Tag: death

Anenih has this message for those spreading rumours on Buhari’s death (READ)

A former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has condemned those spreading rumours in the media that President Muhammadu Buhari had died. Anenih,…

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Pres. Buhari is not DEAD, he is alive and well – Garba Shehu

Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu on Saturday night debunked rumours in the media (not YNaija) that President Muhammadu Buhari has died. Following reports that President Buhari may…

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LONG READ: Armed robbers stabbed me in the neck and left me for dead – it changed my entire life

by Victor Fat Staring at my screen for several minutes as I re-live the moments. My heart is beating fast and I can feel all the fear and shock all…

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Nene Henshaw: Fear [NEXT]

We're all afraid of things. It takes time for us to accept these things. And if you happen to be one of those that believe that they're made of iron…

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Mugabe orders arrest of pastor for prophesying his death

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has ordered the arrest of a prominent pastor, Patrick Mugadza for prophesying that he would die on October 17, 2017. Mugadza had in 2015 held a…

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Army reveals cause of death of deceased Command school commandant

The Nigerian Army says Colonel Anthony Okeyim, who was found dead at his apartment in Command Secondary School Apata in Ibadan, Oyo State, died as a result of intracranial pressure arising…

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2 Army officers killed by IEDs in Borno

The Nigerian Army has lost a captain and a lieutenant during a counter-attack against terrorist group, Boko Haram on Thursday, Premium Times reports. An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the terrorist…

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Kaduna killings: Herdsmen attack another community, soldiers arrest two

The Goska attack in Kaduna State carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen between Saturday and Sunday has led to the death of 11 people, Punch reports. A community leader from…

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Aziza Uko: A tribute to The Oracle, Wole Sodipe

by Aziza Uko It is difficult to match the state of being dead with a towering personality like Wole Sodipe, one of the founding vice presidents of Platinum Bank, the man…

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How Abacha tried to kill me – Pastor Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has revealed how God saved him from the hands of former military dictator, General Sani Abacha.…

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#NYSCAbuse: My daughter’s death was as a result of NYSC officials’ negligence, Father insists

Mr. Wale Oladepo, father of the corps member, Ifedolapo Oladepo who died at the National Youth Service Corp orientation camp in Kano State has insisted that his daughter death was…

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3 ‘die’ in Synagogue church during stampede

At least three persons have been confirmed dead at the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Ikotun, Lagos following a stampede on the church’s premises on Saturday. According to The Punch the incident…

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The Thread: This is one of the worst marriage stories you will ever read

Is it only in Nigeria these sort of tales are spun? Is it only in Nigeria that stories that you would think a fiction of one's imagination are actually true…

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Is President Buhari a joker? Condoling with families of dead corps members after a week…

But this man though... Three young corps members in the same age range as President Buhari's children die in the space of one week in very avoidable circumstances (and we…

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Buhari orders independent probe into death of corps member

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an independent investigation into the death of Ifedolapo Oladepo, a Batch B corps member who died at the Kano NYSC Orientation camp. The order was…

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4 policemen arrested for murder

Four policemen have been arrested for causing the death of a villager in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa. According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Musa Kimo, who spoke…

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Female corps member dies in NYSC Bayelsa camp

A youth corps member has died at the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp at Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state, The Punch reports. The female corps member, Miss Elechi Chiyerom, aged…

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Agbaje died in LUTH, not London – Chambers

The Fred Agbaje’s Chambers on Sunday released a statement to officially announce the death of their principal, Fred Agbaje. The statement, signed by Prince Kennedy U. Osunwa and Adeniyi Pokanu…

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Cheta Nwanze: Nigerian banks should be held for murder

by Cheta Nwanze This tweet, a few months ago, brought home to me, just how horrible Nigerian banks, and/or their staff, could be. Bank account details, are pieces of information…

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Opinion: Lt. Col. Abu Ali: Painful death of a gallant soldier

by Michael Jegede The news of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, said to be the most gallant commander and efficient fighter in the Nigerian Army’s battle to…

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The Thread: “The death of Lieutenant Colonel Abu Ali is really outrageous”

The death of Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali has raised quite some questions on social media. He died on Friday, the 4th of November 2016. "The Defence Minister Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali…

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The Thread: Good bye Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali

Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali is dead. He died "at about 10.00pm on Friday when suspected insurgents attacked the 119 Battalion Nigerian army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno state."…

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Ebenezar Wikina: Dear Ken, I will go to Aggrey road [NEXT]

by Ebenezar Wikina Dear Ken, I am so sorry for replying your text message late. I wish I told you these things before you left us. We were just getting…

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Frances Ogamba: The tribute [Nigerian Voices]

by Frances Ogamba Obum, Every day, I wonder what I was doing the very moment you leapt into the waves the second time? Was I looking at the sun’s hot…

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Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo: No one told us [Nigerian Voices]

by Stanley Chidiebere Okonkwo I had wondered why people cry when someone dies. For some people, it is so natural. Mother’s acrobatics when her mother was let down the grave could…

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2 men remanded in prison for torturing colleague to death

Two men, Yahaya Adamu and Abubakar Umoru were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly torturing their colleague to death. Both men are being…

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Nigerians react to death of Diepreye-Alamieyeseigha | YNaija.com

PDP killed my husband, not APC – Alamieyeseigha’s wife

Widow of late governor of Bayelsa state Diepreye Alamieyeseigha says her husband was killed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Margaret Alamieyeseigha made the declaration on Monday during the first…

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Tomiwa Yussuf: “I’m going to die and they’ll all think I killed myself” [Nigerian Voices]

by Tomiwa Yusuff Like a bad record, the thought kept reverberating in my head that unforgettable morning in the town of Song. I had been posted to the town to…

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Margaret-Mary Osiobor: Ikeja Cantonment explosions through the eyes of a six year old [Nigerian Voices]

by Margaret-Mary Osiobor The events of that day are still quite vivid in my memory. It was a warm sunny Sunday afternoon; my sisters and I were home alone. The…

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Wilfred Okiche: When mourning is beautiful [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche Death is a sad affair. But mourning can be a beautiful thing. This part of the world, there is a strong belief that burying of the dead…

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