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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]
Muhammadu Bello Abubahkar Masaba Bida (28 January 1924 – 28 January 2017), also known as Mohammed Bello Abubakar, [1] was born in Nigeria.Masaba is known for having stirred up controversy in his hometown Bida, Niger State due to his extensive polygamy, and for being outspoken, he was charged under Sharia law and sent to prison in 2008 for refusing to divorce 82 of his wives. [1]
The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka is a 1972 non-fiction book by Wole Soyinka that explores Soyinka's experiences in prison during the Nigerian Civil War. In 1984, a Nigerian court banned the book. [1] In 2011, The Guardian included The Man Died on their list so of the 100 greatest non-fiction books. [2]
10th episode of the 2nd season of Lost "The 23rd Psalm" Lost episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 10 Directed by Matt Earl Beesley Written by Carlton Cuse Damon Lindelof Production code 210 Original air date January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11) Running time 43 minutes Guest appearances Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yemi Kolawole Obileye Jr. as Young Eko Olekan Obileye as Young Yemi Pierre Olivier as Olu ...
Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian militant who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram uprising.
Gregory Charles Rivers, 58, Australian actor (Man from Guangdong, Triumph in the Skies, Under the Canopy of Love), suicide by charcoal-burning. [61] Xavier Robson, 37, Brazilian footballer (Peñarol, Tacuarembó, Pelotas), cancer. [62] Rod Rosenbladt, 82, American Lutheran theologian and academic (Concordia University Irvine). [63]
[7] [8] [9] He says he chose the cause because of a childhood friend who was a polio survivor but sadly died years ago. [1] Kunle Adeyanju's ride brought him through the Tizi n'Tichka pass at the summit of the Atlas Mountains, [1] and on to a crossing of the Sahara Desert where he faced temperatures of 53 °C (127 °F). Riding at cusp of the ...
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.