By Aluta News Nov. 21, 2021 A yet-to-be-identified man was, on Sunday, found dead on an electricity pole in Kobape area of Abeokuta, Ogun capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents of the area could not say when or why the man decided to climb the pole.Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 16, 2021 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone Rs 5, has so far recorded 19 deaths from Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) since the flag-off of the “ember months” campaign across the zone. The News Agency Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the zone comprises Edo,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 5, 2021 A former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead. Adebayo died in a Lagos Hospital on Thursday at the age of 66 during a brief illness. Retired Maj.-Gen. Lasisi Abidoye, a close friend of Adebayo, alsoContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 4, 2021 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has so far recovered 32 dead bodies from the collapsed building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. NEMA Acting Coordinator, Lagos State Territorial District, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed this on Thursday. He added that nine injured personsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 20, 2021 The United States’ known death toll from COVID-19 would surpass the number of dead from the Spanish Flu within the next few days or so, according to the side-by-side numbers. Though a direct comparison between the raw numbers did not give the whole story,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 18, 2021 Miyetti Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced the death of Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, also known as Danbardi, the association’s Chairman in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The association announced this in a statement by its National Secretary, Othman Ngelzarma, andContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 13, 2021 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Monday said the Israeli military killed 54 Palestinians, including 12 children, since the beginning of 2021. Bachelet said this at the opening of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 30, 2021 New Zealand’s Ministry of Health on Monday said it had registered the first death believed to be linked to injection with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The ministry said in a statement that “the COVID-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board (CV-ISMB) has advised the MinistryContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 30, 2021 The Kaduna State Government has described Pilot Abdulkarim Na Allah’s death as “appearing to be a case of culpable homicide”. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaduna. The late aircraftContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 29, 2021 Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge, who created the Youth Olympics, has died at the age of 79, the IOC said on Sunday. No details were given and the IOC said the family has asked that their privacy be respected. Rogge, aContinue Reading