Tag: Death
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‘Why I joined mum to beat my father to death’
The Niger state Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old, Babangida Usman for allegedly beating his father, Ali Haruna to death. The police also arrested Usman’s mother, Hafasat Aliyu. It was gathered that the couple, Hafasat Aliyu and Ali Haruna were having a fight when Usman joined hands with his mother to beat Haruna,60, to death.…
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UAE court sentences eight Nigerians to death for robbery
Eight Nigerians have joined the death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a court in Sharjah sentenced them to death for a string of armed robberies at money exchanges and cash machines across the emirate in December 2016. A ninth man was sentenced to six months imprisonment for being in possession of stolen…
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Man hacks only brother to death over N100,000 debt
The police in Niger State have arrested a 45-year-old, ldris Aliyu of Daka’agi village in Wushishi Local Government Area, for allegedly killing his younger brother, Aliyu Aliyu. According to eye witness accounts, Aliyu was cut with a machete by his older brother for refusing to agree to the sale of farm products to offset a…
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Man jumps to death from bank’s mast in Ibadan
A man suspected to be mentally unstable on Saturday jumped to his death from a bank’s network mast in Sango area of Ibadan. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Oyo State Police Public Relation officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the naked victim came to the Wema Bank branch in Sango and…
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Taraba residents flee over death of soldiers
Residents of Shinkai Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled their homes following a threat to raze down the village over the alleged killing of a soldier. According to Malam Labaran Abdu, the leader of the community, armed men in military uniform stormed the village on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and…
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IGP orders immediate probe of alleged police involvement in NSCDC official’s death
From Jonas Ike, Abuja. …insists there’ll be no cover up The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A Adamu has ordered a comprehensive and speedy investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Mr. Ogar Jumbo, an Assistant Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who died recently in Abuja.…
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How Pius Adesanmi predicted his death
Fans of Pius Adesanmi, Popular Nigerian professor and columnist who died alongside 149 passengers and eight crew members involved the Ethiopian Airliner plane crash, were shocked when they read his last message on social media. The revered young professor had on his Facebook page on Saturday written an emotional message around 12pm which many interpreted…
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I fear things more than I fear death- Made Kuti
Made Kuti, son of Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti has revealed that he fears things more than death. The youngster who recently joined his father’s band as a bassist in 2018, said he is not afraid of challenging the status quo. “It’s not that I don’t feel fear but there are very few things that scare…
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Sad! Yoruba actress, ‘Ijewuru’ is dead
Popular Yoruba actress, Funmilayo Ishola Ogunsola who is famous for her role in the flick, ‘Ijewuru’ has passed on. Ijewuru reportedly passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019. Her death is coming 27 years after the death of her husband and colleague, Ishola Ogunsola aka I Show Pepper. Amazingly, Ijewuru’s death makes it the third…
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Governor Lalong visits Ahmed Musa over mother’s death
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong led the state executive members to the house of the Super Eagles assistant captain, Ahmed Musa to commiserate with him over the death of his mother, Serah Moses. The Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia winger lost his mother on Thursday. He announced her passing away via his twitter handle @Ahmedmusa718. According…