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Oct

2024

Former Governor’s Son Dies In Auto Crash

Former Governor’s Son Dies In Road Accident Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, son of former Governor of Kaduna state, Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, is dead. A family source who did not want to be mentioned confirmed his death to our correspondent, saying the deceased was involved in an accident. Daily Trust gathered that the accident happened along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. “The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements. Makarfi, a former Chairman…

Oct

2024

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Female SS3 Student Stabs Male Colleague To Death

Crime, Mishap, News Flash

Female SS3 Student St@bs Male Colleague To Death A female SS3 student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing her male colleague to death. The tragic incident reportedly occurred outside the school premises following an argument between the two after school hours. The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Oladipupo, confirmed the arrest on Thursday, noting that the case had been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. “The suspect is with us and the matter has been with…

Sep

2024

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5 Worshippers Die, Others Hospitalized After Eating ‘Ipese’ In Ibadan Church

Mishap, News Flash, Religion

5 Worshippers Die, Others Hospitalised After Eating ‘Ipese’ In Ibadan Church Five worshippers have been confirmed dead, while others are on admission at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, after they took part in a feast known in Yoruba parlance as ipese organised by an Ibadan-based white-garment church. However, as of the time of filing this report on Saturday, about 50 of the worshippers had been discharged from the centre. According to Sunday Tribune, the incident happened during a service held in the church last Sunday. The feast otherwise known as ipese, as reliably informed, is…

Sep

2024

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Tragedy As Lion Kills Obasanjo’s Zoo Keeper

Agriculture, Mishap, News Flash

Lion K¡lls Obasanjo Zoo Keeper A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has killed its handler, Babaji Daule. The library is one of the legacies of global statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a one-time Nigerian Head of State and twice elected President. A report by YOUNEWS online newspaper this Sunday morning, September 29, 2024, said the incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday (Saturday). “The incident, which was reported at about 7:40am by the Chief Security Officer of the OOPL, was said to have occurred when the trained handler of the male lion at…

Sep

2024

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75 Die In Kaduna Accident, Zamfara Boat Mishap

Mishap, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

75 D¡e In Kaduna Accident, Zamfara Boat Mishap Over 35 Muslims on their way to Samunaka in Kaduna State, to celebrate Maulud, died in a ghastly motor accident when the J5 bus conveying them had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle near Samunaka, in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Although the authorities were yet to react to the incident, one of the organisers of the Maulud celebration, Malam Abdullahi told journalists in an interview, yesterday, that the accident had disorganised their plans to celebrate the Maulud. He said they had moved 35 other victims to a medical…

Sep

2024

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Insecurity; 3 Officers Killed As Gunmen Bomb Police Station

Crime, Mishap, News Flash, Security

3 Officers K¡lled As Gūnmên Bomb Nigerian Police Station At least three officers have been killed after gunmen attacked and set fire to the Umunze Police Station in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The assailants used improvised explosives and engaged in a continuous gunfire exchange, which caused damage to the station. During the attack, the three officers on duty were killed while trying to defend the facility. The Anambra State Police Command confirmed the recovery of their bodies, which have been taken to a morgue. The police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, reported that a joint security team,…

Sep

2024

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Trailer Crushes 21 Travellers To Death Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway

Mishap, News Flash

Tragedy As Trailer Crushes 21 Travelers To Death Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway An early morning accident along Abuja-Kaduna expressway claimed 21 lives, on Thursday. The accident Daily Trust learnt involved a trailer truck and a passenger Humer bus heading for Kano and Batsari town in Katsina state. An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) who participated in the rescue operation, said three passengers who survived the accident were rushed to the Umaru Musa memorial hospital in Sabon-Wuse town, for medical attention, while the remains of the victims were deposited at the hospital’s morgue. He noted that the accident took…

Sep

2024

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Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically Abused And Attempted To Pluck Out Her Eyes, At Federal Medical Center Umuahia

Abia State, Good Governance, Mishap, News Flash

Mrs. Otti Visits Mrs. Lawrence, Whose Husband Physically abused and Attempted to Pluck Out Her Eyes, at Federal Medical Center Umuahia. Mrs. Priscilla Otti, the wife of the Governor of Abia State, has called on legal institutions and security agencies to swiftly implement laws and measures to protect women and girls from gender-based violence. Mrs. Otti made the call today at the Federal Medical Centre in Umuahia, where she visited a woman named Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence from Atta Emede Ibeku in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State. Mrs. Lawrence, suffered brutal physical abuse at the hands of her husband, Mr.…

Sep

2024

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Fire Guts Katsina State Government House

Mishap, News Flash

Fire Guts Katsina Government House There is a fire outbreak at the Katsina State Government House in Katsina, the capital city of the state. The fire has gutted a section of the complex. The Chamber is attached to the office where the Governor meets important personalities. However, the root cause of the fire is yet to be determined, but efforts are underway to extinguish it.

Aug

2024

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Mosque Attack: 3 Shi’ites Feared Killed, Many Injured

Mishap, News Flash, Religion

3 Shi’ites Feared Killed, Many Injured In Mosque Attack Three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, were feared killed, and many others injured when unknown attackers stormed a mosque in Geidam, Yobe State, on Friday. The attacked mosque, Fudiyyah Islamiyyah School, is affiliated with Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants invaded the mosque around 4 a.m., killing Shaheed Ahmad Abdurrahman, Shaheed Muhammad Saleh, and Shaheed Abdullahi Unguwar Karau Kawo. Several other worshippers were injured and are receiving medical attention. The incident follows a recent crackdown on the Islamic…