At least 16 people have died and a further 36 are missing after a flash flood in north-western China, according to a report on state television on Thursday. The flash floods occurred on Wednesday evening in the mountains in Datong County near the city of Xining in Qinghai Province, after heavy rainfall. The downpours triggered landslides that blocked and diverted rivers, affecting more than 6,000 people in two towns and six villages, the report said. The authorities mobilised around 2,000 rescue workers, including police officers, paramilitary units, emergency services and…
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Kaduna loses former Attorney General
The death has occurred of Barrister Rabo Barde a former Attorney General and commissioner of Justice in Kaduna State. The deceased was also former Commissioner Legal services, State Independent Electoral Commission and Peoples Democratic Party PDP Legal adviser. Barrister Rabo Barde died in his bed while recovering from an undisclosed ailment on the January 3rd 2022 aged 72. He is survived by five children and four Grand children. His wake keep ceremony took place at St Pius Catholic Church Lusawa Ungwan Romi on Friday, while his remsins left St Gerald…
Read MorePioneer UBEC boss Prof Gidado Tahir is dead
Professor Muhammad Gidado Tahir, the pioneer Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), is dead. He died Wednesday night, according to family sources. Until his death, Tahir was the Chairman, Board of National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE). He was also a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Abuja. Gidado Tahir was born on December, 29th, 1949, in Toungo, Adamawa State. He attended the Church of the Brethren Mission Secondary School in Waka, Biu, in the old Borno Province, between 1956 and 1967 and later admitted to Government Secondary,…
Read MoreChad: President Idriss Déby dies
President Idris Derby of Chad who just won re-election is dead. According to a confirmation from the national army of Chad read on national radio, the newly re-elected President Déby died of wounds he sustained while commanding the country’s army in battles against rebels in the north of the country. In a swift change of fate, after news had come in that Chad’s veteran president, Idriss Déby had won a sixth term in the latest provisional results in on Monday by 79.3%, an announcement broadcast on national radio today announced…
Read MoreBreaking; Prince Tony Momoh is Dead
Prince Tony Momoh, veteran Journalist, politician and Prince of the Auchi royalty is dead. Momoh was Minister of Information and Culture under the military administration of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. he was known for his outstanding journalism career with the now defunct DailyTimes Newspaper where he carved a niche for himself with his popular confrontation with the national assembly. Details later…
Read MoreSix dead, 11 injured in Anambra accident – FRSC
Six people were killed in an accident which involved a commercial bus and a truck at the Nkwelle Junction on the Nteje-Onitsha expressway in Anambra. Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the accident in Awka. He noted that the accident which occurred at about 5:10.p.m. was caused by excessive speeding which led the bus driver to lose control of his vehicle and rammed into the truck. “The crash involved a mini white bus belonging to a transport firm (name withheld) with registration number BGT313 XA and a white…
Read MoreTyphoon Vamco leaves at least 14 dead, 14 missing in Philipppines
Typhoon Vamco blew out of the Philippines on Friday, leaving behind at least 14 dead and 14 missing people after triggering the worst flooding in the capital Manila in years, officials said. More than 1 million people were left with no electricity on the main island of Luzon, including the capital region of Metro Manila, while more than 400,000 were forced to flee their homes. The typhoon, called Ulysses locally, slammed into the country on Wednesday, spawning destructive winds and torrential rain. It has since weakened and was packing maximum sustained winds…
Read MoreRawlings is dead
Former Ghanaian President John Jerry Rawlings is dead. Rawlings died Thursday morning at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Though the cause of death is not clear at the time of this report, sources attributed his demise to Covid-19 complications World leaders and admirers of the former air force officer have described him as a great leader and worthy ambassador of Africa.
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