Tag: river
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Six days after: FRSC battles to get bodies of 2 children in river
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that the bodies of two children in a bus that plunged into Ovia River, were yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Mr Cyril Mathew, Sector Commander. Edo FRSC, disclosed this during an interview with the NAN in Benin on Tuesday.
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WICKEDNESS! Mother throws her disabled son, 6, into a crocodile-infested river
Wickedness taken too far as a mother deliberately threw her disabled six-year-old son into a crocodile-infested river where he has reportedly been mauled to death by reptiles. Savitri Kumar, 26, from Uttara Kannada, a district in the western Indian state of Karnataka, had a heated argument with the boy’s father, Ravi Kumar, 27, who repeatedly…
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We drink water from same stream with cows – C/River traditional ruler
Mr. Linus Odey, Paramount Ruler of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, says his Akwarinyin- Abu community and 15 others drink water from the same stream with cows. He stated this when the governorship candidate of the Peoples
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Police arrest man bathing with blood beside a river in Ogun
The police in Ogun state have arrested a middle -aged man, Ganiyu Shina for bathing with blood beside a rive in Kotopo, Abeokuta, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. Residents who saw the man bathing with blood quickly called the attention of the police to it. Reports say that the 4-year-old man lives at…
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Death toll in Imo explosion rise to 110 — NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that the death toll in Sunday’s illegal refinery explosion in Abaeze community Ohaji/Egbema Local Government of Imo had risen to 110. The acting Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office of the agency, Mr Ifeanyi Nnaji, disclosed this to the newsmen on Monday.
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4 die, 2 missing as bus plunged into River Niger in Kogi
Four persons have been reported dead and two others missing when a passenger bus plunged into River Niger in Koton Karfe area of Kogi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja. It stated that a Toyota Hiace bus with 15 passengers on board plunged into the…
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BLACK SUNDAY: Several passengers dead as commercial bus plunges into Ondo river [Video]
A commercial bus has plunged into the Owena River, along Akure-Ondo highway in Ondo State, killing an undisclosed number of passengers. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the 18-seater bus which was coming from Ondo town and heading to Akure lost control as a result of speeding and plunged into the Owena River. Five of…
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Woman kills own baby, dumps corpse in Ogun river
Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Sukurat Olajoke, for allegedly killing her own one-month-old baby and dumping the corpse in a river. The suspect was arrested on Saturday by a team of police officers on patrol. The spokesman of police in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said policemen at the…
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Photo: Three confirmed dead as truck falls in Lagos river
Three people have been confirmed dead as a truck fell into the Epe River from Berger Bridge late Friday night. As at Friday night, the number of people in the six tyres truck were uncertain as rescue officials could do nothing this Saturday morning. Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA,…
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Eight teenage footballers die as vehicle plunges into river
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has expressed its condolences to the families of eight teenage footballers killed in a road accident. The accident occurred on Saturday in the country’s Ashanti region. About 30 others were injured. Edmund Nyamekye, commander of the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department, told the media that four of the injured…