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Two churchgoers have died after drowning in a river where they went to swim in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. “Some boys numbering about seven who came from Lagos for his church inauguration, left the church premises to swim, and got drowned in the process,” a member of the church …

A man has died after he could not come out from a well where he entered to remove a faulty pumping machine in the Ijotun area of Lagos, Nigeria. “The deceased was invited by a neighbour to help him remove the pumping machine,” according to the deceased’s famly. “He drowned …

A 39-year-old female tenant bit off the right ear of her neighbour during an argument on the electricity bill in the Igode area of the Ogun State, Ngeria. “The electricity distribution company servicing the area disconnected the house where both tenants live over a pending issue,” according to reports. To …

A pastor has committed suicide after he jumped down from a two-storey building in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The 30-year-old man had trained his lover in the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal,” a relative of the deceased said. “The deceased jumped down from the …

A 28-year-old bride collapsed and died on the eve of her wedding, as she and her fiancé were preparing to descend the asile in Nigeria’s Oyo state, according to reports. “The deceased and her friends were having her bridal shower ceremony when she slumped”, according to reports. She was taken …

Two children have been killed in flood incidents that occurred at different locations at Nkwele Awka in the Awka South Local Government of Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased lost their lives while carrying out activities on flood plains. “The mother had sent one of the victims on …

Nigeria’s superstar act Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has released his seventh studio album titled ‘I Told Them.’ The 15-track album features top acts like rapper J Cole, 21 Savage and Nigeria’s Seyi Vibez. “#ITOLDTHEM. Out Now!,” Burna tweeted. Burna and J. Cole’s ‘Thanks,‘ has since begun to …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for an immediate resolution to disagreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that affected flights and issuing of visas. The UAE last year stopped issuing visas to Nigerians after Emirates airlines suspended flights after being unable to repatriate funds from the West African country …

A Good Samaritan has found a 10-year-old boy on Long Bridge, Warewa, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, Nigeria. “The lost his way and had been unable to find his way home,” reports said. “The man saw him wandering on the bridge for quite some time, accosted and immediately …

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ikoyi Custodial Centre remanded a 35-year-old woman for threatening to kill and kidnap three minors in Nigeria, according to reports. The woman is facing four counts of threat to kill, publication of pictures of the complainant, reproduction of rumour and threat to kidnap preferred …