•An explosion One person has been confirmed dead, while five others were critically injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Awka today, said the explosion occurred yesterday, Friday, May 16, 2...
•Late Joe Don Baker Texas-born actor best known for his roles in three James Bond films, Joe Don Baker has died at the age of 89. His family confirmed he passed away on May 7, 2025. The news was made public a week later, reports Express. His obituary read: “As we say goodbye to Joe […]
•FRSC officials at an accident scene Four people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along G. U. Ake Road, in Rivers State. The incident was said to have occurred when the driver of a Toyota Camry, with registration number ABJ 10 EM, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into some pedestrians […]
•Late Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retired) A former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retired), has died at the age of 70. The retired naval officer, originally from Ipoti-Ekiti in Ekiti State, passed away yesterday, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Apapa, Lagos, reports Daily Independent. A joint statement issue...
•Road Safety officials at an accident scene A man has lost his life while two others sustained varying injuries in an accident that occurred along the Trade Fair–Agbara route at Iyana Era Bus Stop, Lagos State. The accident, which involved a commercial blue Mack truck with the registration number AKD 579 XM, and a private […]
•Late Luis Galvan Luis Galvan, who played in every match in Argentina’s 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died on Monday aged 77, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) announced. Galvan had been in hospital in Cordoba for several weeks with kidney problems, reports AFP. Galvan formed a rock hard central defensive partnership with captain D...
A Nigerian nurse based in Leeds, United Kingdom, Nnena Miriam, has been found dead in her apartment, sparking grief and shock within the nursing community both in the UK and Nigeria. According to Fellow Nurses Africa, an organisation dedicated to advancing the nursing profession in Africa, Miriam’s body was discovered by the police after a [&h...
•Late Major General Paul Ufuoma Omu (rtd) The Omu family has announced the passing of Major General Paul Ufuoma Omu (retired), a respected military officer, statesman, and community leader, who died yesterday, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at the age of 84. In a statement signed by Oghenekome Ufuoma Omu, the family expressed “gratitude to God [&hell...
•FRSC officials at an accident scene Six persons have died and five others injured in multiple auto crashes in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) disclosed this to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital, reports Channels TV. FRSC Acting Sector Commander in Kogi, Samuel Ogundayo, described the acci...
•Late Pope Francis Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has died aged 88. He died today at 7:35 am, a day after making a much-hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy […]
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