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Aug

2020

Lagos Helicopter Crash: Third Death Casualty Recorded *All three persons onboard were crew… Aviation Company

The third crew member who initially survived the crash from the helicopter crash in Lagos, in the early hours of today, Friday and was rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital has died.The Head, Public Affairs of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr. Tunji Oketunji, confirmed this, on Friday's evening. It would be recalled that the Bell 206-B3 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation crashed into a building at 16 A, Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja Lagos at about 12.05pm on Friday. Earlier, AIB said it was notified about the crash by LASEMA at around about 12:30 pm Friday and had commenced investigation…

Aug

2020

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Enugu Massacre: Forget IPOB, they are Ndigbo

OPINIONdeath, DSS, IPOB, massacre

By Aloy Ejimakor, Guest Writer A famous Nigerian politician once said (in spirited defense of the Yoruba) that “before I became a Nigerian, I was Yoruba”. And another one said: “We will write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes”. The Yoruba has, in moderation, said his own. The Fulani has, in extremism, said his own. Let me now, as an Igbo, say my own, and here it is: Whoever takes the life of an IPOB member is taking the life of…

Aug

2020

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Heartless woman, 30 arrested for dumping newborn baby inside pit toilet

CRIMEarrest, birth, death, hatred, malice, murder, Nigeria Police Force, wickedness

The woman with the lifeless baby in the picture was arrested in the early hours of today, Saturday by detectives attached to the Ogidi Division Saturday for disposing of her baby in a pit toilet, at Police detectives from the Anambra Police Command arrested 30-years-old Franca Udokwu, for dumping her newborn baby inside a pit toilet. Reportedly, Franca is a native of Obuba Obofia Nkpor Community of Idemili North Local Government area of Anambra state. According to a statement issued by SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Anambra State Police Command, the suspect was apprehended following…

Aug

2020

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Heartbreaking!! Man calls out to coldstonecreamery_nigeria for killing Fiancee two weeks before their wedding

METROdeath, heartbreak, love, tears

A young man has accused coldstonecreamery_nigeria of being responsible for the untimely death of his fiancee, Emiye barely two weeks before their wedding. According to the heartbreaking post which was made in one of the social media handle by one Ifeoma Okoye, the deceased wascrushed to death by a lorry on her way back from work. Hear His wailings; "Where do I even start from. Yesterday August 12th is a day I will never forget. The most precious woman in my life left me. A woman I cherish so much decide to leave me in this world. How can you…

Aug

2020

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Happening! Governor Willie Obiano’s SSA Security Assassinated

CRIME#politics of hatred, assassination, death, Mr Azubuike Ekwegbalu

Unidentified assailants have today, Sunday stormed the residence of Mr Azubuike Ekwegbalu, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Security, leaving him dead after reportedly stabbing him with a kitchen knife.According to News Agency of Nigeria, the incident took place at his residence at the Commissioners’ Quarters, Awka, a high brow area for government officials, in the early hours of Sunday An account by an eyewitness revealed that the late Ekwegbalu, who hails from Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of the state, was a close relation to the wife of the governor. “He was murdered by unknown…

Jul

2020

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Abia PDP Chairman, Onuigbo’s Dead? … Confusion hits rumour

NEWS#Abia state PDP, Chief Johnson Onuigbo, death

The rumoured death news of the PDP chairman, Abia State chapter, Akinbod has left party Abians and every well-meaning Nigerians in utter skepticism and devastation. While some argue on its authenticity, others debunk same, describing it as undoubted. There have been several distressed calls saddled with anxiety as many desperately want to ascertain the true state of things with the political bigwig. Meanwhile, there was news as at yesterday, Monday stating that Johnson Onuigbo popularly known as Akinbod is dead. Reportedly, Akinbod died in the late hours of Monday, a family source who spoke with ABN TV on grounds of anonymity…

Jul

2020

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Buried Dreams: Engr Ezekiel Izuogu is dead … As Imo state mourns African foremost Inventor of Z-600 Car

WORLD NEWSdeath, Engr.Dr.Ezekiel Izuogu, invention, legacy, legen7, tragedy

A very known, respected and renowned Scientist and Inventor, Engr.Dr.Ezekiel Izuogu, from Ideato North LGA of Imo State is dead.According to family sources, African foremost Car inventor and manufacturer died early today, July 18th, 2020. In 1997, a brilliant Igbo Electrical Engineer and Lecturer at the Federal polytechnic Nekede, Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu designed and developed the Izuogu Z-600, the first African indigenous manufactured car. The car was described by the BBC as ‘ the African dream machine as 90% of its parts were sourced locally. At a projected sales cost of 2000 dollars, it would have taken the world by…

Jul

2020

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Girl, 14 commits suicide over pregnancy during lockdown<br>… Read the circumstances

Girl, 14 commits suicide over pregnancy during lockdown
… Read the circumstances

METRO#Lockdown relaxation, death, pain and agony, pregnancy, relationship, suicide

A 14 year old secondary school girl, Anita Haledu Ibrahim, has reportedly committed suicide in Nasarawa state, a Facebook user posted. According to the source, reports have it that Anita, an SS1 student swallowed some amount of poison on Saturday, 11th July, 2020 and was rushed to a hospital where she died the following day. Meanwhile, a family source revealed that when Anita got pregnant for her boyfriend during the lockdown, her father severely beat her after finding out it.

Jul

2020

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Devastating!! Girl, 20 raped, macheted beside river

Uncategorized#rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence, death, killing, oddity

The remains of Abdulrahman Safau Omowumi, a 20-year-old female student of Bathelomew College of Health Technology, Shao in Moro local government area of Kwara State has been deposited at Ilorin General Hospital morgue. Reportedly, the 20-year-old lady identified as Abdulrahman Safau Omowumi was reported raped and butchered at Gerewu area of Ilorin metropolis by some unknown hoodlums. It was gathered that the deceased home on Saturday 27th of June at about 4pm but did not return home up untill Sunday morning, as the family made for the police. Subsequently, the Police found her corpse lying beside a river at Oko-oba…

Jun

2020

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COVID-19: An urgent call for a diffrent approach in Nigeria
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By Uko Ndukwe Nkole

NATIONAL NEWS#COVID-19, #Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole, death, lockdown, Nigeria centre for disease control

The Global Coronavirus pandemic blindsided the whole world with the nature of its arrival and spread. The fact that the most advanced civilisations were not able to prevent its spread to their countries nor manage its effects bears testimony to just how unpredictable a scourge this is. Till date, all efforts geared towards the virus have at best been crisis management and in worst instances, flailing without direction. Nigeria, being a member of the global committee of nations, was also caught in the milieu of the effects of the pandemic. Inevitably, we registered our index COVID-19 case on the 27th…