•Mrs Alimotu Akanke Abductors who seized 19 graduates travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, for their National Youth Service Corps orientation camps have demanded N950 million for their release, it has been learnt. The victims were travelling in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday, ...
•Scene of the fire outbreak Amid panic among residents, emergency responders today contained a fire that gutted the Purple Crown Hotel on Balogun Street, along Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team had contained the fire outbreak with no casualties recorded. The LASEMA Permanent Secretar...
•UNIJOS main gate Panic gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS) community today after the beheaded body of a middle-aged man was discovered on farmland within the university environment. The deceased, whose identity had yet to be officially confirmed as of the time of filing this report, was found with his head severed and missing, triggering [...
Panic erupted this afternoon after a mini gas tanker caught fire along the Owode-Elede corridor inward Ikorodu, Lagos, following a gas leak. Emergency responders said there were no reported casualties as of the time of filing this report. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in collaboration with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authorit...
Panic swept through Minna, the Niger State capital, today as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children following rumours of an impending attack by armed groups on educational institutions in the city. The scare also forced many shop owners to close their businesses and return home amid fears of possible insecurity, reports Vanguard....
•Panic in Lagos school today Confusion erupted in a Lagos school this morning following what turned out to be a prank over the alleged kidnapping of students and teachers. According to reports, it was a usual calm day, as every Wednesday is observed as National Awareness Day in all schools across Lagos State. Around 9 […]
•Gunmen Panic gripped residents of Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State today after some gunmen reportedly invaded a secondary school in the area and abducted an unspecified number of students alongside the school principal. The attack was said to have occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at Community High S...
•Lorry catches fire There was panic at St. Matthias Catholic Church, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, after a fully loaded lorry crashed into the church premises and caught fire. The incident, which occurred late on Wednesday along the Agulu Lake–Golden Tulip Hotel Road, caused gridlock as motorists slowed down while e...
•The collapsed school building There was panic among residents of the Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State following a building in a local public school. The incident, which occurred yesterday evening after school hours, sent fear into residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound, reports Channels TV. ...
•Kidnapped Oba Simeon Olaonipekun The Aniwo 1 of Aafin community, Ile-Ire District, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun and one of his sons, Olaolu, who is currently observing his National Youth Service Corps, have reportedly been kidnapped in a violent attack on the palace. The incident occurred late last nig...
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