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Jigawa State Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 28 as Over 6,000 Families Displaced

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 21:00:53 +0000

The death toll from the catastrophic floods that have ravaged Jigawa State has risen to 28, with more than 6,000 families displaced, according to Dr. Haruna Mairiga, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The disaster has inflicted widespread devastation, severely impacting several local government areas and disrupting the lives of thousands [...]

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Shi’ites Accuse Nigerian Army Of Burying Victims Of Zaria Killings To Hide Death Toll

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 14:11:15 +0000

Shiite spokesman, Ebrahim Musa, has accused the Nigerian Army of burying the bodies of hundreds of victims of an alleged military massacre of Shiite Muslims to hide the death toll. The spokesman said soldiers took the bodies from the mortuary of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and buried them in mass graves on Wednesday. “The Nigerian [...]

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#Insurgency: Hundreds of people feared dead in Boko Haram village rampage

Adewale A. — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:44:23 +0000

Hundreds of people are feared dead in a suspected Boko Haram attack on four villages in northeast Nigeria, in the latest upsurge in violence claiming increasing numbers of civilian lives. Some community leaders put the death toll from the Tuesday attacks…

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South Korean dive teams struggle to open blocked ferry cabins

Adewale A. — Sun, 04 May 2014 05:50:37 +0000

South Korean dive teams struggled Sunday to gain access to blocked cabins of a submerged ferry that sank nearly three weeks ago, as the confirmed death toll from the disaster rose to 242. Six more bodies were recovered early Sunday, 18 days after the…

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MERS coronavirus death toll in Saudi Arabia reaches 111

Ade Adewale — Sat, 03 May 2014 15:36:58 +0000

Saudi health authorities announced Saturday two new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, raising to 111 the number of fatalities since the disease appeared in the kingdom in September 2012. A 25-year-old man has died in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah…

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At least 100 died in Democratic Republic of Congo train crash

Adewale A. — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:47:37 +0000

Between 100 and 200 victims of an April 22 train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo were buried in mass graves after the disaster, the Congolese Red Cross said Monday, casting doubt on the official death toll of 74. Many people were trapped for…

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Officials say Iraq political rally bombings killed 33

Adewale A. — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:32:55 +0000

The death toll from twin jihadist bombings that struck a Shiite political rally in the Iraqi capital ahead of next week's parliamentary election has risen to 33, officials said Saturday. Friday's attack by a Sunni militant group came at the height of…

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Venezuela death toll rises to 39 amid new protests

Ade Adewale — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:30:49 +0000

The death toll from several weeks of protests that have paralyzed Venezuela rose to 39 on Saturday after two more people died in separate incidents, Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said on VTV public television that in San Cristobal…

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