Tag: Death
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Customs officer crushes two colleagues to death in Lagos
There was pandemonium on Saturday as two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service lost their lives in a tragic accident on the Lagos-Badagry. According to eye witnesses, the two victims, who were in a Toyota Camry with the number plate, YLA 121 BJ, were at a checkpoint when they were crushed by their colleague, who…
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2019: We’re ready for arrest, detention and death – PDP tells Buhari
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, said members of the opposition were ready to be arrested, intimidated and even killed as the 2019 presidential election approached. He said this when the thirty-nine political parties met in Abuja on Monday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to field a single presidential…
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92-year-old mum shoots 72-year-old son to death
A 92-year-old woman, Anna Mae Blessing, shot and killed her 72-year-old son, Thomas Blessing, because he wanted to put her in a facility for the elderly. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Anna Mae Blessing is facing one charge each of first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping, reports CBS News.…
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Again! Two Nigerians killed in South Africa, death figure rises to 118
The death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to climb with two young Nigerians being the latest victims. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest killing brings the number of Nigerians killed in the former apartheid enclave since February, 2016 to 118. Up to 800,000 Nigerians, mostly young people,…
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Buhari condoles with CAN, Christians over General Secretary’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Christian community in Nigeria in mourning the passing of the General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev (Dr) Musa Asake. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi…
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Miraculous! Man cheats death in ghastly motor accident
A young man based in the Okpe area of Delta state cheated death in a ghastly motor accident after his speeding vehicle lost control. The young man’s Toyota Camry lost control and rammed into an articulated truck conveying electric power equipment. TheNewsGuru reports Omoghene Lucky, a civil engineer involved in the accident, narrowly escaped the…
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Satguru Mararaj Ji debunks death rumours
The news of the demise of Satguru Maharajah Ji, that went viral on social media on Friday is not true but mischievous. Mr Ojo Peter, the spokesman of Maharaj Ji, announced this on Saturday in Ibadan. Peter alleged that the rumor was concocted by some people who, he said, have found it difficult to silence…
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Prince’s family sues hospital over first opiod overdose treatment
Days after the authorities in Minnesota announced that no one would be criminally charged in the 2016 overdose death of Prince, his next of kin are suing an Illinois hospital that treated the singer for an opioid overdose the week before his fatal incident, according to a suit filed on Monday. Prince’s family, under…
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MMM announces final shutdown over founder’s death
…Says it initially warned participants of the risks involved Sequel to the death of its founder, the management of the global ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM) on Friday announced a final shut down of operations. The ponzi scheme made the announcement on its official global website on Friday. Recall that the founder, Sergey Mavrodi,…
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Sad: Nigerian teen stabbed to death in London
An 18-year-old Nigerian, Israel Ogunsola, was stabbed to death on Wednesday night in Hackney, London. Ogunsola is said to have approached Police with his knife wounds shortly before 8 pm on Wednesday, following the attack, SkyNews states. Officers rushed to his aid in Link Street, in the east London borough. Paramedics and staff from the…