corpses

August 24, 2017

Ebonyi bans embalming of corpses at home

Ebonyi State government has banned residents from embalming and keeping corpses in homes. The state Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezurike, announced the ban in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Tuesday. He said the practice was “unhealthy, criminal and can lead to epidemics.” He added that any medical practitioner, who indulged in the practice, would be... Read More

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Lagos flood ‘chases’ corpses out of mortuary

Corpses have been dislodged from a private mortuary in the Igando area of Lagos state, after some parts of the state was flooded. The management of the private facility, Toluwalase Hospital Morgue, located at Otunba Oladokun Street in the area, raised the alarm. It said corpses in the mortuary have been evacuated by the flood.... Read More

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January 11, 2017

Army buries 15 soldiers declared missing

The Nigerian Army has recovered the corpses of “one officer and 15 soldiers’’ earlier declared “Missing in Action” during an operation to dislodge the Boko Haram insurgents from Gashigar Area in Borno on Oct. 16, 2016. This was made known on Wednesday by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.- Gen. Lucky Irabor, at a... Read More

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September 2, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. SpaceX rocket crashes into Facebook satellite for Africa A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch has crashed into a Facebook satellite for Africa. The satellite was supposed to be used to beam high-speed internet to Africa. 2. I have no ill feeling for Dalung – Siasia... Read More

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24 corpses recovered from rubble of Lekki building collapse

The death toll from the collapsed five-storey building at Chisco bus-stop, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, has risen to 25. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had initially disclosed that six corpses were found in the rubble of the building collapse which happened in the early hours of Tuesday. Premium Times has now reported that eighteen... Read More

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Corpses of Boko Haram victims ‘litter Gwoza mountains’

Those who fled from Gwoza community in Borno state are reportedly decomposing at the mountains that surround Gwoza community. Linda Ikeji reported that a source who spoke with Sahara Reporters said most of the victims died of hunger because they could not get food while they took refuge on the mountains during a Boko Haram... Read More

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September 19, 2014

These are the photos of Boko Haram militants killed in battle of Konduga (VIEWER DISCRETION)

by James Sambo Last Wednesday, the Army announced that it had killed 60 insurgents in a battle between the Nigerian troops and Boko Haram militants in Konduga, Borno state. The fire-fight lasted from 4 pm to 8 pm, after which several military hardware were recovered from the insurgents included Two Ford Ranger pick-up vehicles, 13... Read More

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August 13, 2014

Ritualists hack out ‘eyes and private parts’ of 4 motorcyclists in Nasarawa [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Four corpses allegedly belonging to commercial motorcyclists were found in an uncompleted building near the El-Kabir Housing Estate in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The ritualists dumped the bodies of the motorcyclists in the uncompleted building for more than seven days. Residents perceived a strange odour and raised the alarm, which prompted the... Read More

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‘I was forced to lie between the corpses of my father and brother’ – 15-year-old Boko Haram survivor opens up

by Zara Mustapha Deborah Peter is the only surviving member of her family after they were attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on December 22, 2011. Miss Peter said her mother had graduated from Federal Government Girls College Chibok, Borno state, where over 200 girls were abducted by the terrorist sect. She said this while testifying before the... Read More

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Tragic: Borno streets littered with corpses as death toll hits 100

by ‘Jola Sotubo Just a few days after the gruesome massacre of students at a Yobe secondary school, residents of Borno have also been thrown into sorrow. The twin bomb explosions which occurred in the state capital, Maiduguri are said to have claimed at least 50 lives with another terrorist attack resulting in the deaths... Read More

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December 31, 2013

SHOCKING: See hospital ‘mortuary’ where corpses are washed near a FOOD CANTEEN (PHOTO)

by Adeola Balogun According to a Premium Times report, startling revelations have been made concerning the mortuary services of the Ikorodu General Hospital in Lagos. Investigations said to have been made by the paper resulted in findings that the morticians at the hospital wash corpses “in the open with water fetched in battered old plastic... Read More

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October 6, 2013

The moment of truth: Family members of crash victims wail as bodies arrive LASUTH (WATCH)

by Adeola Balogun An extremely emotional scene played out at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) as the remains of the victims of Thursday’s plane crash were deposited at the hospital while their relatives looked on. Over a dozen people lost their lives in the crash involving an Associated Airlines plane carrying the body of... Read More

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September 30, 2013

SHOCKING: 7 decapitated bodies found on Maiduguri/Damaturu road, 4 others get throats slit

by ‘Jola Sotubo Travellers along the Damaturu/Maiduguri road have been treated to an unpleasant sight as seven lifeless bodies with their severed heads were said to have been placed on the road. The seven people are believed to have been killed in Makintamari village in the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Eyewitnesses reportedly... Read More

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September 25, 2013

“I was travelling to our queen’s kingdom,” says woman rescued from drowning in Anambra

by ‘Jola Sotubo Luck shone on a woman in Anambra State yesterday after she was rescued from drowning by good samaritans. The woman, identified as Peace Nnabuife, had visited the Ezu River in Awka, the state capital, with the intention of making a “spiritual journey” but as she stepped in, she lost her footing and... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Double trouble: Flood unearths 20 corpses in Kano cemetery

by Akan Ido About 20 corpses were unearthed at the Yan Kaba Cemetery in Kano following floods which occurred after heavy rains. The incident happened on Friday night with the corpses discovered outside the cemetery in the morning by the residents of the area. Malam Audullahi Musa, a resident of the area told the NAN on... Read More

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October 10, 2012

TICKER: #TheThingsWeHear: There were no corpses in Maiduguri, they were just sleeping – Deputy governor

The deputy governor of Bono State has denied that 30 civilians were killed in reprisal attacks by officers of the Joint Task Force, JTF. Mr. Mustapha said the bodies seen by eye-witnesses were not those of corpses but people “sleeping.” Men of the JTF, while trying to avenge the death of some of their colleagues... Read More

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