•An explosion An explosion has rocked a store harbouring illegally refined petroleum products in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State killing five persons. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) confirmed the development yesterday. The Executive Director, YEAC-Nigeria, Dr. Fyneface Fyneface, said ...
•A man with gun A 30-year-old man, identified as Mr. Stephen, has taken his own life following the death of his wife in Ikumi Shako Ward, Gurara Local Government Area, Niger State. It was reported that Stephen lost his second wife in March 2025 and had been battling severe depression ever since. Close friends and […]
•Gunman The Anambra Police Command has launched a manhunt for operatives of Agunaechemba, a recently launched security outfit in Anambra State, who allegedly shot and killed a woman in Nnewi. The incident occurred yesterday evening at Ibeto Junction in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to eyewitnesse...
Kenya’s government urged vigilance today as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through contaminated food and water and typically causes severe diarrhoea, vomiting and muscle cramps. It is especially dangerous for young childr...
Two children have died following a stampede that occurred at the Gombe main Eid prayer ground yesterday. The children were identified as Aisha Salisu Ahmed (4½ years old) and Maryam Abdullahi Gwani (4 years old), reports Channels TV. The stampede was said to have started when a crowd consisting mostly of women and children rushed […]
The Kebbi government has confirmed that 26 people have died following a suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The three local governments are Aliero, Gwandu and Jega. … developing storyÂ
A man identified as Iliayasu Mohammed has allegedly murdered his friend, Safillahi Muhammad, after hosting him for a meal at his residence. Mohammed was said to have invited his friend to his house in Dantata Village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, where he served him food before attacking him with a cutlass, reports The […]
•Late Prof Ademuyiwa Residents of Ajebo Road Housing Estate, Kemta, Abeokuta have been thrown into mourning following the killing of a Professor of Biochemical Toxicology with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Oladipo Ademuyiwa by a hit-and-run driver on the newly rehabilitated Kemta-Somorin road on Sunday. Prof Ademuyi...
A final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, has reportedly been murdered by a man she met on social media. According to reports, the suspect dismembered her body for alleged ritual purposes after the gruesome killing, reports Saturday Tribune. The Kwara State Police Command, which confirmed the incid...
Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), a total of 1, 552 suspected cases, 358 confirmed cases and 70 deaths from Lassa fever have been recorded since the beginning of the […]

