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Hosea Azi, chairman of Jos-east local government area in Plateau state has died in a road accident on Sunday, exactly two days after he was sworn into office. Simon Lalong, governor of the state, described Azi’s death as “very shocking”, disclosing that he was involved in a motor accident at...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan escaped death this morning when some suspected militants working for the opposition party in Bayelsa State drove into his convey, according to Leadership newspaper. The men, who intercepted and drove into a short motorcade conveying the former President...

The community of Otuagbagi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning, yesterday, following the alleged whipping to death of a seven-year old boy by her sister during a domestic quarrel. The deceased, identified as Harry, was reportedly whipped to death by his 15...

When the rumour began to make the rounds yesterday, some took it hook, line and sinker, others dismissed it without a thought- and their gut feeling has been confirmed with the news that the story linking Tinubu to the death of Prince Abubakar was a baseless lie. Those plotting to benefit from...

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader, has described the sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu as sorrowful and shocking. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said Audu “died before his time. This is a wrenching loss that saddens me greatly. “Prince...

Members of the All Progress Congress in the United Kingdom, APCUK, has mourned the death of its candidate in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, Prince Abubakar Audu. Reacting to the shocking news via its Twitter handle, “@APCUKingdom tweeted: “We extend our deepest sympathies...

"May the soul of Alhaji Abubakar Audu, the APC governorship candidate for Kogi state who dropped after the election, rest in peace. Very sad." FFK tweeted. Also, The Boss newspaper owned by Cheif Dele Momodu is confirming the news of the his death. The Boss Newspaper was told by a source...

Since the beginning of this year, about 750,000 Nigerian children under the age of five years died, as a new report 'The 2015 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report: Sustainable Progress in the Post-2015 Era' has said. Of these, 210,557 (28 per cent) died from pneumonia and diarrhea, making...

Jonah Mndepawe Kwaghe is a 24-year-old woman from Michika town in Adamawa State and was declared dead on Facebook, but she is yet to know how her personal information was exposed. She got a call from her mother. “I was working in Kano, I was not in Abuja and she told me that some people called...

France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after following the killing of at least 120 people in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris, BBC reports. Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took dozens hostage. The...

Malawi controversial prophet, Austin Liabunya has reiterated his earlier statement On the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe will not leave beyond December 31st, this year. Malawian prophet, Austin Liabunya, says he has faced routine death threats since he delivered prophecies of doom on...

A teenager has been crushed to death by a trailer on Sapele road, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. ‎It was gathered that the late boy was a beverage seller, who sold assorted drinks and snacks along with his brother on the busy road. An eyewitness said the victim was on the verge of...

Mr. Dan Orbih,the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo with his convoy narrowly escaped death in a ghastly accident at the Ewu hill, along Benin-Auchi expressway in the state. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Edo state, Chris Nehikhare, in a press statement released in...