Mishap

Apr
11
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Ex- Kogi Governor Son Dies After Eid Prayers

Ex- Kogi Governor Son Dies After Eid Prayers

Mishap, News Flash, Obituary
Ex-Kogi Governor Son Dies After Eid Prayers A former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has lost his son, Muhammed. Muhammed was said to have died earlier this morning after Eid prayers. He was said to have slumped at his Abuja residence. Muhammed was a member of the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011. The elder brother of the deceased, Abubakar Idris, who confirmed the death, expressed sadness over Muhammed’s death. While speaking with PUNCH Online on the phone on Wednesday, Abubakar said, “It’s true. He died this morning shortly after coming back to his residence after Eid…
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Apr
04
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Fire Guts LP Chairman, Abure’s Abuja Home

Fire Guts LP Chairman, Abure’s Abuja Home

Abuja, Mishap, News Flash, Security
Fire Guts LP Chairman, Abure’s Abuja House The Labour Party, on Wednesday, said that the house of its national chairman, Julius Abure, was gutted by fire in the early hours of the day. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. He also claimed it was an assassination attempt on the chairman. The statement read, “His residence was gutted by a mysterious fire which started a few minutes after 1am while Abure and members of his family were asleep. “According to a member of the family who narrated the incident, the family was…
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Mar
07
2024
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Wigwe’s Daughter Pays Tribute To Dad – You’re Simply Extraordinary

Wigwe’s Daughter Pays Tribute To Dad – You’re Simply Extraordinary

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Mishap, News Flash, Obituary
You’re Simply Extraordinary - Wigwe’s Daughter Pays Tribute To Dad Tochi, along with several other friends and relatives, shared their condolences for the 57-year-old during the Night of Tributes at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tochi Wigwe, the daughter of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, delivered a poignant tribute to her father on Wednesday night. Tochi, along with several other friends and relatives, shared their condolences for the 57-year-old during the Night of Tributes at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The funeral rites for Wigwe, his wife, and his son commenced on Monday,…
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Mar
06
2024
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Truck Kills Poly Graduate Awaiting NYSC Call-Up

Truck Kills Poly Graduate Awaiting NYSC Call-Up

Abia State, Mishap, News Flash
Truck Kills Poly Graduate Awaiting NYSC Call-up A truck on Tuesday crushed to death a graduate of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, who was awaiting mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, programme. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the graduate, identified as Ogechi Mary Ezekiel, was crossing the Aba-Owerri road at the gate of the polytechnic when she was hit by a speeding tricycle, which threw her in the lane of the truck. The truck with number plate XA 60 YEN was heading towards the Bata-Ikot Ekpene road area when the incident occurred, leaving the girl in a pool of…
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Mar
04
2024
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12 Die, 28 Injured In Zaria-Kano Expressway Crash

12 Die, 28 Injured In Zaria-Kano Expressway Crash

Mishap, News Flash, Transportation
12 Killed, 28 Injured In Zaria-Kano Expressway Crash Kabir Nadabo, Federal Road Safety Corps sector commander in Kaduna, says no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along the Zaria-Kano expressway Mr Nadabo disclosed on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal road traffic crash occurred at Tashar Yari village at 7:36 a.m. on Monday. “The trailer with a registration number KTG 454 ZZ was travelling to Kano when the unfortunate incident occurred,” Mr Nadabo said. He said that the cause of the crash was wrongful overtaking, speeding and overloading, which sadly resulted in the…
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Feb
29
2024
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How Google Map Led Traveling Corps Members To Bandits’ Den In Sokoto – Shehu Sani

How Google Map Led Traveling Corps Members To Bandits’ Den In Sokoto – Shehu Sani

Crime, Mishap, News Flash, North Central, Security
How Google Map Led Travelling Corps Members To Bandits’ Den In Sokoto – Shehu Sani A former lawmaker and social activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has decried the connivance of certain elements in the increasing cases of kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria. Sani disclosed that a youth corps member, who recently escaped from the bandits den narrated how the Google Map they used while they were going to Sokoto State led them to the bandits enclave. The former lawmaker, who shared the revelation on his X (formerly Twitter) wrote: “One of the Youth Corpers who escaped from Bandits narrated that they…
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Feb
29
2024
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5 Die, 10 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

5 Die, 10 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

Mishap, News Flash
Five Die, 10 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash A fatal accident involving two trucks and a bus on Wednesday, around NASFAT along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway killed five people while 10 others were seriously injured. The accident said to have occurred around 9:56 am involved a Daf truck with number plate KUT561ZZ, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GGE84YF, and another truck without a number plate. A total of 15 people were involved in the accident comprising 11 male and four female adults. The Spokesperson for Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in…
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Feb
20
2024
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9 Die, 7 Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Express Crash

9 Die, 7 Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Express Crash

Mishap, News Flash
Nine Die, Seven Injured In Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Crash About nine persons were confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries in an accident involving a truck and a Mazda bus at Kere Bridge on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Mrs Okpe said that the incident, which occurred at 8:00 a.m., was caused by speeding and route violation which led to head-on collision between the truck, without registration number and a bus, marked SMK 808 YD. She stated that a total of 17 persons…
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Feb
20
2024
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OAU Losses Staff To Lion Attack

OAU Losses Staff To Lion Attack

Education, Mishap, News Flash
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY LOSSES STAFF TO LION ATTACK The management, staff, students and the entire campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been thrown into mourning following the untimely death of Mr. Olabode Olawuyi. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that Mr Olawuyi, a Veterinary Technologist, who has been in charge of the Zoological garden for over a decade, was attacked this afternoon, 19th February, 2024, by a 9 - year old male lion when he was feeding them in their den at the Zoological garden of the University. The…
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Feb
18
2024
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Trader Shot Dead In Onitsha Market

Trader Shot Dead In Onitsha Market

Mishap, News Flash, Security
Trader Shot Dead In Anambra Market There was pandemonium late Friday at the Science Equipment Market, Onitsha Bridgehead in Anambra as operatives of the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad allegedly shot one person dead and injured several others. It was gathered that trouble started at the market when the operatives invaded the area in search of someone who was said to have urinated in a restricted area and ran into the market for cover. Eyewitnesses said the operatives shot indiscriminately for over two hours while in the market resulting in the traders scampering to safety, leading to destruction and looting of…
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