Tag: Death
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Skater, 25 crushed to death by trailer in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the crushing of a skater by an articulated vehicle in Abakaliki, on Friday evening. Mr Jude Madu, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the accident to the newsmen on Saturday, noting that investigations into it had begun. According to him, the deceased had been identified and more…
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Horror: Man stabs lover to death over refusal to make him next of kin
A Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC female staff, Miss Sophia Phillips Horsefall, was killed by her boyfriend and his two accomplice early November, 2016 following her refusal to give him one million naira and make him, (the boyfriend) her next of kin. Subsequently, the deceased boyfriend and his two accomplices were, on Wednesday, summoned at…
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Suya, Isi Ewu, Kilishi can trigger premature death, says health minister
The Minister of health, Prof Isaac Adewole has said Suya, Isi- ewu, Kilisi and others are contributing to the cause of premature deaths in the country. He disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the First Annual Black Tie Gala event organised by the Tristate Heart Foundation (THF) noting that the unhealthy diet of…
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Death of corps members not due to negligence by officials – NYSC
Following the death of three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, the scheme, on Saturday, debunked the impression that the deaths were caused by the negligence by its personnel. The NYSC expressed regret over the deaths and condoled the families of three corps members who died during the on-gong 2016 Batch ‘B’…
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Truck crushes 4 school children, woman to death in Delta
No fewer than four school children and a middle-aged woman were Wednesday crushed to death by a truck at the popular mechanic village, off Effurun-Warri Road in Delta State. The school children were reportedly trying to cross to the other side of the road when the truck ran them over at about 8am. However, in…