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60-year-old man, son die in search for cellphone from pit toilet

A 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma, his son, Ibrahim, 35, and Aminu Gaye, also 35, died in a pit latrine while trying to recover a cellphone at Yar’Gwanda village in Tsanyawa Local Government in Kano State on Sunday.

Abba Alasan, 28, one of the rescuers was, however, rescued from the latrine.

According to Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, the incident occurred Sunday morning.

“We received an emergency call from Tsanyawa Fire Station at about 11:00 a.m. from one Aminu Yar’gwanda, that four men had been trapped inside a pit latrine.

“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11:15 a.m.

“Danjuma was trying to retrieve a cellphone that fell into the pit latrine when he got trapped. Thereafter, his son entered the pit toilet to save his father and also got trapped.

“Gaye and Alasan also entered to rescue both men and got trapped,” he said.

Abdullahi said the first three victims were rescued unconscious while the fourth victim was rescued alive.

He said that all the victims were handed over to Mr Iro Lado, a Superintendent of Police, at the Tsanyawa Police Division.

The Public Relations Officer said the police conveyed the victims to Bichi Special Hospital for medical attention where doctors confirmed the trio dead and one still alive.

April 22, 2024
Real Madrid defender, David Alaba donates toilet to Ogun community

The Federal Government on Friday commended David Alaba, a renowned Real Madrid footballer, for donating a biodegradable toilet to Ogere Remo community in Ogun State.

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, in a statement on Friday, said private sector involvement was critical if Nigeria would end open defecation practice by 2025.

According to him, private sector and Diaspora engagement and support through accelerated provisions of toilets by philanthropy will go a long way.

The commissioning was made possible through collaboration with Organised Private Sector in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (OPS- WASH), Clean Nigeria Campaign (CNC) and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.

The minister reaffirmed that Clean Nigeria Campaign was targeted at mobilising high-level political support, resources and the entire populace towards building a new culture of safe sanitation.

He added that such commendable project by Alaba and his foundation was worthy of emulation, saying the quest to end open defecation required the contribution and commitment of all stakeholders.

The minister urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to mobilise support for the campaign through private sector engagement, adding that under the Clean Nigeria Campaign, 84 LGAs were now Open Defecation Free (ODF).

“Jigawa is on the verge of achieving a state-wide ODF status with just one more LGA to go, Nigeria has been given the hosting rights for the 2022 World Toilet Summit and we want active participation,’’

Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, said Alaba was a true Nigerian, saying the gesture was a new dimension in community development for a better society.

Abiodun, represented by his Commissioner for Special Duties, Olufemi Ilori-Oduntan, appealed to the people to always incorporate toilets into their building plan.

He, however, pledged the state government’s resolve to maintain toilets in public places such as parks and markets.

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the initiative was in tandem with NiDCOM’s mandate of harnessing the potentials of Nigerians in Diaspora for national growth and development

Dabiri-Erewa, represented by Mr Oladipo Odebowale, urged other Diasporans and Nigerians to emulate the worthy gesture, as a support to national development efforts.

The Coordinator, OPS-WASH, Dr Nicholas Igwe, emphasised the significance of collaboration and partnership, saying the private sector would continue to work with and all stakeholders to achieve the 2025 ODF target.

Clean Nigeria Campaign Coordinator, Mrs Chizoba Opara, said ODF Nigeria was achievable with the right political will and collective support of all stakeholders.

High points of the occasion were the unveiling of the toilet facility and the distribution of autographed Real Madrid Jerseys to three successful winners by the David Alaba Foundation.

September 17, 2022
Tragic! Pregnant nurse, lover, friend found dead inside toilet in Ondo State

Three persons have been found dead in a toilet at their residence at Aralusi quarters in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

The trio – two lovers and their friend – were believed to have been murdered.

Their names were given as Ojo Akinro, his girlfriend, Mary lgwe and Lamidi Sheriff.

Miss Igwe, a nurse, was said to be expectant.

They were allegedly killed and their bodies locked up in the toilet.

Their bodies were discovered after several calls to their cell phones went unanswered.

Witnesses said their relatives broke down the door and found their bodies in the toilet.

A witness insinuated it was probably a murder case.

“The victims must have been silenced over a failed deal. You know all these young boys and girls are into so many shady deals.

November 27, 2021
Tourist commits suicide in airplane toilet during flight

A Russian tourist committed suicide on board a plane travelling from the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh to Samara, Russia.

During takeoff, when passengers and crew took their seats and buckled themselves, 48-year-old Alexander Dokshin got up and made his way to the toilet.

Flight attendants noticed the man’s disappearance after about 15 minutes and went in search of him.

They tried to open the toilet door, but the latch was blocked.

Passengers helped the cabin crew to remove the door from the hinges and they found the man unconscious.

Three medical doctors on board tried to resuscitate the man but failed.

The plane then made an emergency landing at the nearest airport in Cairo and paramedics who arrived pronounced the father-of-one dead.

Passengers seated near the deceased man before his death said that he was acting strangely and talking to himself during the flight.

The man’s relatives subsequently confirmed that he did have mental problems after he had had a car accident in Thailand.

November 24, 2021
[Trending video] Snake that killed airforce lady in Abuja being evacuated from toilet

Sequel to what happened in Abuja Airforce Base on Friday, where an airwoman was bitten by a snake in her toilet and as a result, the airwoman lost her life.

TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the video depicts a man pulling out from the toilet bowl while onlookers wail in the background.

TNG recalls such an incredible occurrence happened in an Abuja satellite town hospital in 2017 where a surgeon was bitten by an unidentified snake.

Luckily the surgeon miraculously survived after fellow doctors secured an antidote that helped him.

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It is advisable we pour salt or any other anti reptiles chemical in our toilet bowl in order to scare away any hidden reptile that might have gained access into the toilet bowl.

November 22, 2021
How female NAF officer bitten by snake while on toilet seat died

A Nigerian Air Force Officer, identified as Lance Corporal Bercy has been reportedly killed by a snake in her toilet.

The incident occurred in her home in Abuja on Saturday.

It was learnt that the snake made its way into her toilet bowl and bit her when she sat on the toilet seat.

This was announced on Facebook by one of the deceased’s friends, who announced that LCPL Bercy was bitten by a snake while she was using the toilet.

Remembering everything we spoke about yesterday morning makes me find it so hard to believe you’re no more haaaa… No o Bercy is this really true? My heart bleeds.

“Please be very cautious of your home and environment… LCPL Bercy was bitten by a snake in her Water Cistern Toilet (WC).”

Following the tragic incident, someone was called to remove the huge snake from the toilet.

The friend also posted the last video that the deceased made and the video of her body lying lifelessly in the hospital.

November 22, 2021
Brave seven-year-old pupil resists teacher’s attempt to molest her in school toilet

The Kwara State First Lady, Mrs. Folake AbdulRazaq has shown interest in the case of an alleged sexual assault on a seven-year-old pupil by her teacher.

The teacher identified as Akorede Hammed was said to have taken the minor to a toilet where he allegedly undressed her and fondled her private part while the little girl vehemently protested, according to Police First Information Report.

The information was contained in the girl’s father’s letter to Area Command Metro, Ilorin.

In the letter, the girl said Hammed took her to a toilet and locked her up to conceal the crime from passersby.

Hammed would later open the door for the girl to go after she vehemently resisted his immoral plan.

Police said Hammed, who taught the girl Yoruba, fled, but was later apprehended by detectives.

Meanwhile, Hammed has been arraigned in a Kwara State family court in Ilorin, the state capital.

Magistrate Shade Lawal in her short ruling, adjourned the matter till September 16, 2020 for hearing.

September 7, 2020
Woman hacks off ex-husbands manhood, flushes it down toilet

A woman in Taiwan’s Hukou has cut off her ex-husband’s penis and testicles to punish him for being unfaithful to her while the couple was still married, according to the territory’s police.
The angry ex-wife, 58-year-old Ms Lee, reportedly attempted to seduce her former spouse at the couple’s home and then grabbed his genitals and sheared them off with sharpened scissors.
Ms Lee then doused the severed private parts with acid and flushed them down the toilet.
According to the local precinct, the victim, 56-year-old Mr Chen called the police after the incident.
Both the victim and the suspect, who was found unconscious, were rushed to the hospital.
They are currently in stable condition.
The police are awaiting the couple’s recovery so they can give formal written statements.
The pair divorced less than a month ago, but Mr Chen continued to live with his former spouse.
(www.newsnow.co.uk)

July 27, 2019
I get ideas from the toilet- Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele, actor-filmmaker has revealed where she gets some of her ideas.

The mother of twins who became popular via her movie ‘Jenifa’ noted that she gets her ideas from the toilet, bathroom or whenever she is in the shower.

The award winning actress made this known on her YouTube Channel.

In her words:” Ideas come when I am in the shower, taking my bath or may be when I am in the toilet. I live for writing; I live for filming it gives me so much joy”.

She also recounted the stress of consistently making ‘Jenifa’s Diary’ fans’ favourite.

According to her:”It’s a lot of work and you want people to laugh in every scene, you want to pass a message to people o we just have to keep writing good content. The objective behind Jenifa’s Diary is to treat issues affecting young people and proffer solutions, letting people know what young people go through”.

Back in December 2018, Funke welcomed a set of twins with her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello, a singer/producer better known as JJC Skillz.

Akindele, star of hit TV series ‘Jenifa’s Diary’, reportedly gave birth in the US.

April 11, 2019
32 per cent of Smartphone users access Internet in the toilet – research

Research findings have revealed that 32 per cent of Smartphone users access news, and other content on the Internet in their bathroom/toilet.

Digital News Report 2017 published recently shows that over half (56%) of the population studied, use their devices in personal spaces, up substantially from the figure it published two years ago.

“Almost half of smartphone users (46%) access news in bed and 32% read or watch news stories when they are in the bathroom or toilet,” the research finding reveals.

“It is simply more convenient to pick up the device that is always with you, rather than seek out a computer or tablet in another room,” the authors of the report stated.

According to the report, across all countries surveyed, younger groups are much more likely to use social media and digital media as their main source of news, while older groups cling to the habits they grew up with (TV, radio, and print).

It reveals a third of 18-24s (33%) now say social media are their main source of news – that’s more than online news sites (31%) and more than TV news and printed newspapers put together (29%).

The report also revealed that the top ranking social network for news is Facebook with LinkedIn least used.

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Despite the rise of aggregators, social media and search remain the most important gateways to online content, alongside traffic coming to websites and apps.

Video findings reveal that online news scouts consume more videos on social media than on video platforms and news websites.

In the face of rising concerns for fake news, the survey finds a big difference between the news media and social media in their ability to separate fact from fiction.

In countries like the US (38%/20%), Canada (51%/24%), and the UK (41%/18%), people are twice as likely to have faith in the news media. Only in Greece do more people trust social media (19%/28%) but this has more to do with the low opinion of the news media in general than the quality of information in their news feeds.

“The crisis over fake news could be the best thing that has happened to journalism – or the worst. It is certainly focusing minds and wallets. Next year’s chapter in this on-going story will be fascinating to watch,” the report stated.

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June 22, 2017