Tag: deaths
Flood, cholera cause havoc in Niger
Floods in the Republic of Niger, north of Nigeria, have killed 81 people since July, the UN Office for Humanitarian…
26 die in 2 accidents on Sagamu-Benin expressway
No fewer than 12 persons were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained serious injuries in a ghastly…
Cholera kills 348 in S/Leone, Guinea
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected…
2 persons die as ancient wall collapses in Bauchi
A two century old high mud wall has collapsed after a heavy downpour in Bauchi, North western Nigeria, killing two…
10 die in Ogun ghastly crash
Ten passengers of a commercial bus died on Tuesday at Obada-Oko in Ogun State, western Nigeria when their bus collided…
Nigeria: Flooding kills 10, displaces 20,000
Flooding in north-eastern Nigeria has killed at least 10 people and displaced an estimated 20,000 following heavy rains and the…
Generator fume kills 3 friends in Jigawa
Three friends were found dead Friday in a room in the Ringim Local government Area of Jigawa state. There was…
Flood kills 11 in Northern Nigeria
Flooding in two areas of northern Nigeria has killed at least 11 people and displaced hundreds, officials and residents said…
176 die in Sierra Leone’s cholera epidemic
Sierra Leone’s government on Thursday declared a cholera outbreak a national emergency after 176 deaths and 10,800 reported cases since…
Bombs kill 2 Boko Haram bombers, one passerby
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers met their end today as the bombs they were carrying on…
28 die, many missing as flood ravages Plateau state
Flooding caused by heavy rains in Plateau state, central Nigeria, has killed at least 28 people, with many others still…
5 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram’s bomber
Forty eight hours after a failed suicide bombing failed to hit a high profile target in Damaturu, Yobe state, another…
13 die in Nigeria’s ghastly road crash
No fewer than 13 passengers died in a motor accident on the Benin-Ore road, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) confirmed on Sunday. In…
3 Cops, INEC Staff Die In Boat Mishap
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three policemen and an ad-hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed dead in a…
15 die in gruesome road accident in Nigeria
Fifteen persons on Thursday died while 6 others were injured when a commercial bus collided with a car on Maiduguri-Damaturu road, in Nigeria’s northeast…
Rainstorm kills 8 in Nigeria’s Zamfara
Torrential rains and strong winds killed at least eight people, injured dozens of others destroyed hundreds of homes in Nigeria’s…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 in Nigeria
An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria’s 36…