Tag: Death
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Two NYSC members crushed to death in Kano
Two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been crushed to death in a fatal road crash near Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State. It was gathered that they were on their way from camp in Zamfara State following its closure on Tuesday. The corps members, one from Kano and the…
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Buhari calls Aregbesola from London, commiserates with him over mother’s death
The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari called the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on the telephone to commiserate with him of the death of his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. Shehu…
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Awujale refutes death rumour, says ‘I’m hale and hearty’
The Awujale of Ijebuland, in Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has dispelled rumours of his death, insisting that he was neither sick nor hospitalised. The respected monarch debunked the rumours about his death in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Awujale has for the past week been…
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Tragedy as miscreants gang-rape 14-yr-old-girl to death for refusing love advances
There was pandemonium on Monday at the Abule-Ado area of Lagos State as some miscreants ganged raped a 14-year-old girl, Obiamaka Ngozichukwu Orakwe to death for refusing their love advances. The miscreants, according to residents usually hanged out in a smoking joint in the area. On the day of the incident, Orakwe, a Junior Secondary…
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Aisha Buhari calls for joint efforts to eradicate child, maternal death
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, called on well-meaning Nigerians and development partners to complement the Federal Government efforts to eradicate preventable child and maternal death. Buhari made the call while performing the ground breaking ceremony of a 250-bed Specialist Hospital project by the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NOWA) in…
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14 die as tanker collides with commercial bus in Osun
No fewer than 14 persons have been reported dead in a ghastly tanker and bus collision in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Sunday. Witnesses say the dead, who were consumed in the inferno, include women and children. The accident was said to have occurred at about 12 noon in front of a fuel station, few metres…
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Maiduguri attack: Death toll rises to 19, 23 others injured – Police
…Says victims are mostly members of civilian JTF The police in Borno State have confirmed that 19 persons were killed and 23 others injured after four Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked Maiduguri on Tuesday night. The Borno State Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, who addressed journalists at one of the scenes of the blasts, said most…
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Nigerian rapper, Vector loses father
Versatile Nigerian rapper, Vector has lost his beloved father, Mr Ogunmefun to the cold hands of death. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, the entertainer whose real name is Lanre Ogunmefun, was bereaved on Wednesday afternoon, July 5, 2017. The Lafiaji rapper is reportedly still in shock as he had a cordial relationship with his dad.Mr…
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Nnamdi Kanu explodes, says ‘My death will make actualisation of Biafra faster’
…says ‘I am not afraid to die to actualise Biafra’ The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has said he is not afraid to die fighting for the actualisation of Biafra. Kanu explained that to a large extent, his death will bring about a quick actualisation of the Biafra Nation. He noted…
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I bought gun to avenge my brother’s death – 21-year-old suspect confesses
A 21-year-old man identified as Chineye Nzeche has been arrested with firearm by operatives of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria. He was nabbed around Rukpokwu axis, in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State The young man, who hails from Aguleri in Anambra State said he bought the pistol to avenge the killing of his…