Coverage of natural and man-made disasters, including real-time updates and recovery efforts.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan has caused homes to collapse. It also ripped up roads and triggered tsunami warnings for coastal areas. Tens of thousands of people living close to the Sea of Japan have been told to head for higher ground. Dozens of smaller earthquakes have struck central Japan since about 4 p.m….
Passengers were gripped with fear after a pilot mistakenly landed their plane on cracking ice on a notorious Kolyma River in Russia, on Thursday. The 52-year-old Antonov-24 aircraft had flown from the world’s coldest city Yakutsk and had landed by error on the ice instead of a landing strip on the riverbank in a temperature…
Beyoncé’s childhood home was consumed by a Christmas Day fire. Firefighters in Houston, Texas’ Third Ward, responded to a raging blaze on the 2400 block of Rosedale Street in the early hours of Christmas day, according to local station KIAH. They reportedly took 10 minutes to largely tamp down the flames after needing only three…
Israeli airstrikes in the central Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza have reportedly killed at least 70 people, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry. The spokesperson for the Ministry added that the death toll is likely to rise, as many families are living in the area. It is unknown if the victims were civilians or militants….
Owners of shops along Roadblock in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, have been plunged into debt after an inferno ravaged their shops, destroying goods worth millions of naira on Saturday morning. The fire, suspected to have started from a gas cylinder, swept through the businesses along Roadblock in the Jalingo metropolis, leaving a trail…
Mrs. Imabong William, a tenant, is seeking urgent assistance from Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his wife, Dr. Nonye Soludo, after a horrifying incident where her landlady, Amaka Okonkwo, allegedly poured a scalding mixture of hot water and pepper on her. The distressing incident, which occurred in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra on August…
The Head and Chief of the Nigerian Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has visited Port Harcourt to assess the situation, and encourage personnel of 115 Special Operations Group (105 SOG) Following the unfortunate crash of a NAF MI-35P helicopter on 1st December. While addressing the personnel of 115 SOG, Air Marshal Abubakar encouraged them…
Fuel trucks have begun to enter Gaza from Egypt, as the four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas takes effect on Friday morning. Hamas had confirmed cease-fire would begin at 7:00 a.m. under the agreement, which is also intended to provide aid to Gazans struggling to survive due to food, water, and fuel shortages. Egypt has…
A spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry Majid al- Ansari said thirteen hostages taken by Hamas will be released on Friday According to Ansari, some of them are elderly women, some are children, and they will be released at approximately 4pm, on Friday by Hamas. He said they would be handed over to the Red…
Reports indicate that a significant number of individuals have evacuated Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, a site that Israeli forces have been searching for days. Health officials in Gaza said 450 patients had been left behind at the hospital following repeat warnings that the sick and wounded would not be able to escape Al-Shifa hospital…
Tragedy struck Tuesday in Aba the commercial capital of Abia State, when a 40 – feet container fell off and landed on vehicles trapping many occupants. No fewer than four persons were reported dead on the spot while scores of others were critically injured. The accident happened at the popular Ogbor Hill Aba which has…
Israeli warplanes have killed 33 people and injured many others in the early hours of Sunday, according to Palestine’s health officials. The attack occurred as Israel said it would continue its bombardment in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, despite US appeals for a “humanitarian pause” to get aid to desperate civilians. The soaring death toll in…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, in a speech that could impact the region as the Gaza conflict rages. After Hamas militants launched an unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon’s southern border has seen escalating tit-for-tat…
The United State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says a ceasefire would allow Hamas to rest, and prepare for future attacks against Israel. He emphasized that Israel’s situation is intolerable due to the brutal attack and ongoing threat on its border. Israeli warplanes continue airstrikes in Gaza, increasing the death toll to reach over 5,000 killing…
The Kaduna State Fire Service said it recorded 33 deaths out of 252 fire incidents from January to September across the state. Director of the State Fire Service, Paul Aboi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Aboi said the service rescued 15 persons, while…
Attack on a hospital in Gaza has left hundreds dead and many injured. The two warring factions, Israel and the Palestinian Hamas have been trading blames as to who was responsible for the attack. The strike has been adjudged as the bloodiest single incident in Gaza since Israel launched a retaliation against the Hamas in…
Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, saying the party was “fully ready” to contribute to the fighting. “The behind-the-scenes calls with us by great powers, Arab countries, envoys of…
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has faulted the position of the socio-cultural organization in Ogoni, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, that the oil giant has been “irresponsible” in its approach to clean-up the environment whenever spills from its facilities occur in Ogoni. MOSOP said Shell was economical with the truth when the…
The War between Hamas and Israel persist as The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has said that Hamas fighters have “beheaded Israeli soldiers” and have been described as “worse than ISIS.” The IDF has denounced Hamas as “savages, animals and butchers” as the Israeli air force unleash carpet bombings across parts of the Gaza Strip. He…
According to AP Report, Israel has said it is at war as its soldiers battle Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel and launch airstrikes on Gaza, the day after an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas fighters. With briefing from men in northern Israel, a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group…
Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks by land, sea and air that Israel’s army says left more than 200 dead. Some countries also called for a de-escalation of the conflict, after Israel launched air strikes and other military operations targeting Gaza that Palestinian authorities say killed more than 230 people….
The African Union (AU), has expressed ”utmost concern” over the latest outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a statement that it has ”grave consequences” for the lives of civilians and regional peace. ”Denial of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, particularly that of an independent and…
Not fewer than 15 people have lost their lives, and 78 others have been injured after an earthquake struck Western Afghanistan. According to officials, the earthquake, measuring 6.3 magnitude, originated approximately 40 kilometers from the western city of Herat, near the border with Iran, around 11:00 local time . The incident resulted in significant damage…
Authorities of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have recounted the incident that led to the death of a pregnant woman and a commercial tricyclist, popularly called Keke NAPEP, in an auto crash in the early hours on Tuesday, at Ago Palace Way, Okota area of Lagos State. Recall that pandemonium broke out when…
The Mayor of the Eastern Libyan port city of Derna, Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi has estimated that between 18,000 and 20,000 people have died in flooding. Mr Al-Ghaithi told al-Arabiya Television that his estimate was based on the number of districts that were entirely destroyed when two dams burst. Spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the…
At least, 40 civilians were killed on Wednesday following an air raid on the war-ravaged Dafur region in Sudan, a medical source confirmed. The strike hit two markets and some neighborhoods in the city, the medical source who pleaded anonymity out of security concerns, disclosed this to AFP from a hospital in Nyala, the capital…
By Damilola Adeleke President Bola Tinubu has called for a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the recurring tragedy of fatal boat happenings across the nation. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. Tinubu said government agencies would be held…
At least 150 people have died after a powerful storm Daniel caused severe flooding in eastern Libya, an official has said. Unverified footage released on social media showed people stranded on the roofs of their vehicles, as authorities declared a state of emergency, shuttering shops and schools and imposing a curfew. According to BBC, Storm…
The Portuguese forward’s Pestana CR7 Marrakech hotel has become a refuge site for those affected by the massive Moroccan earthquake. On Friday a huge 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous High Atlas region in Morocco, around 45 miles from the city of Marrakech. As of Saturday evening, at least 1,305 people have died as a result…
In a heartfelt message, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria expressed his condolences and unwavering solidarity with Morocco following a catastrophic earthquake that struck the North African nation on Saturday. The earthquake, which has claimed numerous lives and left many injured, has prompted an outpouring of support from leaders across the globe. President Tinubu extended…
According to official television, a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Morocco on Friday night has claimed the lives of more than 800 people. The death toll makes this earthquake the deadliest to strike Morocco in many years. The High Atlas mountains, which are home to the epicenter, are located around 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest…
