The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Kajola Police Station in Odigbo Local Government Area, CSP Nimrod Anaka. DSP Ayanlade Olushola, the command spokesman, confirmed this to our correspondent today. Olushola did not give details of the officer and what led to his […...
•Tanker explosion Several people have been confirmed dead following a deadly tanker explosion this morning in Dan Magaji, Zaria, Kaduna State. The tragic incident occurred around 8:30 am near the Rochas Foundation School along the Kaduna–Kano expressway bypass, between Kwangila and Dan Magaji, reports The Nation. According to eyewitness accoun...
•Electrocution A Point of Sales male operator in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been electrocuted by a fallen high tension line. It was gathered that the victim got electrocuted after a high-tension wire was cut and fell on him, while standing in front of his shop located under the high-tension […]
Tragedy struck the agrarian community of Odigbo in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State as a 26-year-old man, identified as Daniel, reportedly killed his 17-year-old brother. The incident, according to a source, happened on Tuesday as the perpetrator had been arrested and handed over to the state police command, reports The PUNCH. The so...
•Gunmen A farmer, Gabriel Vandefan, was beheaded yesterday by armed attackers while working on his farm in Uikpam village, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Locals said the community has recently come under threats from gunmen, forcing many residents to abandon their farms, reports Daily Trust. However, Vandefan reportedly risked retu...
•Road Safety officials at scene of an accident Three children were reportedly among nine passengers killed in an auto crash on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. A statement signed by Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Sector Commander, Usman Muhammad, noted that the two male children, one female child, a woman and five men died on the spot [&hellip...
•Floods Two children, a nine-year-old girl and an unidentified boy, have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday afternoon. The tragedy occurred in the Tunga community following hours of persistent rainfall that overwhelmed drainage systems, submerged ro...
•FRSC officials at scene of accident Another tragedy occurred today in Ibadan, as ten persons are feared dead following a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State. The tragic incident reportedly happened in the early hours of the day around the Soka area of the expressway, reports The Guard...
•Power transmission line A 9-year-old boy, Chinemeren, and another person simply identified as Qudus were electrocuted in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos State. The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend after one of them came into contact with a naked wire, reports Nigerian Tribune. The spokesperson for the state police command, Benjamin H...
•Power transmission line A Permanent Secretary in the Gombe State Civil Service and four other people were electrocuted, while 13 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following a high-voltage surge of electricity supply in the early hours of yesterday. Muhammad Yusuf Kulani was the Permanent Secretary at the state’s Ministry of Specia...
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