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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, is dead. His Media Aide, Mr Bode Durojaiye, confirmed the reports to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. In a telephone interview with NAN, Durojaiye simply said, “Won ti ku” (He is…

ABAKALIKI, the Ebonyi State capital is currently agog with the unconfirmed report that state's Commissioner for Infrastructure and Concession and former Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze has "miraculously…

Two persons have been confirmed dead on Tuesday while one other sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mitsubishi Lancer loaded with Pepper and a moving truck around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. SEE ALSO:…

30-year-old rapper, Rudolph Johnson, popularly called Lil Marlo has been confirmed dead after being gunned down while driving in his hometown, Atlanta. Police officers told TMZ that they responded to a call late Saturday night. The call…

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus. SEE ALSO: US Billionaires Get $434b Richer As Unemployment Grows To 39 million Amid Coronavirus Crisis…

Controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has alleged that a high ranking member of Buhari’s cabinet is dead. She stated this in a tweet which included coronavirus hashtags thereby insinuating that the person whom she failed to mention…

Nigeria’s Ndidi Nwosu, who was the Powerlifting Gold medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Río de Janeiro has been confirmed dead. The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting…

Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu in Oroma Etiti community of Anambra State was found dead in his car on Tuesday March 24. The parish priest of Holy Cross Parish, Oroma Etiti, was allegedly found lifeless inside his car on the school field,…

Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed…

An accident happened in Adamawa State, Yola in which 20 people are feared dead. A trailer packed with Farm produce reportedly crushes several tricycles at Vinikling bridge (Hayin Gada). It was gathered that the accident was caused by some…

At least one person died on Thursday after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing to the hills, officials and witnesses said. Disaster officials said the early…

Japan has been battered by the worst flooding disaster in the country since 1983 with 114 dead and 61 more missing after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides. Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing…

A youth Corper serving in the federal capital territory Abuja was shot dead in the early hours of tuesday , July 6, 2918 by men of the Nigeria Police force while she was returning from work. The news broke on twitter yesterday as the…

Constantin Reliu a 63-year-old Romanian man who was pronounced dead two years ago by his family, legally lives once again, His family had reported him dead after not hearing from him for decades, judicial sources said Wednesday. He had…

Mr. Jameel Zakari, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, has alleged that some butchers in the state have been selling meat of sick and dead animals to customers. He made the announcement on Thursday in…

32 people in southern Ethiopia over the weekend perished in Landslides due to heavy rain, government officials reported on Monday. The Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) said nine people died in the Gamo Gofa zone, with 17…

Cuba has begun two days of national mourning on Saturday after the crash of a state airways plane that killed 107 out of its 110 passengers and crew. Miguel Diaz-Canel the President stated that an investigation was ongoing into the cause…

Saliu Ladayo a 24-year-old man has been arrested in Ondo by the Ondo State Police Command for reportedly killing his girlfriend, Confidence Nwama, at Oshinle Quarters in Akure. The suspect is alleged to have killed her because she was…

Ayokunle a commercial bus driver, identified only as has reportedly committed suicide over an unpaid loan at Oke Ibukun, Ondo town, Ondo State. Ayokunle was found dead in his room on Saturday, he allegedly took his own life by drinking…

Five gunmen killed a cigarette seller identified simply as MM, allegedly for refusing to sell the product to them. Eyewitness reports said that the fleeing suspects had rushed into the cigarette seller’s shop to buy cigarette. The seller…

Over 20 people were killed in an attack by two suicide bombers on Tuesday, the incident occurred at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said. “We have evacuated dozens of dead and injured people to the hospital…

Two brothers, Akaninyene and Ime Enyeokpon, have been arrested by Akwa Ibom police for reportedly conspiring and murdering their brother, Friday Enyeokpon, believing him to be involved in witchcraft and magic. The hapless brother was in…

Police in Malawi on Tuesday arrested a Catholic priest in Malawi suspected to be connected to the murder of an albino man. Prior to this a police officer and medical official have been detained under suspicion. James Kadadzela, the…

Akintunde Adegunloye a student of the College of Education in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, was allegedly found deceased in his friend’s room on the premises of the State Specialists Hospital, Ondo town, Ondo State. Mr Femi Joseph, the Ondo…

In Okwelle in the Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday, three brothers were found dead in a parked vehicle in the village all were between the ages of two and five. The names of the children were given as, Saviour Nweke,…

Olufemitan Olaitan, 9 years of age and Oluwafifunmi Olaitan, 7 have been found in their house located at No 6, Road 1, Eyin Ala, Akure in Ondo State deceased and inside a non-functioning deep freezer Their mother, Mrs. Olubunmi Olaitan,…

On Saturday, at the New Town area of Ondo Town in Ondo State a Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Official was electrocuted. The worker perished in his attempt to connect a cable back to an electric pole. An anonymous…

Following the death of the founder of MMM pyramid scheme, Sergei Mavrodi, Twitter users have taken to the social media platform to publish their views on his death. Mavrodi reportedly died today of heart attack at the age of 62. The…

Stephen Uwa, a 60-year-old resident of Adeniji Street, Iyana Ishashi area of the state, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for the death of his lover, 45-year-old Joy Vincent. Vincent had visited the suspect in his house…