•Late Aisha Bello A veteran broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Aisha Bello, is dead. Bello, who spent 35 years at NTA until her retirement in 2022, reportedly died today. In a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu expressed grief over Bello’s demise, saying her legacy in broadcast jour...
•Prince Adeyemi and Alaafin Prince Abdulfatai Adebayo Adeyemi, son of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is reportedly dead. It was gathered the prince, popularly known as D-GOV, reportedly died of diabetes at the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan in the early hours of today, reports The Nation. The deceased was the candidate...
•Late Benjamin Zephaniah British poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who famously rejected an honour from Queen Elizabeth II over Britain’s empire and links to slavery, died today at the age of 65, his family said. “It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the death of our beloved husband, son and brother in the early […]
•Law enforcement officers stand guard A Russian teenager today shot dead a classmate and injured five others before killing herself in a school in Bryansk near the Ukrainian border, investigators said. School shootings are relatively rare in Russia, which has strict gun laws, but have become more common in recent years, reports AFP. “A 14-year...
•Late Frank Kokori ‘I am dying in hospital bed’, NUPENG’s Frank Kokori Ailing elder statesman and former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, is dead. He died at exactly 1:30 am today, Thursday December 7, 2023, coincidentally on his birthday at exactly 80. His passage [&hell...
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun has commiserated with the family of a former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Abdulrahman Akano who has passed on. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi said, “The IGP on behalf of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force hereby announce the passing of [&he...
•NAF jets on air raid Many have been reportedly killed in an air strike carried out by the Nigerian Air Force at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident is said to have occurred last night when villagers gathered for Maulud celebration. Although the Air force is yet to […]
•Late Usman Baba Pategi a.k.a. Samanja Veteran Hausa drama actor Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, is dead. He died in the early hours of today at a private hospital in Kaduna State after a prolonged illness. The late Kannywood actor served in the Nigerian Army before retiring to work for the Federal Radio […]
A young man, Umoru Iduh, was reportedly shot dead at the Agala-Ogane polling unit in the Anyigba metropolis in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi East for attempting to snatch electoral materials. It was learnt Iduh was gunned down around 10 am while the voting was about to commence at the said polling unit in […]
The body of another woman has been found in her apartment in the Ogbumbada compound in Rumalogu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source said the woman, identified as Blessing Williams, was found dead in her apartment yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The source, who pleaded anonymity, said the single mother has been […...
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