Tag: Death
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BBNaija S6: Maria’s handler claims death threats after she nominated housemates for eviction
Social media handler for Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Maria, has alleged death threats after Maria selected housemates for eviction on Monday. The handler made this known on Tuesday in a statement on Maria’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts. TheNewsGuru recalls that Maria, as a Wildcard, was granted the power to nominate housemates…
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Shock, disbelief greet Rachael Oniga’s death in Ekiti
Cross section of lovers of both Yoruba and diverse language movies in Ekiti have described the sudden death of a popular actress, Rachael Oniga, on Saturday at 64 years, as shocking and devastating. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, in separate interviews on Saturday. Mrs Mopelola Akanni,…
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Man beats wife to death in Adamawa over N1,000
Barely one week after the police in Adamawa apprehended a man for beating his wife to death, a similar incident has re-occurred in the state. Hammawa Usman, 41, of Jada Ward, Ganye town in Ganye Local Government Area is currently in police net for killing his 36-years-old wife, Rabiyatu Usman, in a dispute involving N1,000.…
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I may die before trial, Nnamdi Kanu raises alarm over worsening health
Detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja, wherein he lamented that he might die in the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS if nothing was done to urgently address his deteriorating health condition. Kanu, in the application…
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UNIUYO management shuts down institution after death of student during cult clash
The management of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, has ordered that the institution be shut following the death of a student in a suspected cult clash. The 300 level student of the department of Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sciences was killed by reportedly shut by suspected cultists on Tuesday, June 29,…
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Man beats wife to death over N2000 in Benin
A 45-year-old man simply identified as Mr Christopher, on Saturday night beat his 39 year-old wife to death over N2,000. The incident happened at No.1, Agbontaen Street, beside Ebvareke Secondary School, off Agboniro Street, Uselu, Benin City. The man was said to have beaten up his wife, Mrs Isoken Christopher, a mother of three following…
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Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan
Three people were on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck loaded with Coca-Cola products at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, Oyo State. It was gathered that victims of the accident were a commercial motorcyclist and his two passengers. A witness, Mr Joel Idowu, told NAN that the fully-loaded truck killed the victims…
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May God forgive those spreading stories that I’m dead- Abiara
The founder of the Christ Apostolic Church of Christ, Agbala Itura worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has refuted news of his alleged death. Abiara, noted that God will forgive those behind the rumour. “Nothing happened to me. At least you know I am alive since you’re speaking to me. People are just talking nonsense. I pray…
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Nigerians want to ride Buhari to death – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige on Monday said Nigerians (especially the critics) have stretched President Muhammadu Buhari beyond reasonable limits. Ngige said many leaders specifically former President Olusegun Obasanjo will not tolerate half of what Nigerians are doing to President Buhari if he (Obasanjo) was the one in power. Ngige spoke on…
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Death toll from Pakistan train collision rises to 62 Accident
The death toll from a train collision in southern Pakistan rose to 62 on Tuesday after some of the casualties died of injuries sustained in the crash, local officials said. A train derailed in the town of Ghotki before dawn on Monday and another one coming from the opposite direction rammed into it, the reason…