Tag: death toll
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SAD! Enugu tanker explosion death toll increases to 23 as more victims pass on
The death toll from the tanker explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has increaseed to 23, following the deaths of two additional victims who had been receiving treatment in the hospital. Franklin Agbakoba, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Enugu State Command, confirmed the latest fatalities on Tuesday…
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Kaduna fire service records 252 fire outbreaks in 9 months
The Kaduna State Fire Service said it recorded 33 deaths out of 252 fire incidents from January to September across the state.
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HERDSMEN ATTACK: Death toll rises to 17 in Zango Kataf LGA, Kaduna
The death toll from last Saturday’s attack on Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 17. At the scene of the attack, at least, 14 corpses were recovered this morning, aside from the one person killed yesterday and the two people that died in the hospital. TheNewsGuru.com…
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Turkey Earthquake: Death toll rises to over 5, 000 with many persons still trapped
Following the devastating natural disaster that engulfed the European country of Turkey, the death toll in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3,381. According to the Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, AFAD, more than 20,000 people were injured while many others were still trapped in the rubbles.
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INVESTIGATION: How State Govs. failed to heed weather advisories, avert flooding
Widespread flooding caused by water overflowing from local rivers, unusual rainfalls and the release of excess water from Lagdo dam in neighbouring Cameroon’s northern region, has killed 500 persons, and displaced 1.4 million Nigerians in 31 affected states, according to government sources. Non-implementation of environmental guidelines, inadequate infrastructure and mismanagement of special intervention funds have…
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BREAKING: Death toll in Kano explosion rises to nine
The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred in Kano State on Tuesday has increased to nine. The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs made this known while announcing the arrival of the Director-General of the National Emergency Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, at the scene of the incident. Earlier, the police command in Kano State…
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Ebute Meta building collapse: Death toll rises to 5
The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as at Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say. An old three-storey building collapsed at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, on Sunday night at about 10.56 p.m.
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Lagos collapsed building: Body of IT student recovered, as death toll rises to 5
The body of a student on industrial training was, on Sunday evening, recovered from the collapsed three-storey building at Yaba area of Lagos, thus raising the death toll to five. Zonal Coordinator, South-West of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to newsmen in Lagos. A relative of the IT student,…
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Sad! Death toll in Lagos building collapse rises to eight
The death toll in the building ruin that happened in Lagos State on Sunday has increased to eight. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said one more body was recovered by emergency responders. LASEMA spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor, also stated that 20 people were rescued while giving an update Monday morning. He gave the…
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Nigeria records 476 new Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 1000
The number of deaths thus far in Nigeria as a result of COVID-19 complications almost reached a thousand threshold on Thursday after seven people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. Thursdays’ death tally took the total number of fatalities in the west African nation to 992. Authorities have issued a fresh warning…