By Godwin Akanfe The Defence Headquarters has announced that the military has so far recovered only one body from the site of the crashed Nigerian Air Force helicopter close to Bama in Borno state. An Air Force Mi-35 helicopter which was on a training mission last Monday had gone down die to a technical fault,... Read More

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#NISstampede: FG cancels Immigration recruitment exercise

by ‘Jola Sotubo Perhaps in an attempt to make amends for the deaths of job seekers at the recently conducted Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise, the federal government has cancelled the screening. Varying reports have been released about the number of casualties but it is believed that at least 16 people lost their lives... Read More

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March 17, 2014

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‘Over 15 people fell on me…’: #NISstampede survivor narrates horrific experience (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Families and friends of the job seekers who perished during the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise on Saturday are still counting their losses. READ: #NISstampede: I counted 6 women, 1 man in the mortuary – Eyewitness The fortunate people who survived the experience will obviously never forget it and one woman... Read More

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August 9, 2013

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Tragic news: Female NYSC member drowns in Ondo boat mishap, body recovered

A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member serving in Ondo State drowned in a boat mishap yesterday in Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government. It was learnt that the incident occurred when the speed boat conveying the corps member, identified as Juliet Okorocha, and other passengers from Lipate to Igbokoda caught fire. The boat capsized as... Read More

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March 20, 2013

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Tragic Tuesday: 166 feared dead in Akwa Ibom boat mishap

A boat traveling from Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Malabao in Equilateral Guinea, yesterday, capsized at the Calabar Waterways with no fewer than 166 passengers feared dead. Eyewitnesses said the passengers were traveling in a “giant-sized wooden boat” when it capsized at 40 nautical miles along the coast of Calabar off Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, waterways”.... Read More

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September 9, 2012

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TICKER: Road accident kills 12 in Ogun

No fewer than 12 people were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained serious injuries in a ghastly accident along the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway. The accident was caused by a collision between a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Ajetunmobi motors and a Mack Truck. An eyewitness said that the two drivers, who were coming from Lagos, were... Read More

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