Tragedy struck at Iwuru community in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State as a 45-years-old man simply identified as ‘Bassey Akwa Ibom,’ allegedly killed his wife for denying him sex. The suspect and his late wife, popularly called Mmamma, were said to be farmers and had lived in Big Iwuru with their seven […]
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How My Wife Died At NIS Recruitment Exercise In Benin! Man Narrates
Late Mrs Sandra’s Family The husband of one of those who didn’t make it alive back home at the just held NIS recruitment exercise in Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City has asked the Government to please provide […]
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Former Minister Prof. Akunyili’s sickness defies medical intervention
Former minister of information and communication, Dora Nkem Akunyili is critically ill and under close medical supervision. Early this year, Saturday Independent newspaper reported that Akunyili was suffering severe health challenges and was flown abroad for treatment. There were also reports by Daily Post that her husband, Chike Akunyili had confirmed she was ill. Akunyili said: “Yes, […]
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Nigerian Immigration Service: Graveyard of the jobless
If you ever wondered why some patriots can never stop getting angry at Nigeria, why it has become second nature for them to be sad and mad at the way we conduct our affairs in this country, last Saturday’s avoidable tragedy provided another important reason. At least 16 job seekers died as a result of […]
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Senate Worried Unemployment May Trigger Revolution
The Senate Tuesday expressed grave concern over the escalating unemployment rate in Nigeria as manifested in last Saturday’s recruitment tragedy, observing that lack of job opportunities could provoke a reenactment of the French Revolution or even the more recent Arab Spring which led to violent change of governments in the Middle East and North Africa. […]
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Immigration tragedy: Ministry, firm make N526m from job-seekers – Punch
The consultant that handled the recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service, was selected by the Ministry of Interior, without open competitive bidding, investigation has shown. About 19 applicants died during the exercise last Saturday while scores of others were injured. Findings indicated that the ministry appointed the private firm, Drexet Nigeria Limited, to handle […]
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One of the women killed at the Immigration job screening stampede in PH buried
One of the women who died during a stampede at the Port Harcourt venue, Lucy, has been buried. Lucy was buried by her family in her home town in Akwa-Ibom State, yesterday. Lucy, who was in her thirties, lived at “German Butcher”, Elelenwo in Port-Harcourt. She was preparing to marry before the fateful incident took […]
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Immigration tragedy: How we escaped death –Survivors
As families of those who lost their lives in the tragedy that hit the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) recruitment in Nigeria continue to mourn their dead, survivors have told their stories of figuratively walking in the valley of the shadow of death. Scores of people died at the test centers nationwide on Saturday following a […]
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I weep for Nigerian Graduates : 18 die in immigration recruitment exercise (photos)
About 18 job seekers died and many were injured on Saturday during a nationwide recruitment test conducted by the Nigeria Immigration Service. The applicants reportedly paid the sum of N1,000 as application fee. Millions of job seekers had thronged venues of the exercise, mostly stadiums, for the exercise. Seven were confirmed dead after a stampede […]
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Nigerian teenager stabbed, burnt to death in Russia (photo)
Tears flowed uncontrollably when the Samson family received the news that their 17-year-old daughter, Forester Samson was stabbed to death in far away Moscow, the capital of Russia. Sunday Sun gathered that she was murdered by yet-to-be-identified Russian gangsters. According to a family source, the perpetrators went further to lock her body in a room and […]
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Tragedy As Woman Watches Her Three Children Got Drown
Akpabio Aniema In a search and rescue operation by the emergency rescue agency, which is still ongoing, 13 dead bodies have been recovered at the scene of the boat capsize which took place on Tuesday night by 11:30pm when a boat carrying about 15 passengers capsized opposite 41 road Festac town, Lagos. According to a […]
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“Pay N10m or your husband will die”
Uneasy calm prevails in Rivers State, after the forceful abduction of a popular radio presenter, Anthony Akatakpo, aka Diplomatic Akas Baba, by unknown gunmen on Thursday. Akatakpo, who works with Wazobia FM, was kidnapped from his residence in Rumuekini, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Eye witness accounts say that the kidnappers, who were about […]
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Police arraign pastor for cutting off two-year-old’s fingers (photo)
The Sabo Police Station on Tuesday arraigned a 49-year-old pastor, Moyo Martins, before a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly cutting off the fingers of a two-year-old child, Saidat Faleye. The incident happened on Olumo Street, Iwaya Onike, Yaba, Lagos State. It was learnt that the mother of the victim, Mrs. Bola Faleye, had left […]
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Eight-year-old girl commits suicide in Nsukka
An eight-year-old girl, Chiemerie Asadu, has allegedly committed suicide at the Ofulonu, Nsukka area of Enugu State. Residents said the girl committed suicide on Monday evening. When punch correspondent visited the area on Tuesday, no one could give any reason behind the alleged suicide. Relatives of the deceased, who spoke in hush tones, wondered why she […]
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Governor survives gun attack
Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam narrowly escaped death on Tuesday when his convoy was attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Suswam’s convoy was on its way to Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area of the state when the incident occurred. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the governor was on a fact finding mission following […]
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“As I plan to end my life, please bury my books with me” – Dead OAU Student
The last note by a part-four law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who allegedly committed suicide, Dipo Ige, was that his books should be buried with him. Ige was said to have committed suicide in his private hostel penultimate Saturday at Ashiefa, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife and was buried at his hometown in Iree, Osun State […]
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50 gunmen attack Enugu govt house
Security personnel foiled an attempt by about 50 armed men to forcefully gain control of the Enugu State Government House in the early hours of Saturday. Police officers, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and soldiers were among the security operatives who shot several times at the invaders and prevented them from […]
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March 25, 2014 




