Four schoolchildren and a tricycle rider have reportedly died in a tanker accident at Ibelebiri Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The children, said to be siblings, were returning from school in Otuasega Community to their home in Ibelebiri yesterday when a tanker belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (N...
•A knife with bloodstains Tragedy struck Amaji village in Umuoyoro community, Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, after a middle-aged man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat during a disagreement on their farm. The suspect, identified simply as Mr. Alachi, was arrested by operatives of the Eberi Police Division under the ...
Residents of Die-Die in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja were thrown into confusion when a 27-year-old woman, Esther Akwaji, was reported to have collapsed and died under mysterious circumstances. Akwaji was said to have died at her boyfriend’s house while eating, reports The Nation. Findings revealed that the d...
A yet to be identified housewife, native of Isoko in Delta State has killed her husband, side chick and grievously injured one other person in Ighwre-Ovie area of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the woman who is currently being held at the Ughelli Area Command, matcheted her husband’s […]
•A swimming pool The Ogun State Police Command has called for enhanced safety measures at recreational centres and swimming facilities across the state following the death of a 17-year-old boy who drowned while swimming. The command’s Public Relations, Babseyi Oluseyi, disclosed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesd...
•A lawyer’s wig and gown Barely days after the body of a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, was found by the roadside, the body of an Abuja-based female lawyer has been discovered along the Kubwa Expressway. Nurse Chinemerem Chuwumeziem, a staff member of FMC Jabi, finished her afternoon shift on January 3, […]
•Catholic Church An assistant parish priest of Saint Kelvin Catholic Church, Ogbaku, in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, was shot on Christmas morning, raising concerns about the safety of religious leaders during public worship. The priest, whose identity has not been officially disclosed, was reportedly shot in the right hand at...
•Late Kano lawmakers Tragedy struck the Kano State House of Assembly, yesterday with the sudden deaths of two lawmakers: Aminu Sa’ad, representing Ungogo Constituency, and Sarki Aliyu Daneji, representing Kano Municipal Constituency, within an hour of each other. The news of Sa’ad’s death broke first, and barely an hour later, Daneji’s death w...
•Anambra church attack Some yet-to-be-ascertained armed assailants have attacked St. Andrews Anglican Church, Isiokwe in Lilu community of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two persons, burning vehicles and the cleric’s apartment. Our correspondent, who visited the church premises today, gathered that the wife of the pries...
•Fire outbreak A man, his wife, and three children have lost their lives in an inferno at the Kofar Sauri community in the metropolitan area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred in the early hours of today, also saw most of the household items burnt beyond recognition, reports The Guardian. A source from the […]
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