Tag: DIES
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Trending video: Man slumps, dies while dancing at an event in Rivers state
A yet-to-be identified man reportedly collapsed and died after suffering from a heart attack while dancing at an event. The man clad in a white top and a black trouser, took to the center stage to entertain the guests with his dance steps. He danced well to the admiration of the attendees. However, he slumped…
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Panic as 72-year-old man dies aboard Air Peace flight
A male passenger, on Saturday, died on an Air Peace Flight P47182 from Calabar to Abuja. The 72 years old man was said to have had a case of paraplegia due to a 2019 spinal injury and was travelling for a medical check-up in Abuja. “He became very sick mid-flight and upon arrival at the…
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Another Lagosian dies of COVID-19 complications
The Lagos State Government on Sunday confirmed the death of a Coronavirus patient in the state. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle said the confirmed death arising from Coronavirus in Lagos now stood at five. He said the person died of Coronavirus related complication. Abayomi added that with…
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Haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85
German haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the global fashion industry for over half a century, has died, a source at the French fashion house Chanel said on Tuesday. He was 85. Lagerfeld, instantly recogniSable in his dark suits, pony-tailed white hair and tinted sun glasses, was best known…
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Tragic: Bride dies day to wedding in Bauchi
Fawziya Abdulkadir Tataru was beaming with excitement weeks back as she anticipates her wedding slated for 29th of December 2018. Tragedy stuck when the bride died a day to her wedding, December 28th, 2018. According to reports, Fawziya died due to complications from an undisclosed ailment yesterday. She will be buried later today at the…
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Sad! 16-yr-old student dies In ‘Juju’ superiority contest In Ekiti
A secondary school student at the Ado Grammar School, Ado Ekiti, Mathew Favour, died on Thursday following injuries he sustained in a superiority contest with a colleague on the efficacy of their charms. The incident occurred in the evening within the school’s premises. The 16-year old was said to have been engaged in a friendly…
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BREAKING: Nigerian Prison speaks on death report of ‘killer cook’ in police custody
Sunday Adefonou Anani, the Togolese cook who was alleged to have murdered his boss, Opeyemi Badamosi, the Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, was reported in the media to have died in police custody. Though details of Anani’s death was scanty in the report making the rounds in the media, Anani’s counsel was quoted to have…
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Two other Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Two Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been confirmed dead by the Nigerian pilgrimage mission in the country. It was learned that a Nigerian pilgrim died in an elevator pit after stepping on the platform without knowing it was under repair. Medical officials tied to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said the tragedy…
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Sad! How man, Joseph Blackson died after rescuing 13 persons in boat mishap
It has been revealed that the residents of Bakama in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have hailed the heroic effort of a young contractor, Joseph Blackson, who saved 13 passengers, but lost his life during the boat accident that claimed the lives of six persons on Saturday. According to Punch, it was…
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Kenyan opposition protester dies from gunshot wound, several others wounded…
One man was shot dead and several others injured during protests in the western city of Kisumu, as opposition supporters try to stop Thursday’s elections, a nurse at the main government hospital said. “A young man, aged 17 or 18, was brought in heavily bleeding. We were giving him blood but he succumbed,” said Henry…