16 others injured by a tree which fell down in a Nigerian village…
Kidnappers kill politician’s brother, abduct wife, 2 others
The junior brother and police orderly of an Action Congress of Nigeria stalwart in Edo State, Mr Patrick Akhimien, have…
Nigeria: Overloaded bus crashes, killing 20
A speeding and overloaded bus crashed into a truck parked by a road in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing 20…
9 die in boat wreckage near Calabar
At least nine people died when a boat capsized off the Nigerian coast, but two survivors were rescued, a spokesman…
Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri again, kills 2
A bomb explosion targeting soldiers killed at least two people on Friday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri while…
2 Die Of Lassa Fever In Plateau
Lassa fever has claimed the lives of two persons in Plateau, while two others are on admission, Dr. Fom Dakwak,…
50 killed in Algeria’s hostage crisis
Algerian troops Thursday launched strikes on a gas complex where Islamists are holding dozens of foreigners killing nearly 50 people,…
14 die, 4 injured in burning bus
Fourteen Nigerians were killed on Wednesday and four others were seriously injured when their bus crashed into a truck and…
7 Killed In Clashes Over Farmland
Inter communal strife between the people of Adadama and Igbo Amabana in Abi local government area in the central part…
11 die as abnormal weather blasts Middle East
Abnormal storms which for four days have blasted the Middle East with rain, snow and hail have left at least…
Robbers kill 4 on Abuja Highway
Four persons have been killed in a robbery attack launched by a gang of armed robbers on a luxury bus…
9 persons killed in road crash
No fewer than nine persons died while 11 others were injured on Thursday in a motor accident on the Gbongan-Ile…
2 Die, Several Injured In Xmas Day Accidents
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Tuesday evening announced the death of two passengers in separate road accidents…
Brutal cold spell kills 123 in Russia
A bitter cold spell in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with…
Yakowa, Azazi: Nigeria thrown into mourning
The tragic death in a naval helicopter crash yesterday evening of Kaduna state governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and former national…
Nigeria’s copter crash: Yakowa, Azazi’s bodies taken to morgue
The National Emergency Management Agency said they have recovered the bodies of the victims of Nigeria’s military helicopter crash in…
Sorrow, Tears, Blood In Ajah
Arson, destruction and deaths are vestiges of the recent attack on Ilaje community in Ajah, a suburb of Lagos Despite…
Stampede at India’s Hindu festival kills 18
PATNA, India(AFP) – At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured following the collapse of a…
4 flood displaced persons die at shelter
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin One of the refuge camps for displaced flood victims in Edo State was on Tuesday thrown into mourning…
Nigerian army explains Zaria explosions
The Nigerian army has explained the reason for the bomb explosions and the gun fire that rocked the Nigerian northern…
3 die as van hits fuel tanker
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three occupants of a Toyota Hilux van were burnt beyond recognition early today when their vehicle ran…
Flood: 2 die in refugee camp
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An outbreak of chicken pox at one of the six refuge camps set up in Edo North to…