Kidnapped Kaduna Pastor Found Dead
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The kidnapped Pastor of United Church of Christ, Rev Iliya Anto has been found dead, according to the police. Rev Anto is one of the three pastors kidnapped along Kaduna- Abuja express More...
Dozens Perished as Dubai Plane Crashes in Russia
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on board, officials say. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from More...
Ex-Delta Governor, Olorogun Felix Ibru Passes On at 80
Olorogun Ffelix Ibru LAGOS MARCH 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-One of the business icons in Nigeria and former Governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru is dead. According to report made available to Urhobotoday, Felix More...
Fear Grips Abuja Residence as Strange Disease Kills 13
Abuja LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The executive secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Development Board, Rilwanu Muhammad, said unknown disease suspected to be typhoid fever or shigella More...
Bayelsa: Gov. Dickson’s Wife Not Dead – Aide
Dickson and his wife Rachel Governor Seriake Dickson’s aide has dismissed rumours of the demise of Bayelsa governor’s wife, Dr Mrs Rachael Dickson. The social media went abuzz this morning stirring up confusion More...
100 Hostages Killed as Explosion, Shooting Rock Paris Concert Hall
People run after hearing what were believed to be explosions or gunshots near Place de la Republique square in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. Scores of people reportedly were killed in terrorist attacks around the city More...
Policeman Found Dead in His Car
Lagos CP, Fatai Owoseni LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A policeman, Corporal Agi Elias was found dead in his V/W Passat Reg.No. 489 AY car parked at the entrance gate of high barracks Ikeja today 10th Nov More...
Former President of Benin, Mathieu Kerekou is Dead
Mathew Kereku LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Benin’s former president Mathieu Kerekou, who ruled the tiny West African nation for a total of 30 years after a coup and then democratic elections, died on Wednesday, More...
Olu of Warri not Dead, in Coma- Palace Source
Olu of Warri LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Itsekiri Traditional Council’s silence over the health situation of the Olu of Warri may after all be explained. A close palace source told The Guardian yesterday More...
Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II Passes On
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II is dead. He died in Lagos last night of an as yet to be disclosed ailment. He had been on the throne since More...
Adieu Billionaire, Deinde Fernandez
Deinde Fernandez LAGOS SEPTEMTEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Announcing his demise in a tweet at about 9.pm on Tuesday, Nigerian Journalist/Publisher, Dele Momodu, said: “Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has just lost one More...
50 Refugees Suffocate to Death in a Truck in Austria
Investigators search a truck on the shoulder of the A4 highway near Parndorf, Austria, on Aug. 27, 2015. LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (URHOBOTODAY) — As many as 50 refugees were found dead in a parked lorry in Austria More...
Delta: Two Kids Found Dead in Deep Freezer
Delta CP, Usman Dada LAGOS APRIL 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Confusion and sadness reigned in Owa Alero, Ika North-east local government area of Delta State, last Thursday, when the family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Oseni discovered More...
Ijaw Music Maestro, Robert Ebizimor Dies In Auto Crash a Day to Thanks Giving Service
Late Ijaw Music Meastro, Robert Ebizimo LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Foremost Ijaw music icon, known for playing song promoting the Niger Delta struggle, King Robert Ebizimor dies an auto accident a day to his More...
Branama Exponent, Kefee is dead
Late Kefee LAGOS JUNE 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Renowned gospel singer, Kefee Don Momoh, has been confirmed dead. She reportedly passed on in the early hours of today, after being in coma for weeks in an undisclosed American More...
Ex-Delta Milad, Slumps to Death Few Days after Father’s Death
David Dungs LAGOS MAY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Retired Col. John David Dungs, former military governor of Delta, is dead, the deceased’s younger brother, Sunday Dungs, said on Friday in Jos. He told NAN in a telephone More...