Passengers escape death as Dana aircraft skids off Lagos airport runway
Many passengers on Tuesday escaped death after an aircraft belonging to Dana Air skidded off the runway in Lagos State. Details about the incident […]
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14 passengers burnt to death, 13 critically injured in Kogi accident
No fewer than 14 persons have died in a head-on coalition involving two Toyota buses on Sunday in Kogi State. Thirteen persons survived in […]
Rainstorm destroys electrical poles, vehicles in Ogun
A downpour that lasted for over 1 hour, 20 minutes on Sunday, destroyed Several vehicles, electrical poles and wires at Sango-Ota under bridge […]
NEMA urges proactive measures to prevent flooding in 2024
The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has called for urgent measures to prevent flooding in the country. She said action […]
31 states, 148 LGAs risk severe floods, FG warns
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cautioned that 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states are among the […]
Falling 40-feet container kills woman inside her car in Lagos traffic
A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, however, survived […]
Over 1000 victims of Kogi rainstorm miss Eid-el-Fitr activities
Scores of Iyara people, who were hit by rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi, on Wednesday failed to […]
Fire destroys over 200 shops in Cross River
No fewer than than 200 shops were on Monday night razed by fire at Ikom main market in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross […]
Lagos fire: 4 buildings collapse, 14 others seriously impacted – NEMA
A total of four buildings have collapsed due to the intensity of the fire that engulfed part of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island on […]
Lagos building collapses under intense fire
One of five buildings that caught fire at Dosumu Market, Off Idumagbo, Lagos, on Tuesday, has collapsed due to the impact of the fire. […]
Over 90 people killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast
More than 90 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, authorities reported. Those aboard the boat were fleeing […]
Rainstorms destroy over 50 houses, shops in Jos South
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Devastating rainstorms have wreaked havoc in several communities in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in […]
Again fire guts Gamboru Market in Borno
Again fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the Borno capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
1 killed as rainstorm destroys over 100 houses in Nasarawa communities
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A heavy rainstorm has killed one, injured several others and destroyed hundreds of houses in Agbashi community of Doma […]
Forest fires ravage 19 states in Mexico
A total of 120 active forest fires have been recorded in Mexico, preliminarily affecting 7,137 hectares in 19 states, the Mexican government said on […]
Two critically injured in Lagos gas explosion
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 2 persons suffered life threatening injuries from a gas explosion that occurred on Monday around […]
300-level student killed as fire razes female hostel In Yobe State University
A 300-level student of the Department of Geography, Federal University, Gashua in Yobe State, has been killed in a fire incident at the female […]
Fire destroys plank market in Onitsha
Fire on Thursday midnight gutted a section of the Ọgbọ Osisi Market (plank market) at the Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State. The News […]
Fire destroys 10 shops in Wuse Market, Abuja – FEMA
No fewer than 10 shops have been destroyed by fire in Wuse Market, Abuja on Tuesday. The Head of Public Affairs, Federal Capital Territory […]
Soludo mourns as Anambra market building collapses, kills 5, injures 26 others
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has expressed sadness following the tragic building collapse at Odu-Igbo Market, Ochanja, Anambra, that claimed five lives. Soludo, while […]