•An aerial view of damaged buildings by Hurricane Melissa in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica Storm-ravaged communities in western Jamaica were facing dire straits yesterday, days after record-setting Hurricane Melissa left towns demolished and at least 28 people dead across the island. Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed the new deat...
•Fuel tanker explosion The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from the petrol tanker explosion that occurred at Essa community along the Bida–Badeggi–Agaie road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has risen to 45. It also said that 63 other victims sustained varying degrees of burns, report...
•Fuel tanker explosion The death toll from the tragic petrol tanker explosion in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, has risen to 42, with over 60 others injured. The incident occurred yesterday, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, when the tanker overturned and exploded as residents were reportedly scooping fuel from the falle...
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that 172 people have died from Lassa fever across the country so far in 2025. In its latest situation report released yesterday, the agency said a total of 924 confirmed cases have been recorded as of epidemiological week 40. The figure represents […]...
•Rescue personnel search for survivors The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 14 today, an official said, as rescuers moved to deploy heavy machinery to recover dozens more victims believed still buried under the rubble. Part of the multi-storey Islamic boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afte...
•Trapped workers in the burning high-rise building struggling to jump down Ten staff members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Capital Plc lost their lives in a widely reported fire at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, on Tuesday. The deaths have been confirmed in separate statements by the FIRS and […]
•Family members of two of the deceased traders The death toll from the August 27 police shooting at the Owode OnÃrin Spare Parts Market in Lagos has risen to six, sparking renewed outrage and calls for justice, findings have revealed. The incident, allegedly carried out by four Mobile Policemen led by one Abiodun Hakeem Ariori, […]
•Police versus protesters in Nepal At least 51 people were killed during violent anti-corruption protests in Nepal this week, police said today in an updated toll, as the full scale of chaos that toppled the government emerges. Talks continue between the president, protest representatives, key potential figures who may lead an interim administ...
•Emergency workers at work The death toll in the fresh Niger boat accident has reached 30, with 58 persons rescued so far, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. NEMA in a statement yesterday said rescue efforts are, however, still ongoing over the incident which happened on Tuesday in Gausawa community, Borgu Local Governme...
The Nigeria Centre for DisÂease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning over the rapidly deteriorating 2025 Lassa fever situation in the country as deaths from the disease jumped to 160, repreÂsenting 18.7 percent CFR, the highest in years. In its week 34 update, the agency revealed a deeply trouÂbling rise in the Case […]
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