•Late Dada Masilo The dance world mourned today the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, who died in hospital at the weekend aged 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on Sunday after a brief illness, a spokesperson for her family said in a statement. Born in Soweto, she was described as a sprite-like, energetic...
•Late Jimmy Carter For years, visitors pulled into the parking lot of Maranatha Baptist Church in rural Plains, Georgia in the wee hours to queue in the pitch black for Jimmy Carter’s Sunday school class. Some were Christians, some were not. Many were Americans, while a substantial number came from other countries — Brazil, Canada, […]...
•Late Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” garnering her a Golden Globe, died yesterday at age 73, her family announced. “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her,” her family said in […]...
At least 10 people, including children, are feared dead, and several others sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, this morning. The incident occurred as thousands of residents scrambled to receive palliatives distributed by the church, reports Saturday Vanguard. The event, organised to prov...
Many children reportedly lost their lives in a stampede at a children’s carnival in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at the private children’s fun fair held at Basorun Islamic High School, resulting in fatalities and injuries in the early hours of today, reports The Nation. In a statement, the Commissioner for Information [...
•FRSC officials at accident scene Motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were stranded this morning as multiple accidents on the Kara Bridge paralysed movement along the ever-busy road. The accidents, which occurred on the Kara Bridge outward Lagos, involved container-laden heavy-duty trucks and cars, reports Channels TV. In total, seven ...
•Boat mishap The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 50 persons have been rescued and are safe following a boat mishap in Benue State. The accident occurred around 7:00 pm on Saturday along River Benue in Agatu Local Government Area and has claimed three lives so far. According to NEMA’s media office, 49 […]...
•Boat mishap The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 50 persons have been rescued and are safe following a boat mishap in Benue State. The accident occurred around 7:00 pm on Saturday along River Benue in Agatu Local Government Area and has claimed three lives so far. According to NEMA’s media office, 49 […]...
•The accident scene A tragic collision involving a J5 Ford bus (FKJ 724 YC) and a Mercedes truck (FKJ 746 YC) at Ilubirin, inward Sura, along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge, has led to the death of one person, leaving four injured in the incident. A statement signed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority […]
•Late Nikki Giovanni A renowned poet, activist, book author, and educator known for her thoughtful work on race and gender, Nikki Giovanni died at age 81 yesterday, in a hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia. The cause was complications from lung cancer, a disease with which she was originally diagnosed in 1995. Giovanni’s friend and fellow writer ...
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