•A crash plane in flames A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu today, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital our correspondent. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light […]
•Obassi As the world observed the World Sickle Cell Day, SCD, survivor Tawo Obassi-Onor, who lost her brother to the disease, has urged the federal government to urgently mandate genotype counselling and testing during marriage registration. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence rate of SCD in Nigeria is between 20% ...
•Late Junior Pope TC, one of the survivors of the tragic boat accident that claimed the life of Nollywood actor Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, also known as Junior Pope, has recounted the moments leading up to the incident. According to TC, the mishap occurred due to the lack of experience of the individual steering the boat. […]
In December 2023 when armed men attacked his Dungwel community, in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Manji Le’an moved from there to stay with his uncle at Mangu town. Though his house at Dungwel was not burnt, he said he was worried by the threats the attackers pose to the community, hence the […]
•Ibadan explosion A survivor of the explosion which occurred in Ibadan, on Tuesday, Mr Abiola AbduIsalam, said he jumped from a storey building on Dejo Oyelese Street, Adeyi Avenue, Ibadan, where the explosion happened, to save his life. AbduIsalam spoke with our correspondent at one of the wards of the University College Hospital where he [&h...
•Late Oladipupo A survivor of the explosion, who revealed his name as Adeleke, has narrated how he lost his brother, whom he identified as Oladipupo, to the incident. Speaking to the local broadcasting station, Lagelu FM, the survivor narrated that they were playing tennis at a hotel in the area when his brother decided to […]
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