Tag: Death
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Nicki Minaj’s father killed in a hit and run accident
American superstar rapper Nicki Minaj has lost her dad Robert Maraj in a hit and Run accident in New York. Mr Maraj was said to be walking on the road between Roslyn road and Raff Avenue, when he was hit by a vehicle heading Northbound. Cops said the driver then fled the scene without meaningful…
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Again, entombed humans triumph over death, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. IF you have ever been trapped in a lift; lights suddenly going off, darkness everywhere and perhaps having to breathe with others trapped in the lift, you will know how harrowing an experience it can be. But at least people know you are there and efforts are made to rescue…
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Covid-19 kills Yabatech director, management shuts hostel, okays online lectures
Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has announced the death of the College Director, Academic Planning Unit, Mr M.A.O Omoighe, from COVID-19 complications. It also ordered all students to vacate the hotels latest Thursday, January 28, 2021. The medical centre was also shut for two weeks while those who may have had direct contacts with the…
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Ka’oje’s death, huge loss to Nigeria – Sports minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has described the death of former Minister of Sports Malam Bala Ka’oje as a huge loss to the sports industry and the country at large. The minister said this in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr John Joshua-Akanji on Tuesday in Abuja. “It is…
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[Trending] Covid-19: How US doctor meets death in Nigeria
Edward Gbemudu, a Nigerian-born medical doctor who was based in the United States of America has died of COVID-19 complications during a visit to Nigeria for Christmas. Gbemudu was a physician at Olive Branch Hospital in Mississippi, US. He was also on the payroll at Baptist Methodist Hospital-DeSoto, Mississippi. It is suspected he contracted the…
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A painful ode to an exceptional Nigerian, Albert Okumagba (1964-2020) – Igali
By Dr. Godknows Igali More poignantly, day-to-day, the crimson truth sinks deep, that “no man knows the day or the hour”. None! So the date 19th November 2020 may not elapse nippily in the memory of many Nigerians of present day. If for nothing, for the fact that one of the nation’s most fanatical patriots,…
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Trending: Akwa Ibom corper allegedly hacks boyfriend to death [Graphic footage]
There was pandemonium on Sunday at Abak Road in Akwa Ibom State, as a corp member identified as Odume Princess Paschaline, was accused of allegedly hacking her boyfriend to death with a machete. According to a post put up by a Facebook user, Godwin George on the ugly incident, Paschaline who is said to be…
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Former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita is dead
Former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Keïta, died on Saturday in Morocco where he was receiving medical care, an official source said. He was aged 78. “It is with great sadness that we learnt this morning of the death of Mr. Modibo Kéita, former Prime Minister,” the Communication service of the Prime Minister’s office announced. Keita…
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Billionaire Lulu-Briggs gets burial date two years after death
Oil magnate, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, will now be laid to rest in March, two years after his death, the family confirmed in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. He will be buried on March 13, at Abonnema in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, spokesman for the chiefs of the…
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Covid-19 kills 10 Nigerians in one day, Plateau, Abuja worse hit by death blows
Plateau state recorded five COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, the highest for the day and 50 percent of the national total of 10. With the five fatalities, Plateau now has a death toll of 41, tied 8th on the grim leaderboard with Ondo state. Three of the 10 deaths announced by Nigeria Centre for Disease…