Tag: DEATH
Popular US preacher, Billy Graham, dies at 99
American Reverend Billy Graham - one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century - has died aged 99.
The clergyman, who counselled presidents...
Katsina governor’s aide crushes daughter to death
Special Adviser to the Katsina State Governor on Religious Affairs, Abdullahi Darma, has accidentally crushed his daughter, Aisha, to death.
The tragic incident occurred at...
Court remands 20-yr-old for allegedly strangling mother to death
An FCT High Court in Apo on Monday remanded a 20-year-old man, Aliyu Ndalolo, in Kuje prison for culpable homicide after he allegedly...
Septuagenarian remanded for allegedly stabbing nephew to death
A septuagenarian, Emmanuel Ajasa, was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for the murder of his nephew, whom he...
Drunken stepson in court over alleged murder of stepfather
A 24-year-old stepson, Victory Thomas, who allegedly beat his stepfather to death, was on Friday docked before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court.
Thomas is facing...
Chief of army staff, Buratai, loses father
Alhaji Yusuf Buratai, the father of Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is dead.
Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director, Army Public Relations,...
Buhari loses sister-in-law
President Muhammadu Buhari has lost a sister-in-law, Hajiya Aisha Mamman.
Mamman, 75, died in the early hours of Thursday.
Information Officer of the Daura Local Government...
Olamide loses mum on son’s birthday
YBNL rapper Olamide has lost his mother.
The 28-year-old announced the death in an Instagram post on Tuesday, the day his son, Batifeori Adedeji, clocked 4.
He...
My encounter with Ekwueme in prison – Babatope
A former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope on Tuesday described the late Dr Alex Ekwueme as a man with excellent qualities.
The News Agency...
Lassa fever claims 21 lives, affects 10 health workers
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, National Coordinator, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 21 deaths have been recorded from the 77 confirmed cases in the...