Two brothers tragically lost their lives when a large mass of earth collapsed at an artisanal mining site in Kakaki village, located within Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. According to reports, the siblings, Zubairu and Sadiq Ibrahim, were at the site to extract gold in an effort to meet a pressing financial obligation….
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced Adeola Agbonrin to 21 years in prison after convicting him of manslaughter. The conviction followed Agbonrin’s change of plea to guilty on an amended charge of manslaughter, which was brought against him by the Lagos State government. Initially, Agbonrin had pleaded not guilty…
In the early hours of Monday, a tragic accident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, resulting in the deaths of two individuals traveling in a commercial vehicle. The crash, which took place along the long bridge, was attributed to road demarcation and driver fatigue by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for…
A tragic incident occurred at a construction site in Lagos State, where a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while assisting his stepfather with scaffolding work. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to reporters on Saturday. According to Hundeyin, the boy and his stepfather had been contracted to work…
Protests continued in Abuja and Kano yesterday as part of the nationwide resistance to the economic hardships facing the country. In Kano, demonstrators defied a state-imposed curfew, brandishing placards and gathering in areas such as Mandawari, Kofar Kwaru, and Nasarawa. They chanted, “We would rather be killed by a bullet than by hunger.” The initially…
Gunmen attacked the Umucheke Okwe autonomous community in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State last night, killing the president general, Hyginus Ohazuruike, and six village heads before fleeing the scene. A source informed Leadership Sunday that the community leaders were holding a meeting at Ohazuruike’s premises when the assailants arrived and opened fire. “The…
Sexual violence affecting women and girls aged 9 to 60 is rampant in Sudan, with many survivors unable to access healthcare services in the capital, Khartoum, according to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. The report, titled “Khartoum is Not Safe for Women,” released on Monday, is based on testimonies from 42 healthcare professionals…
The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen to 229 as rescue efforts continue to locate survivors and victims. The first landslide, triggered by heavy rains in the remote Gofa Zone, occurred on Monday. It was quickly followed by a second landslide that buried rescuers who had gathered to assist, state officials…
The bodies of a couple who embarked on a transatlantic sailing voyage have been discovered on a washed-up liferaft, nearly six weeks after they disappeared. According to a BBC report, British national Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband, Brett Clibbery, are believed to have abandoned their yacht and perished before being found on Sable Island…
Hon. Mark Useni, the representative for Takum, Donag, and Ussa federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has condemned the brutal murders of Chief Abdul Hamid of Chanchanji and his son, Yusuf Hamid, by unknown assailants. Useni commended Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas for his swift action to prevent the escalation of violence following the…
The Edo State Police Command has pledged to apprehend those responsible for the killing of Inspector Onuh Akoh. Inspector Akoh was fatally shot by suspected armed thugs along Airport Road in Benin City on Thursday. He was serving as the orderly for Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state….
The Plateau State government has announced a three-day mourning period for the victims of the Saint Academy School building collapse that occurred on Friday. From July 13 to July 15, all flags within the state will be flown at half-mast in honor of the victims, according to a statement released by Plateau State Commissioner for…
At least 71 Palestinians have been killed and over 289 injured following an Israeli air strike in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis, Gaza’s health ministry reported. The health ministry stated that the targeted area had been designated as a humanitarian zone by the Israeli military. The Israeli military claimed the strike aimed at senior…
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has mandated the immediate closure of Saint Academy in Busa Buji, Jos, following a tragic building collapse that resulted in the deaths of 22 students and injuries to over 130 others. Governor Mutfwang issued the order on Saturday morning during his visit to the site of the disaster….
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has ordered the immediate closure of Saint Academy in Busa Buji, Jos, following a building collapse. Governor Mutfwang issued the directive during a visit to the collapse site on Saturday morning. He also ordered the arrest of artisanal miners operating near residential areas in the state. During his inspection of…
A section of a two-story residential building in the 2.2 area of Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), collapsed on Saturday morning, trapping several individuals in the debris. The structure, located next to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, was previously known as the Al-Hilal Hotel. Reports indicate that two people…
Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested an 80-year-old man, identified as Pa. Stephen, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Otuokpoti community, Ogbia Local Government Area. The Dise Ogbise Foundation, an advocacy group, and local residents described Pa. Stephen as a serial paedophile. The suspect, reportedly suffering from advanced piles and…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Hon. Olaide Adewale Akinremi, the member representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency of Oyo State. Akinremi, widely known as Jagaban, passed away early Wednesday in Abuja following a brief illness. In a condolence message released by…
A United Nations human rights report has uncovered a mass grave of African migrants at the Libya-Tunisia border. On Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türkon stated that his office is investigating reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border. This follows the discovery of at least 65 migrant…
Residents of Ado-Ekiti are gripped with fear and uncertainty following the tragic shooting of a middle-aged woman by daring gunmen on Saturday morning. The incident took place at a junction near the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti Continuing Education Center, off NTA road, around 7 am. This marks the latest in a series of similar shootings…
The trial of Shafiu Abubakar, the alleged orchestrator of the Kano mosque arson that led to the deaths of 19 worshippers, has been adjourned to July 18 and 19, 2024. The adjournment was necessary due to the police’s failure to update the case diary with the additional names of victims who succumbed to injuries from…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the family of Alhaji Kabir Yusuf, a Radio France International State House correspondent who passed away on Monday. Alhaji Yusuf, a seasoned journalist, previously served as the Federal Capital Territory correspondent for The Triumph Newspaper before joining Radio France Internationale Hausa. He had covered the State House…
A stampede at a religious gathering in India on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people and left numerous others injured, according to officials. The panic erupted as thousands attempted to exit a makeshift tent following an event featuring a local Hindu guru known as Bhole Baba. Authorities suggested that heat and…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the rescue of three individuals trapped in a building collapse at Unity House, Area 11, Garki, on Monday night. In a statement, FCT Police Command spokesperson Josephine Adeh said officers responded swiftly to a distress call, deploying multiple patrol teams to the scene to cordon off…
In an early Monday morning traffic accident, 25 individuals have died and 53 were injured in a crash involving a trailer at the Dangwaro Flyover on the Kano-Zaria Expressway in Kano State. The incident involved 90 people who were traveling in the trailer along with animals, motorcycles, and bags of maize. Last Friday, a similar…
Dr. Barkindo Saidu, the Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed a series of explosions in Gwoza, raising the death toll to 18. In a situation report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Saidu revealed that the fatalities included adult males, females, and children. The first explosion was carried out…
A devastating road accident in Imawa Town, Kura local government area of Kano State, claimed the lives of 14 people and injured several others on Friday, June 27, 2024. The Kano State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, CRC Abdullahi Labaran. The…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the traders who suffered losses in the Karu Market fire in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President expressed deep sadness upon learning about the blaze, which damaged parts of the…
Nick Imudia, the former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, has allegedly taken his own life at his residence in Lekki, Lagos. Reports indicate that Imudia ended his life on the night of Tuesday, June 25, by jumping from his apartment balcony. The report states: “Before jumping, he contacted his US-based brother, providing instructions on how…
The Deputy Comptroller of Finance Administration and Technical Service of the Nigerian Customs Service, Essien Etop Andrew, has died at the National Assembly Clinic in Abuja. Andrew was present as a guest of the Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives for a hearing on the ongoing probe of revenue-generating agencies and government parastatals….
Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto, was killed by bandits while traveling to Kaduna on an official visit. Prior to his death, Professor Saidu served in the Department of Research, Innovation, and Development at the university. In an official statement, the university’s Public Relations Officer confirmed that Professor Saidu…
