President Hage G. Geingob of Namibia, who took office in 2015 and previously served as the country’s first prime minister after independence, died early Sunday. He was 82. The presidential office announced his death in a statement on social media that was attributed to Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, now the …
Read More »Actress Amanda Davies dead at 42
Amanda Davies, who played the teen version of her mother Erika Slezak’s character on “One Life to Live,” has died at age 42. Davies appeared in flashback scenes as teenage Victoria “Viki” Lord, a role played by her soap opera legend mother, Slezak, who won six daytime Emmys in the …
Read More »US-based lecturer shot dead by local hunter after attending Osun monarch's coronation anniversary
A local hunter has killed United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Richard Idowu Adeoriokin, in Osun State. Idowu was shot dead in his hometown, Ejigbo, between 8:00 and 8:30 pm on Saturday, January 27, 2024. According to Punch, the incident …
Read More »Pastor is shot dead in his driveway in front of his wife and two children during fight with neighbour
A Las Vegas pastor was shot and killed in front of his family following a feud with a neighbour over the chickens and dogs she kept on her property. A disturbing image shows the moment Grace Point Church pastor, Nick Davi, 46, was fatally shot by his female neighbour Joe …
Read More »Famed adult star Jesse Jane and boyfriend found dead after suspected overdose
Porn star-turned-actress Jesse Jane has been found dead along with her boyfriend of a suspected drug overdose, according to a report on Thursday, Jan. 25. The bodies of Jane, 43, and Brett Hasenmueller were discovered by officers at a home in Moore, Oklahoma, Wednesday, Jan. 24, during a welfare …
Read More »One suspect shot dead as armed robbers raid Ogun poly hostel
One suspect has been killed in a fierce gun battle between operatives of the state police command and some suspected robbers who invaded Abbey Hostel in Ode Remo, Ogun, where some students of the Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade reside. It was gathered that four suspected robbers stormed the …
Read More »Fire chief found dead at home while under investigation for ‘lying about having master’s degree when applying for his £180,000-a-year job’
West Midlands Fire chief, Wayne Brown has been found dead at his home after an investigation was launched into claims he ‘lied about having a master’s degree to get £180,000-a-year job. Mr Brown, who was hired as chief of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority in the UK …
Read More »Boat carrying 100 people in Niger State ends up inside water, number of dead unknown
Search and rescue operations by local divers and government officials are ongoing. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) says it has received report of boat mishap which occurred in Borgu Local Government area of the state.
Read More »Corps member found dead in Ogun apartment
The body of a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, identified as Medaiyese Emmanuel, was found on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in his apartment in Sogbesan Street, Oluwo, Abeokuta, Ogun State. His family members became concerned when the mother of the deceased couldn’t reach Emmanuel on his mobile phone. …
Read More »Nigerian singer shot dead in the US
American-based Nigerian singer Osazuwa Agbonayinma popularly known as Zuwa and as one part of the duo known as Roze, has been shot and killed in the United States of America. Although details about the circumstances around his death are still sketchy, his father, a former Nigerian lawmaker known as …
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