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Six members of the same family have perished in a fatal motor accident in Gombe State.   The victims were members of the family of a traditional title holder, Maidalan Gombe.    The Bauchi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the crash occurred on Sunday evening, …

The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and her transgender brother, George Schappell, have died at the age of 62. Lori and conjoined twin George tragically passed away on Sunday, April 7, in a Pennsylvania hospital, with the cause of death remaining undisclosed, according to their online obituaries published by Leibensperger Funeral …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace to war-torn Gaza.  Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland. He …

Four women have lost their lives in a stampede during an almsgiving exercise for the poor in Bauchi State.   The incident occurred at the Shafa Holdings Company Plc headquarters along Jos Road at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 24, 2024.    It was gathered that the crowd, mostly …

Three Abia State University Uturu Medicine and Surgery students have reportedly died in an auto crash at the Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway.   According to Punch, the victims were returning to Aba from the school’s induction of medical students on Thursday, March 21, 2024, when the incident happened.  …

A German federal court has rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband enslaved when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq to die of thirst in the sun.   The defendant, a German convert to Islam, …

Two youths died when a deep well they dug for mining activities collapsed on them in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State.    The incident happened at Shikpeshe, along Buya Road on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.    The two youths suffocated to death inside the mining well while …

An Ohio woman who left her 16-month-old daughter alone for more than a week while she vacationed, leading to the girl’s death, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday morning, March 18.   Kristel Candelario, 32, left her daughter, Jailyn, alone and unattended at her home in Cleveland …

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and causing serious injuries to 42, police said.   The accident occurred at 5:50 pm on Monday, March 18, at Maungu, 360 kilometres from …

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah set an impressive new mark with his goal against Manchester United in the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Sunday – but the Reds’ quadruple dreams died in a dramatc extra-time defeat to their fierce rivals. Scott McTominay gave United the lead after 10 minutes, but …