Cancer kills Bauchi Governor Yuguda's Sister

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Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda's younger sister, Hafsat Yuguda Ibrahim, lost her long battle with cancer and passed away at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.
Director General of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), Mr. Asishana Okauru, has issued a condolence message to the Yuguda family.

The message reads, in part: "We hereby condole with  Governor Isa Yuguda, the government and people of Bauchi State and the entire Yuguda family over the death of Hajiya Hafsat Yuguda Ibrahim, the immediate younger sister of Governor Yuguda, who died of cancer on Wednesday.

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R.I.P: Tony Umez Loses Mum

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The Nollywood actor who is best know for a particular role has just lost his sweet mother.he announced the sad news on facebook this morning.take heart Tony,God is on the throne!

His exact words are..

''I lost my dearest mum,5 minutes to midnight, on the 1st of October, 2013. Adieu Mum. Rest in perfect peace in d bosom of d Lord. U wer d greatest. We mis u dearly. God will keep u safe & warm in His bosom. Wit a heavy heart, I say, ADIEU, to d best mum ever.'' 

Train Hits Couple Having $-ex On Its Tracks - Woman Killed, Man Loses Both Legs.

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A thrill-seeking Ukrainian couple met a tragic end after they stopped on their way home to made love on a train tracks and were hit by a train.  According to Ukrainian Interior Ministry, which announced the Saturday morning accident,  the couple 'wanted to experience an extreme sensation near the railroad tracks.

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PHOTO: Man Loses left Eye To A Drunken Police GunShot

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When Nonso Ozoemena, a 28-year-old man, arrived in Lagos, his plan was to set up a business so that he would be able to support his widowed mother and his seven siblings in Anambra State.
Soon after, he was able to open a restaurant in Trade Fair Complex, FESTAC, and it seemed his dream was coming true.

His expectation was however eroded after a drunken police corporal, Mohammed Abubakar, shot him in the eye. Ozoemena said he was shot in the eye in the FESTAC area on August 5, 2013.

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SCAM: Actress, Bukky Wright Loses ₦40M To Con Artist

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Top actress and producer, Bukky Wright is at the moment in sobriety over the loss of over N40m to conmen who approached and talked her to buy a property in Lagos recently. The Yoruba actress and Chivita brand ambassador was allegedly still in shock over the huge amount of money she was skillfully swindled of a couple of weeks ago.

Bukky was said to have been approached to acquire a house by a close family friend, the said person was so close to Bukky to the extent that every secret is kept with her.

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SAD: Babcock Student loses 8 family members in car accident on their way to her graduation

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One of Babcock's best graduating student, Margaret Okwuikpo, lost eight members of her family in a horrific auto accident on Friday May 31st in Port Harcourt. Margaret's father, grandmother, sisters, brothers and a cousin were on their way to her graduation ceremony, which was to take place on Sunday June 2nd, when the commercial bus they were traveling in crashed. Margaret's mum, brother-in-law and two other people survived the accident and are being treated in the hospital. 

SAD: Father Of 3 Commits Suicide After He Loses His Job

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BENIN— A father of three, who was identified as Patrick Essien, was reported have committed suicide, yesterday, in Benin after he was allegedly sacked from the transport company where he worked.
His dangling body was found in the roof of the toilet at the residence at Imasabemwen Street, off Siluko Road.

Man Loses Manhood After Giving Beggar ₦50 In Akure

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Wonders,” they say, “will never cease”. This was the scenario at the weekend at the Old Garage, Akure when a middle-aged woman was alleged to have used charm to take a boy’s joystick.

It was gathered that the victim, Adewale Akande, a graduate of College of Education, Oro, Kwara State gave the woman who begged him for alms, N50 but five minutes later, he discovered that he was having a feeling that his manhood had disappeared.

Apparently uncomfortable with the situation, the victim, in his mid-twenties, called a traffic officer around to help him arrest the woman whom he said begged him for alms.

R.I.P: Chinedu Ikedieze loses dad

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The actor made the announcement on his BB. He said his dad died this evening. Will bring details later. May his soul rest in peace.

Money Laundering: Ibori Loses Appeal Over 13-Year Jail Term

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The jailed former Delta State governor, James Ibori, lost a legal appeal on Thursday against a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling more than $250 million.

Mr Ibori, a founding member of Nigeria’s ruling party and a behind-the-scenes kingmaker who ran Delta State for 8 years, was trying to get his sentence reduced. His lawyers argued that the original judge had indicated the term would be shorter.

Judge Antony Edwards-Stuart rejected that argument at the appeal hearing and also said that money laundering should attract close to the maximum 14-year sentence.

Love Me Jeje Crooner, Seyi Sodimu loses older brother

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Popular Washington DC Metro Police Officer and United States Of America Homeland security protocol officer, Ken Kayode Sodimu is dead. He was the elder brother to the Love Me Jeje crooner “Seyi Sodimu”.

Ken Kayode Sodimu, a former disc jockey who served as a great inspiration and played a key role to Seyi Sodimu’s music career passed on early Monday morning, April 8th, 2013 at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland, USA, after a protracted illness. He was 51.

Lagos State loses N56 milion cable to vandals

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Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has said that the state lost N56m worth of electricity cables in 2012 to thieves.

Fashola, who spoke at a lecture organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in Abuja, said it was appalling that many Nigerians destroy rather than protect public property.

His words: “Let me quickly deal with the meat of the matter, which is the impact of poor conservation and protection. In 2012 alone, about N56m worth of power cables for lighting were stolen in Lagos.

Cancer patient Funmi Lawal loses one arm to cancer, needs your help

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Funmi Lawal is the UNILAG law graduate who was diagnosed with malignant sarcoma, a kind of cancer at the shoulder region. We raised money for her on LIB last August...she was the one Don Jazzy donated N2million to. You can read more about her HERE.

Funmi was able, through your kindness, to raise the money she needed for her treatment and went for her surgery in the UK last year. She contacted me today with the news that her surgery was successful but her left arm had to be amputated to save her life. See Funmi's email below. Please read...

I want to thank the people of Nigeria for their donations, I am really grateful. I underwent the surgery at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham. It was done three different times; the 11th, 12th and 18th. 

The surgery was very successful, glory be to God that I am alive today and there is no trace of cancer in my body again. But my left hand was amputated because it was the best thing to do in order to save my life and prevent the cancer from spreading.

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Apple Loses Copyright Lawsuit, Fined ¥1million

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A Chinese court has fined Apple Inc. 1 million Yuan for hosting third-party applications on its App Store that were selling pirated electronic books, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. Apple is to pay compensation of $165,000 (U.S.) to eight Chinese writers and two companies for violating their copyrights, the Beijing No.2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled on Thursday, Xinhua said. Earlier in the year, a group of Chinese authors filed the suit against Apple, saying an unidentified number of apps on its App Store sold unlicensed copies of their books. The group of eight authors was seeking 10 million Yuan in damages.

General Mohamdu Buhari Loses His First Daughter, Zulai Buhari

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The ex-head of state daughter died some few hours ago, condolences to the Buhari Family, she died from the sickle cell syndrome

Veteran actor Pete Eneh loses one leg to illness

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Extremely sad news coming from the home of veteran actor, Pete Eneh. Just heard from reliable sources that doctors at Parklane Hospital Enugu had no choice but to amputate one of his legs in order to save his life.

The veteran actor was said to have sustained some kind of injury last year, and because he didn't take proper care of it, it led to serious infection that became hard to treat. The injury was said to have degenerated to a sore and because Mr Eneh was diabetic, it refused to heal. He spent three months at the hospital before he was advised to amputate the leg before the infection spread to other parts of his body. 

The amputation took place on Wednesday October 24th after all efforts to save the leg was unsuccessful. Pete Eneh is said to be dealing with it well.