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One person was killed while several others were injured following an explosion at an ‘illegal refinery’ in Kano State.    It was gathered that the incident happened in the Katango area of Wailari, Kumbotso Local Government Area in the state, at about 9:05am on Monday, January 8, 2024.    About five …

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78.     The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7, his family have confirmed.      Beckenbauer’s health has gradually declined ever since his son Stephan died in 2015.    Since then the iconic former player and …

A man has died after falling down a 130-foot hole he had dug under his kitchen floor while trying to find the gold he believed was buried there.   Joao Pimenta da Silva, a 71-year-old from Brazil, fell down the hole after losing his balance.     The 71-year-old’s neighbours …

The only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the 1958 World Cup trophy, Mario Zagallo, has died, aged 92. His death was confirmed by Brazilian soccer confederation president, Ednaldo Rodrigues. In a statement on Saturday, December 6, Rodrigues described Zagallo “as one of the biggest legends” of the …

A 22-year-old Zimbabwean man has died after consuming a herbal concotion in an attempt to enhance his sexual prowess.   The young man identified as David Mguni from Jeremiah village, reportedly sought the assistance of a local herbalist to reignite his fading sexual passion. Eager to address his concerns, Mguni …

A British Airways crew member died after she collapsed in front of passengers moments before their jet was due to take off.      According to Mail Online, the 52-year-old steward fell to the floor as holidaymakers were preparing to fly from London Heathrow to Hong Kong on New Year’s …

Friends and family members are mourning an Akwa Ibom woman, Uyai Mma Nancy who passed away on New Year’s Day.    According to one Hrm Isabella Udoiba, the deceased had commented on a Facebook post, writing “I ‘m soo blessed”    One Mummy Hope, said to be a prophetess, left …

Herbert H. Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat who kept watch over federal budgets in four terms as a United States senator, but who as the die-hard owner of the National Basketball Association’s often mediocre Milwaukee Bucks spent lavishly to keep the team afloat in his hometown, died on Wednesday afternoon at …

Kebbi State Government has announced the death of the chairman of Maiyama Local Government Area of the state, Muhammad Bello.   Bello died after a protracted illness.   The spokesman for the state governor, Ahmed Idris, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, Dec. 28, said the deceased …

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, is dead.     Na’Abba who was the second Speaker of the House of Representatives in the current 4th Republic, died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27 in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness. …