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Heartland FC coach, Obi, dead, players injured in auto crash
Coach Christian Obi of Heartland FC of Owerri is dead. The club’s Media Officer, Tunde Liadi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Saturday. Liadi stated that the accident occurred at Okwelle in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo at about 4pm on Friday. He explained that the accident happened when their Coaster…
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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah reported dead in London
The Anambra Senator was said to have passed away in London. Ubah, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a few months ago, was billed to seek the party’s ticket ahead of the Anambra State governorship election. Details of his demise are still scanty as of the time of filing this report. But a source claimed he made…
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Storm leaves 40 dead, hundreds hurt in Afghanistan
A powerful storm has ripped through Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, leaving 40 people dead and at least 347 injured, according to the country’s health ministry on Tuesday. Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said the casualty figures are expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue. The storm, which brought heavy rain, battered Jalalabad city, Surkh Road, Bati Kot, and Behsud…
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School Building Collapse: Plateau Govt. confirms 22 dead, 132 injured
The Plateau State Government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons, from the Jos collapsed school building. Mr Musa Ashoms, the commissioner for Information, said six of the injured were in critical condition. Ashoms said that those njured were receiving treatment in various tertiary health facilities in the state, while the bodies of the deceased had been deposited in…
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Nigerian visual artist, Zinno Orara, is dead
Nigerian contemporary Visual Artist, Zinno Orara, is dead, aged 60. Orara’s colleagues, Gab Awusa, disclosed this on his Facebook page on Wednesday. Awusa wrote, “My friend, my brother has gone home to be with the Lord….Rest in peace Zinno Orara.” Also, Biodun Omolayo, Founder of Omotayo Art Gallery, took to his Facebook page to mourn the deceased saying, “WE LOST…
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Multiple blasts kill 50 as bombs rock Maiduguri
No less than 50 persons may have been killed this afternoon as different bombs have gone off in different parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Three explosions hit the town, a source disclosed, making the attack the most deadly since Boko Haram’s attack on the city in January this year. According to Quick News Africa source, a tricycle rider…
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