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Clifford Nwa Orji (1965 or 1966 – August 17, 2012) [1] was a Nigerian alleged cannibal. He was also indicted in serial killings, kidnappings, and sale of human body parts. [ 2 ] Orji was arrested in 1999 and died in Nigeria's only super-maximum penitentiary, where he spent 13 years without being tried.
Joseph Blankson, also known as Joe Blankson (29 October 1979 – 28 July 2018), was a Nigerian contractor who died while saving 13 victims of a boat accident on the Abonnema-Bakana waterway in Rivers State on 28 July 2018. [1] [2] [3]
Sani Abacha GCFR ((listen ⓘ); (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron-fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998.
Victor Nnamdi Okafor "Ezego" // ⓘ (25 December 1964 – 25 December 1999), predominantly known by his ruler title Ezego [1] (which means "King Of Money" in English), was an opulent Nigerian businessman who reportedly engaged in diabolical means [2] in order to amass wealth. [3] He died on 25 December 1999 at the age of 35 under bizarre ...
At the request of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was created by the Nigerian Parliament in 2002. [13] In February 2004, Amaka Anajemba, Emmanuel Nwude, Emmanuel Ofolue, Nzeribe Okoli, and Obum Osakwe (Christian Anajemba was deceased at this point), were all arrested and charged in the Abuja High Court with 86 counts of "fraudulently ...
2. 1348 – Black Death. The Black Death, one of history’s deadliest pandemics, ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351. Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and primarily spread by fleas on rats ...
A Nigerian man who was indicted in connection with the "sextortion" of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide has been extradited to the U.S. to face prosecution, ... January 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM.
The oldest person verified by modern standards, and the only person with evidence to have lived to be at least 120 years of age, is French woman Jeanne Calment (21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997), aged 122 years and 164 days. The oldest man verified by modern standards, and the only man with undisputed evidence to have lived to be over 115, is ...