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A woman who died after falling from a moving van has been named as Leah Senior. The 27-year-old from Kirklees died from her injuries following the incident in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night. She was seen falling from the white Transit van between 8.20pm and 8.40pm, West Yorkshire Police said. Anyone who was in…
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Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State, has expressed sadness at the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who he described as his “personal lawyer”. MEZIESBLOG reports that Akeredolu died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 67. Otti, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the late Akeredolu was a courageous…
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REMEMBERING AN ICON OF NIGERIA 🇳🇬 THE UNTOLD STORY (He Slumped and Never Got Up). Fatherless at age 5, mother still saved up to send him to Italy to study because of his exceptional brilliance. By 23 he had both BSc and MSc in Law and at 25 he was going for his Doctorate in…
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Colin Burgess – the original drummer of AC/DC – has died aged 77 The band announced the news on social media, saying Burgess was “our first drummer and a very respected musician”. “Happy memories, rock in peace Colin,” the group added. Burgess was drummer for The Masters Apprentices from 1968 to 1972 before moving to…
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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has lamented the death of former Anambra governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, saying Nigeria has lost a huge asset. Uzodimma said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku. He described the late elder statesman as a “consistent voice for good governance and progressive…
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Musician and singer Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of The Pogues, has died at the age of 65. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke shared the news in a post on Instagram, saying: “Shane will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of…
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Fifteen Palestinians were killed on Sunday morning in Israeli air bombardments of the central and southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Thirteen of those were killed in an attack on a home in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while a woman and her child were killed in southern Khan Younis city, WAFA…
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The Nigeria immigration Service on Sunday lost some of its officers along Kano-Zaria Road. The officers, who were on their way back to Abuja from Kano after a Passing-Out-Parade (POP) at the Immigration Training School, were involved in an accident. It was gathered that two persons died after the auto crash. The service confirmed the…
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The funeral for Sir Bobby Charlton will take place at Manchester Cathedral next Monday, Manchester United has said. The football icon died aged 86 on 21 October, prompting tributes from across the sporting world. An inquest last week concluded he died after a fall at a Cheshire care home. His funeral cortege will pass Old…
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The wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Lady Cathy Ferguson, is dead. The Ferguson family confirmed the sad news in a statement released to the PA news agency on Friday. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing yesterday of Lady Cathy Ferguson, survived by her husband, three sons, two sisters, 12…
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The community of Oloibiri in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning at the weekend after a father of six reportedly died after his gun accidentally went off. DAILY POST gathered that the middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Claude Tonworio, a farmer and hunter, was said to have had a…
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No fewer than 22 military personnel who died in combat in Niger State are being laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on August 14, announced the death of at least 36 officers who were killed in battle. The officers’ helicopter was…
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In 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when she got sucked out of the airplane after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. Juliane fell two miles to the ground, strapped to her seat. “The plane jumped down and went into a nose-dive. It was pitch black,…
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A 12-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on the M62 as he tried to cross the motorway, police say. They added they are appealing for information after the vehicle failed to stop at the scene in West Yorkshire. Officers had earlier reports of one car being involved in a crash on the…
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A three-year-old boy and a girl, 11, have been found dead alongside two family members in a flat in west London. Metropolitan Police officers forced their way into the home in Staines Road, Bedfont, Hounslow, at just after 3pm on Friday after being called to concerns about the family. They found four bodies, a man…
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Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have paid tribute to Phillip Schofield on This Morning today, the first show since his departure after more than 20 years. Opening the programme on Monday, Hammond said they could not start without mentioning the veteran presenter, who announced his exit at the weekend. O’Leary added: “Everyone on and off…
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