A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement signed by his wife, Arese Carrington. He was aged 90. She wrote: “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of my…
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Reggae Star, Majek Fashek To Be Buried In The US
Nigerian reggae legend, Majek Fashek will be be buried in New York, USA, where he died. The star’s first child with former wife, Rita, made the announcement in a video shared today, Monday August 10. He expressed thanks to Majek Fashek’s fans and well-wishers for their love and support, and further disclosed that they were…
8 People, Including French Aid Workers, Killed In An Armed Attack In Niger
Seven aid workers and their guide were killed by armed men in a deadly attack in Niger, French charity ACTED said on Sunday. The French government called it a terrorist attack, though no group has yet claimed responsibility.Unidentified gunmen attacked the group August 9 in the Kouré region, around 50 kilometers from Niamey capital. The victims, who…
Tears As Chidinma, FAAN Staff Crushed To Death By Fallen Container Is Laid To Rest (Photos)
The staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Chidinma Ajoku who died on July 26 after a container fell on a commercial bus she was in has been laid to rest. Ajoku and her friends were going home from work when she faced her untimely death. She was laid to rest at Ikoyi…
BREAKING: Senator Buruji Kashamu Is Dead
Popular Nigerian Senator who served as a Senator representing Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu has died. According to reports, the popular Ogun Senator died of COVID-19 complications. His death was also confirmed by Senator Ben Murray Bruce. The former Bayelsa Senator wrote on his verified Twitter page saying; I have just…
Former PSquare Manager, Howie-T Dies Of Stroke
Former manager to defunct music duo, P-Square, Bayo Odusami popularly known as Howie-T is dead. According to reports, he died on Saturday, August 8, 2020 after battling with Stroke for about four years. He was an entertainer to reckon with from his days as a full time disc jockey, rocking fun-lovers at Enter the dragon…
BREAKING: Over 14 People Dead, Several Injured As Air India Express Flight Crash Lands (Video)
An Air India Express flight carrying an estimated 191 passengers from Dubai crash-landed in Kerala, amid heavy rainfall, with at least 14 people reportedly dead and several others injured. The Air India Express flight AXB1344, B737 from Dubai to Calicut was part of the Vande Bharat Mission, meant to bring home stranded people from other…
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Pregnant Woman, Three Others In Bayelsa
Four persons, including a pregnant woman, have been killed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident happened when the gunmen attacked a new generation church, Lion of Judah Fire Deliverance Ministry, off Bakery Road. READ ALSO While two were killed in the church building, including the pregnant woman, two persons – a couple- were killed…
Cause Of Lebanon Explosion Revealed As Death Toll Surpasses 100 (Photos/Details)
It has been revealed that the huge explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, that has killed over 100 people and injured more than 4,000, was caused by a welder at work. Close to where the welder was working, there was “highly explosive sodium nitrate” confiscated from a ship by Lebanese authorities and placed in one of the…
A Nurse Pulled Three Newborns Out Of A Hospital Hit By Blast In Lebanon
Photojournalist Bilal Jawich was at home on the outskirts of Beirut when an explosion, which has left at least 100 dead and thousands injured, rocked the Lebanese capital. “I followed the smoke until I reached the port of Beirut,” he told CNN Arabic, explaining that “professional intuition” took him to Al Roum hospital, in the Ashrafieh…
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