•Late Toheeb Eniafe The family of a young man, Toheeb Eniafe, has been thrown into mourning after he was shot at a petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited at Obalende in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident, our correspondent learnt, happened late yesterday and has left residents in […]...
At least 14 people died and 31 others were injured in a road accident in Mexico yesterday, the authorities announced. The accident took place in the state of Mexico, on the outskirts of the capital, when a bus overturned on the roadway, the local safety secretariat said. “Preliminary figures put the death toll at 14, […]
An unconfirmed number of persons have been feared dead after a tanker carrying petroleum products burst into flames in Rivers State. The devastating incident happened last night along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road, which has long been neglected, increasing motorists’ risks, reports Channels TV. Reports suggest that the tragedy was trigg...
•A collapsed building An unknown number of workers have been reportedly trapped at a collapsed building in Kano State. The building is located in the Kuntau area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state, reports Daily Trust. At least, 11 persons are trapped under the rubble, sources disclosed to our correspondent. Rescue operations are [&he...
•Late Senator Ayogu Eze A former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze has reportedly died at the age of 66. Eze, who represented the Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 and 2015, passed away today in an Abuja hospital after suffering from an undisclosed illness. Eze, who is also one of the founding members of the Peoples […]
•Late Zulu Adigwe The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media yesterday. Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page . Mourning the actor, Nwoko wrote, “Rest […]...
•Smoke rising from the plane crash site outside Fairbanks, Alaska Two people were feared dead after a rare cargo plane crashed in the far north of the United States yesterday, troopers in Alaska said. The Douglas DC-4, one of just a handful left in the world, came down just after leaving Fairbanks International Airport in […]
•Rapper Chris King performs live on stage A close friend of Justin Bieber and Trippie Redd, rapper Chris King, has been confirmed killed. The incident, according to police reports happened early Saturday morning in Nashville, Los Angeles. He was 32. The artist, born Christopher Cheeks, was in an alleyway between Hayes and Church streets in [&h...
•Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada Traditional ruler of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada, is dead. He was killed by gunmen who invaded his palace last night, reports Daily Trust. According to witnesses, the assailants who rode into Sansani town on motorcycles, sneaked into the palace to gu...
•Late Senator Rafiu Ibrahim Former Kwara State Senator, Rafiu Ibrahim, is dead. He was said to have died at the age of 57 after a brief illness. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the family and obtained by our correspondent today, reports The PUNCH. The statement reads, “We kindly request your prayers and […]