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Surfer star, Israel Barona dies at 34 after suffering Seizures in his Hotel room

Surfer star, Israel Barona dies at 34 after suffering Seizures in�his�Hotel�room

Israel Barona, a surfing hopeful for the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died at the age of 34.    The Ecuadorian Surfer died in El Salvador on Tuesday, October 31.    The 2024 Paris Olympics surfing hopeful was visiting for a competition, the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee and El Salvador’s National Civil Police confirmed. …

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13-year-old girl dies, parents and two siblings injured as building collapses in Ekiti

13-year-old girl dies, parents and two siblings injured as building collapses in Ekiti

A 13-year-old girl was killed, and four others injured when an old one storey building collapsed in Igede-Ekiti, the headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.     The building, which had stood for decades, collapsed at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.     A …

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80-year-old former Benue LG chairman dies in kidnappers’ den despite ransom payment

80-year-old former Benue LG chairman dies in kidnappers

A former chairman of Ukum Local Council, Iorwashima Erukaa, in Benue State, who was abducted a few weeks ago has died in kidnappers’ den despite ransom payment.    80-year-old Erukaa was kidnapped from his home at Tse-Erukaa in Zaki Biam, the headquarters of Ukum Local Council on September 23, 2023.    …

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