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Feb

2024

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ – Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash

‘Let’s Number Our Days’ — Wigwe Writes Few Weeks Before Helicopter Crash Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, shared a cryptic message on his social media pages a few weeks before his involvement in a helicopter crash in the United States. At around 7 a.m. Nigerian time on Saturday, Wigwe was aboard the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter that crashed in California near the Nevada border. The GCEO of Access Holdings was in the chopper alongside his wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group). There were six…

Feb

2024

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NYSC Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match

Football, Mishap, News Flash, Sports

Corp Member Slumps, Dies While Watching Nigeria, South Africa AFCON Match A serving member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), simply identified as Samuel, on Wednesday, slumped and died while watching Nigeria’s Super Eagles clash with South Africa in a penalty shootout. The corps member serving in Adamawa died before the last shootout that progressed Nigeria to the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). According to a post made on Facebook by an eye-witness, Samuel died during celebration of Nigeria’s shootout in the semi final match. “We lost one Nigerian a few minutes ago during our…

Feb

2024

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APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles AFCON Match

Football, Mishap, News Flash, Obituary

APC Chieftain Dies While Watching Super Eagles Match A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojuogboh, is dead. According to a family source, Ojuogboh died on Wednesday night while watching the AFCON 2023 semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. He reportedly collapsed as South Africa was awarded a penalty in the later stages of the game at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake. The game ended in a 4-2 penalty shootout victory in favour of Nigeria, propelling the…

Feb

2024

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Lawyer Slumps, Dies Outside Court In Port Court

Mishap, News Flash

Lawyer Slumps, Dies Outside Courtroom In Port Harcourt A lawyer has collapsed and lost consciousness outside a courthouse in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. The legal practitioner who is a native of Ibaa in Emohua LGA of the state identified as Eze Agala slumped just as he stepped outside the Magistrate Court building on Moscow Road, Port Harcourt. He was immediately rushed to the Police Clinic where he was confirmed dead. According to Channels Tv, the leadership of the Port Harcourt branch of the NBA has yet to comment on it, but Felix Ashimole, another lawyer in the state…

Jan

2024

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Private Jet Crash-Lands With Over 10 VIPs In Ibadan

Mishap, News Flash, Transportation

Private Jet Carrying Over 10 VIPs Crash-lands In Ibadan A private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An impeccable source said the jet crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were immediately deployed to the scene. But there was no death or casualty recorded. “It was a private plane from Abuja. It landed safely but overshot the…

Jan

2024

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Tinubu Commiserates With Oyo Govt, Victims Of Ibadan Explosion

Mishap, News Flash

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMISERATES WITH OYO STATE GOVERNMENT, VICTIMS OVER IBADAN EXPLOSION President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the devastating explosion that occurred on Tuesday night in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The explosion killed two persons and wounded about 80 others. It also destroyed several buildings, vehicles, and other properties. "It is worrisome that the cause of the blast is being attributed to the activities of illegal miners. Those behind the inexcusable and reckless behavior that has created the conditions for the sad incident to occur must be fished out and punished," the President said.…

Dec

2023

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Five Children Die In Fire While Father Was Our For Xmas shopping

Mishap, World News

Five Children Die In Fire While Father Was Out For Christmas Shopping A father was out for Christmas shopping when his four children and a young relative died in a house fire in Arizona, USA, police said. The fire tore through the two-storey home on Saturday evening, authorities said, leaving no survivors. Four children, ages 2, 4, 5 and 13 were siblings, while an 11-year-old was a visiting relative. Police officials are investigating the fire and have not released the names of the children or father. The fire broke out in Bullhead City, 100 miles (160km) south of Las Vegas,…

Dec

2023

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Nigeria Army Chief, Lagbaja, Accepts Military Error In Kaduna Attack

FGN, Mishap, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Army Chief, Taoreed Lagbaja, Opens Up On Military Error In Kaduna Attack The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army, Taoreed Lagbaja, has apologised for a drone strike that mistakenly killed no fewer than 88 worshippers in Tudun Biri, Kaduna state. Lagbaja made the apology during a visit to the affected community on Tuesday. He said the military has launched a thorough inquiry into the incident to ascertain and identify areas of deficiency that led to the incident. According to Lagbaja, the army’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detachment observed the movement of terrorists at Ligarma, an area notorious for being…

Nov

2023

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Tragedy As Woman In The Viral “Mummy Calm Down” Video Reportedly Commits Suicide

Mishap, News Flash, South South

Woman In The Viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ Video Reportedly Committed Suicide The woman in the viral ‘Mummy Calm Down’ has reportedly committed suicide in Benin, Edo state. According to reports reaching AttNews, the mother of 3 refused to disclose her predicament to anyone. Announcing the tragic event, an X user, Sammydo214 said: The woman in the viral Mummy Calm down Video has just committed suicide here in Benin. She refused to speak to anyone about her problems.She left 3 kids for her husband including the popular Mummy Calm down boy. Reactions has trailed the very sad development. See some reactions…

Nov

2023

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Just-In: Thunderstorm Kills Three Secondary School Students

Mishap, News Flash, South East

Tragedy As Thunderstorm Kills Three Secondary School Students Lightning killed three Senior Secondary School (SS3) students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra on Saturday. A witness told journalists that the lightning struck nine male students playing football with their peers on the school’s pitch barefooted. “The coach had ended the training session before the rain started, but some of the students stayed behind to continue playing football. “Lightning, accompanied by claps of thunderstorms, suddenly enveloped the area, and the boys were struck in the process,” the witness said. According to the witness, a teacher ran to the field…