Death

A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a dismissed police sergeant, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015 over his refusal to pay a bribe of N100. Justice Elsie…

Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the interim national government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at a hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the…

A former Minister of Sports, Bala Bawa Ka’oje, has died at the age of 60. His death was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Former Sports Minister Ka’oje dies at 60, buried in Abuja’, which was issued on Tuesday by Nigeria…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says two more doctors have lost their lives as a result of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory in the past two weeks. FCTA said a female doctor…

‎Two kids lost their lives on Thursday in Kano after falling into an open well in two separate incidents. A 65-year-old man equally died after falling inside a well in the city, also on Thursday. ‎ It was gathered that the…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has lamented the demise of second republic governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, saying that the nation by his death had lost a courageous leader. The governor conveyed his feelings…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the death of the Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa remains a huge loss to the country. In a condolence message to the government and people of the state, the…

Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died aged 90, his family told the BBC on Saturday. The Scottish actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards…

‎ Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the company said. ‎Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung rose to become the world’s largest producer…

‎A 40-year-old Pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker in Lagos on Friday. It was gathered that Bassey's lifeless body was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, in…