Tag: death

Miserable: Man who shook his baby to death after losing £2.50 bet is sentenced – See Photo

  'Nasty temper': Mark Lackenby, seen outside Sheffield Crown Court earlier in the trial, was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 10 years An enraged father who violently…

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“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” In his first novel and masterpiece, “Things Fall Apart” (1958),…

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Chimamanda Adiche pens an elegy to Chinua Achebe in Igbo [READ, TRANSLATION]

by Chimamanda Adichie Ife mee, Nnukwu ife mee, Chinua Achebe anabago, Onye edemede nke di, Egwu, onye nnukwu uche, onye obi oma, Keduzi onye anyi ga-eji eme onu? Keduzi onye…

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“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

by Isi Esene Literary icons, Professor Wole Soyinka and J.P Clark have reportedly linked the death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe to the Kano bomb blast which killed several…

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Nelson Mandela, Kerry Washington, Odinga, many more pay tribute to Chinua Achebe on Twitter (TWEETS + VIDEO)

by Rachel Ogbu To millions of people around the world, Chinua Achebe, 82 was seen as the father of African literature. His books, especially 'Things Fall Apart' was highly reverened…

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“Achebe was a movement… He will never die” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pays tribute

by Isi Esene The death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe on Friday has continued to attract reactions from many who have had an opportunity to experience his person and…

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How to keep your job without working yourself to death

by Deborah L. Jacobs Before your blood pressure rises, take a deep breath. Remind yourself that whatever goals the company sets from on high, you don’t have to single-handedly fulfill…

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‘My son was bullied to death’: Child abuse campaigner’s 14-year-old son is found dead at their home (PICTURED)

A 14-year-old boy who was found dead at his home was 'bullied to death', his heartbroken mother claims. Teenager Ayden Olson, was found at his home in Colchester, and his…

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Editor detained following publication of ‘critical’ letter, another journalist stabbed in Mali

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the arrest by the state security service of Le Républicain editor Boukary Ndaou, who is being held in an unknown location. No charge has so far been…

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Zubair Abubakar: Live, love, give back and stay happy (30 Days, 30 Voices)

It’s interesting how as humans we hardly think of death which apparently is the only really inevitable thing after birth. Rather, we seem so sure that we would live to…

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YNaija Editorial: No country for amnesty

by Editorial Board       Surely, the rise of militancy in Nigeria demands action that is more carefully conceived and better executed... The best time to punish a criminal…

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Heartless: Police notify mum of her son’s death through Facebook (PICTURED)

Anna Lamb-Creasey had no idea what happened to her son, Ricky Lamb, who had been missing since January 25th. She contacted hospitals and police departments, all to no avail, or at least…

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Good news, bad news: As cancer related deaths decline among Black men, problems still exist

There are still racial gaps as it relates to cancer rates, but new evidence suggests that cancer rates among African American men are decreasing. The American Cancer Society reports that,…

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#HealthWatch: Insidious disease hits one family very hard, kills 7 members [DETAILS]

by Susan Donaldson James Often there are no symptoms, so the disease is diagnosed by evaluating family history. So far, Lisa Salberg has lost seven family members to an insidious heart…

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#HealthWatch: Cancer deaths decline among African-American men, but problems still exist

There are still racial gaps as it relates to cancer rates, but new evidence suggests that cancer rates among African American men aredecreasing. The American Cancer Society reports that, although…

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Opinion: No woman should lose her life, giving life

by Jennifer Ehidiamen The doctor admitted Mrs. Bello after a series of negotiations. He slashed the hospital bill in half so that they can be attended to--a favor the organization…

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#WarAgainstRape: India sets harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty [DETAILS]

President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent on Sunday to new rape laws recommended by the government. Separately, five men have pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of the…

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Agonising story of the tycoon’s wife who froze to death in back of a friend’s car

Considered in isolation, there was nothing particularly eventful about 41-year-old Nicole Falkingham’s appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on October 31 last year — though the glamorous architect’s wife certainly cut…

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Zero homo: Dog sentenced to death in Tennessee because he is ‘gay’ (PICTURED)

A dog is set to be put to death in Tennessee today after his owner abandoned him because he thought he was gay. The pitbull-type hound is currently languishing in…

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Keeping Biden safe: US Secret Service dog falls to its death from 6-story roof

A Secret Service dog fell to its death Saturday night while doing a sweep of a multi-story parking deck near a hotel where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The…

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“Could I have saved her?”: Agony of Whitney Houston’s mother over star’s drug use revealed [DETAILS]

Whitney Houston's mother has told how she forced her daughter into rehab after finding the singer's home had been turned into a drug den. As the first anniversary of the…

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“Kiss my a–” – Murderer’s final words before getting executed (PICTURED)

Unrepentant killer Robert Charles Gleason Jr. was happy to be strapped to the electric chair Wednesday night, but left a parting shot as his final words: "Kiss my ass." Gleason,…

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Shocking: 10-year-old found ‘near death’ after mom locked her in closet for years (MUGSHOT, VIDEO)

  A young mother faces several charges after her severely malnourished 10-year-old daughter was found locked in a closet all dirty. Jacole Price, 29, from Kansas City, will be charged…

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Family, fiancé battle over late Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe’s property

A week after the remains of Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe was laid to rest amid tears in Ibadan, Oyo State, her fiancé, Tunde Ijadola and members of her family are…

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Blood transfusion: “It is better she dies…” – Jehovah’s Witness parents adamant as police officer dies

by Rachel Ogbu Grace Timothy, a police corporal, assigned to the Wuse Zone 3 Police Division in Abuja, died on Monday January 7, at the National Hospital after rejecting blood…

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Tomi Odunsi: Starting all over, losing almost everything (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Many times, I have broken down in tears, I’ve had sleepless nights thinking, worrying and wondering how I got it wrong, what I could’ve done differently and how I could’ve…

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Emmanuel Gabari: Fond memories of my late mother (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Whoever says miracles don’t still happen? Whoever says God doesn’t answer prayers? Hmm, think again, because am a living proof of God’s faithfulness. “Sweet mother, I no go forget you,…

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Opinion: Letter to God: Please let my mother die

by Azuka Jebose Let our mother depart from here to a better comfortable and dignified place. Please give her eternal rest this year.  She has no reason to live in…

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Abimbola Adelakun: 2012: Nigeria’s year of the locust

by Abimbola Adelakun We live in a country that kills her children and, in 2012, we did not even count the bodies before dumping them in mass graves. According to…

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Solomon Osadolo: Waking up – The story of death (Y! Superblogger)

Nearly dying puts things in perspective. It is at the point of death we’re most lucid we see clearly then all we’ve done, been, could have been and could have…

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