Tag: corpses
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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tragic: Borno streets littered with corpses as death toll hits 100
by 'Jola Sotubo File Photo 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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Double trouble: Flood unearths 20 corpses in Kano cemetery
File photo 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…
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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…
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