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Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record has died. The Brazilian suffered a heart attack while driving with his son at a motorsport resort in Florida. He was 56. In 2000 at California Speedway, de Ferran set the closed-course land speed …

An 8-year-old boy, Ibrahim Muntaka Ibrahim, was found dead near a river bank after he went missing in Zaria, Kaduna State.    Ibrahim, who was said to be autistic, went out on an errand around 4pm on Wednesday, December 27, 2023,  and did not come back.    Spokesperson of the …

A policeman attached to the Imo State Police Command, Cosmas Ugwu, has been shot dead by his girlfriend.   Ugwu was killed on Tuesday, Dec. 26, by his 23-year-old girlfriend, who was identified as Amanda Uchechi Ugo, a native of Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.   It …

A Florida woman holding her infant son in a baby carrier was shot dead by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument between him and a 15-year-old brother who also was armed, authorities said.   The brothers had been arguing over Christmas gifts when the 14-year-old shot their …

At least nine people were found dead in Australia after storms and floods in the eastern part of the country caused power outages and damaged infrastructure over the Christmas holiday period, the authorities said. The extreme weather this week has mainly affected people in the eastern states of Queensland and …

A 26-year-old man identified as Chijioke Amadi, was allegedly shot dead by a security guard attached to an indigenous company in Elele-Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.    One of his relatives, Emeka Woke, who spoke on a popular Radio Station (92.3 Nigeria Info), Port Harcourt on …

A father-of-four, who was once investigated for acts of domestic violence, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 26, after five people including his wife and his four children were found dead at the family home on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2023.   A baby and boy of four were among the …

Kamar de los Reyes, the Puerto Rican actor best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, has passed on at the age of 56 after battling with cancer.    The actor’s spokesperson said he died on Saturday night in Los Angeles, …

Bobbie Jean Carter, the sister of Nick and late singer Aaron Carter, has died at the age of 41.  Bobbie Jean’s mother, Jane Carter, disclosed this to TMZ.  She said she’s distraught at the sudden death of her daughter, who died Saturday morning, Dec. 23, in Florida.  The exact circumstances behind her death remain …

At least three persons have died while four others sustained varying degrees of life-threatening injuries after a learner driver ran over a tricycle in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.   The accident occurred at the Maranatha axis of the Oru-Ijebu Igbo highway around 11am on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.   It was …