Category: Disaster
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SNAKEBITE SCARE: FCTA SAYS ANTIVENOM READY IN ITS HOSPITALS
After Ifunanya’s tragic death, Abuja authorities move to calm fears and explain what’s in place for snakebite emergencies. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured residents that its hospitals are well-stocked with anti-snake venom (ASV) and equipped to handle snakebite emergencies. The assurance follows the death of popular TikTok singer Ifunanya Nwangene (Nanya), who…
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SNAKEBITE DEATH SPARKS SENATE ACTION ON ANTIVENOMS
One tragic loss has reignited a big question: why are life-saving antidotes missing when Nigerians need them most? The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to work with NAFDAC to ensure safe, effective and affordable antivenoms are available in hospitals nationwide. The call followed the reported death of Miss Ifunanya…
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EBONYI KILLINGS: POLICE NAB DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, 2 MONARCHS
Fresh arrests deepen the probe into a brutal land dispute that left four people dead in Edda. Police in Ebonyi State have arrested Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, Coordinator of the Amasiri Development Centre, alongside two traditional rulers, over the gruesome killing of four persons in Edda LGA. The arrests followed a joint security operation involving the Police,…
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UN SOUNDS ALARM OVER U.S. MIGRANT TREATMENT AMID RISING ICE DEATHS
Families torn apart, dignity under threat. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has slammed the U.S. for the “growing dehumanisation of migrants,” warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practices are violating basic human rights and due process. Türk highlighted widespread surveillance, arrests, and detentions of undocumented migrants—even in hospitals, schools, places…
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“SHE FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE—NOW WE DEMAND IT FOR HER”
Grief mixed with resolve on Friday in Abuja as the family of slain lawyer Mediatrix Chigbo and the Global Association of Female Attorneys (GAFA) renewed calls for a thorough, no-nonsense investigation into her murder. The demand came during a Night of Tribute organised in her honour, where emotions ran high and one message stood out…
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ARGUMENT TURNS DEADLY: FARMER ARRESTED OVER WIFE’S SHOCKING DEATH IN KEBBI
It was supposed to be just another quiet Monday morning in Bayawa Village, Kebbi State. Instead, the community woke up to a tragedy that has left many in shock and mourning. A 30-year-old farmer, Suleman Mamuda, is now in police custody for allegedly killing his 25-year-old wife, Umaima Maidawa, during a heated domestic dispute. According…
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FMC ABUJA IN TEARS: NURSE STAR SLAIN, DUMPED BY ROADSIDE
Heartbreak at Federal Medical Centre Abuja—a shining 28-year-old nurse vanished after her Saturday shift, only to turn up dead Sunday near Bolingo Hotel Junction, sparking hospital-wide grief and safety fears. Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, 2025’s Best Nurse from Imo State, clocked out at 6:13 p.m. per CCTV—last seen alive. Family panic led frantic searches; police found her…
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ICE OFFICER SHOOTS POET MOM DEAD IN MINNESOTA ICE RAID CHAOS
Picture this: a Minneapolis mom and award-winning poet blocking an ICE roadblock during a Trump deportation sweep—next thing, shots ring out, she’s dead from a head wound, sparking citywide fury and protests. The 37-year-old white U.S. citizen mother of three (ages 6,12,15) was in her vehicle when an ICE officer approached on foot; car moved,…
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LAGOS FIRE TRAGEDY: BROTHER SLAMS SLOW RESCUE AS THREE SIBLINGS PERISH!
Picture three brothers trapped screaming in a raging 22-storey inferno while desperate families beg firefighters with empty tanks outside—that’s the gut-wrenching story Rev. Fr. William Omatu shared at their emotional Lagos requiem mass Wednesday. Stephen (40), Casmir (39), and Collins (37) Omatu died in the Great Nigeria Insurance House blaze that erupted Christmas Eve on…
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OYO PARK GUARDS SLAUGHTERED: MAKINDE VOWS BANDIT HUNT!
Heart-wrenching dawn raid at Old Oyo National Park Office—five Forest Guards gunned down by cross-border bandits in Oloka village, Oriire LGA. Gov. Seyi Makinde called it “devastating,” mourning heroes slain on duty. Makinde assured no stone unturned to crush repeat attacks, confirming security agencies’ joint probe and resident intel appeal—normalcy restored with extra troops deployed…
