Tag: Siblings
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4 siblings die in building collapse in Enugu
The Enugu Capital Territory Development Agency (ECTDA) has confirmed four children of the same family killed in a building collapse in the Agric Quarters in the Mgbemena axis of Coal Camp in Enugu.
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SAD! Three siblings die as fire guts building
Three siblings died on Monday when fire razed a one-storey residential building in the Kabuga Yan Azara area of Kano State. An eyewitness, Ibrahim Lawan, who resides in one of the apartments in the building, said the fire started from the first apartment, adding that the inability of the residents to alert firefighters to…
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Three siblings, four others killed in Lagos flood
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the flooding that occurred in Lagos last weekend claimed seven lives. Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. “The post-emergency phase assessment after the unprecedented rainfall of Friday, 8th July and Saturday, 9th July, 2022…
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Tragic! Six siblings, nine others perish in separate Edo accidents
Two separate auto crashes that occurred on Friday in Arue-Uromi and Agbede, in Edo State have claimed 15 lives, including six siblings. The Arue-Uromi accident reportedly provoked anger, tears and sorrow, as the six casualties involved, four girls and two boys, were said to be children of the same family. It was however not clear…
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Three brothers kill sibling over ‘profits’ from mother’s burial
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command are on the trail of three brothers, Patrick Obieshieke, Chinonso Obieshieke and John Erieka for allegedly killing their blood brother, Remigius Obieshieke, over money realised from the burial of their late mother. Remigius was brutally murdered after a disagreement erupted on how the money realised from the burial…
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When a sibling dies! – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha The loss of a sibling is a natural occurrence. Just like giving birth. But as we know sibling loss is usually a painful experience. It is a minus in the family, a minus in relationships. An eternal departure of a blood brother or sister, a person with whom you shared a womb,…
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Tragic! Siblings kill neighbour in Lagos
Police in Lagos have detained one Habib Olapari, his teenage brother Rilwan and one Peter for allegedly hacking their neighbour Taiwo Eluyemi to death in front of his son. The suspects were said to have committed the alleged offence on April 23, at 7, Taiwo Street, Mafoluku Oshodi. It was gathered that Eluyemi, a neighbour…