Nigerian singer, Joel Amadi has lost his father to herdsmen attack amid the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Amadi announced the death of his father, who he alleged was shot dead by herdsmen. The Kennis Music recording artiste also called out the Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, who he accused of “not doing enough…
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Tributes As Arotile Is Buried With Military Honours (Photo)
The nation was in mourning on Thursday as it buried its first female combat helicopter pilot Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. But the mourning led to outpouring of tributes from many Nigerians to the history-making young military officer. The late Kogi State indigene got full military honours with the traditional 21-gun salutes as her body was…
Governor Ben Ayade’s Aide, Edet Okon Asim Slumps And Dies
Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor on Biodiversity, Edet Okon Asim is dead. Edet who was a former information commissioner slumped and died in his car at Eta Agbor in Calabar on Tuesday evening, July 21. READ ALSO Family sources said he was asthmatic but the cause of his death could not be…
Nigerian Lady Who Died Next Day After Her Wedding May Have Left The Hospital Where She Was Admitted To Attend Her Wedding. (Photos)
You may have read the reports about a Nigerian Lady who died shortly after her wedding on Saturday. Identified as Vivian, the delectable lady died on Sunday, according to reports. READ ALSO One of her close friends identified as Emmanuel revealed that she left the hospital where she was admitted, to attend her own wedding,…
Two Feared Dead, One Kidnapped In Akwa Ibom Cult Clash
Two persons have been reportedly killed in a cult clash between Debam and Iceland confraternities in Akwa Ibom State. The clash also resulted in the kidnap of one person. The incident occurred in Inen Ikot Eteye and Ikot Inyang villages of Inen community in OrukAnam local government area of the state. READ ALSO Our correspondent…
JUST IN: Isa Funtua Dies After Driving Self To Hospital
A former President of the Newspapers Proprietors of Nigeria( NPAN), Mallam Isa Funtua, is dead. The close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari died on Monday night shortly after driving himself to a hospital. Funtua, who was a former Minister in the Second Republic, reportedly felt unease at about 4pm. READ ALSO The Nation learnt he…
#JusticeForIzu Trending As Young Nigerian Man Commits Suicide After Being Accused Of Rape By A Twitter Influencer (See Reaction)
A young Nigerian man has reportedly taken his own life after he was accused of rape by a Twitter influencer. #JusticeForIzu is currently trending on Twitter after a user named Legend Izu Madubueze took his life when a Twitter influencer named Nanichi Anese published his name and other names as men accused of rape. READ…
How My Pregnant Daughter Died With Twins At FMC Abeokuta — Father Of Pregnant Lady Speaks
Babajide Olayemi, has cried out for justice after his pregnant daughter, Josephine Olayemi Odufowora, alongside her unborn set of twins, died at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta in June 2020. In an interview with The Nation, the distraught father, accused the management of the Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta in Ogun state of negligence which according…
BREAKING: 6 Dead, Others Injured As Explosion Rocks Katsina State
At least six people have died and several others injured after a bomb exploded in Katsina State. Eyewitnesses told Channels TV the incident happened on Saturday at about 9:00 am at Yardagi village in Zango local government area of the State. READ ALSO The victims went to get grasses for their animals at the farm…
“What Tolulope Atorile Told Me On Phone 4 Hours Before Her Death ” – Father Of Nigeria’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot, Speaks On Their Last Moments
Father of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Mr. Akintunde Arotile, Tolulope, who died on Tuesday, July 14, has recounted the last conversation he had with her. Tolulope, died as a result of head injuries she sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna. Speaking in an interview with Sahara Reporters, a devastated Mr….
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