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South African Rapper AKA dead after being shot multiple times in Durban
South African rapper AKA has died from gun wounds after he was fatally shot in Durban, local authorities have confirmed.
The 35-year-old rapper whose real name is Kiernan Forbes, was shot dead, along with his bodyguard, outside a popular restaurant … Continue Reading
Nextier’s Report Tips LP’s Peter Obi on the Lead as Runoff is predicted for Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections
A report by an African-focused consulting firm, Nextier has tipped Peter Obi of the Labour Party(LP) maintaining a lead on voter preference ahead of Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive … Continue Reading
Emmanuella Adaolisa : How Choir Lady Was Discovered to be a Trans Woman by Mortuary Attendant After Her Death
A trans woman and lead soprano singer in St. John’s Catholic Church, Rumuolumeni in Iwofe area of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Miss Emmanuella Adaolisa Ogbuegbunam, had kept her original identity secret from church authorities until her death in January, 2023.… Continue Reading
Breaking News: OPEC Secretary General, Barkindo, Is Dead
Dr. Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo died on Tuesday.
Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead. He died about 11pm on Tuesday.
His death was announced in the early hours of Wednesday by NNPC GMD, … Continue Reading
Professor Soyinka is Dead
Prof. Femi Soyinka, a Professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Clinical Immunology, is dead.
He was a younger brother to the renowned playwright and first black African Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.
According to a statement from the Soyinka Family … Continue Reading
Two Dead, some Wounded as Gas explosion Rocks Sabon Gari In Kano
A gas explosion occurred today at a building in the Sabon Gari area of Kano state, police has confirmed.
The explosion, which was earlier wrongly reported by some media houses as a bomb explosion, was said to have occurred near … Continue Reading
Atiku Deletes Post Condemning Sokoto Killing After Muslim Fanatics Threaten His Presidential Ambition
Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has deleted a post he made on Facebook condemning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a Christian student, by a mob for allegedly insulting prophet Mohammed (SAW) in a school in Sokoto state, Nigeria.
UK Cites Human Rights Abuses, Excludes IPOB, MASSOB from Its Asylum System
”IPOB is proscribed as a terrorist group by the Nigerian government, and members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network (created in December 2020) – have reportedly committed human rights violations in Nigeria..” The … Continue Reading
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Scores Feared Trapped as Three-Storey Building Collapses in Ebute Metta, Lagos [video]
Scores of resident are feared trapped as a three-story building collaped on Sunday night at 32, Ibadan Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos, the state Fire and Rescue Service has announced.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said rescue operations … Continue Reading
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is Dead at 83
Yoruba’s foremost traditional head, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo is dead. He was 83 years old.
The Alaafin is regarded as the Grand Custodian of Yoruba Culture and Tradition and the Emperor of Yorubas. It is also … Continue Reading