38 injured in Egypt police HQ fire
38 injured in Egypt police HQ fire No fewer than 38 people have been injured in a huge fire that broke out at a police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Monday, before it was put out, according to the health ministry. No fatalities were immediately reported, but the building was fully […]
Five die in Anambra auto crash
Five die in Anambra auto crash Five persons lost their lives in a road accident that occurred at the Odumodu Junction by Nteje, along the Onitsha-Awka Expressway, Anambra State, on Friday. The road crash involved two vehicles, a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus with registration number: XE245AWK and a commercial Daf/Leyland truck with registration number: T-19094LA. […]
Fire incident at Murtala Muhammed International airport under control – FAAN
Fire incident at Murtala Muhammed International airport under control – FAAN The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday said the fire incident that occurred earlier on Wednesday at Murtala Muhammed International airport, Lagos was successfully brought under control. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, FAAN Director of Public […]
Fire guts church in Ilorin
Fire guts church in Ilorin A raging fire, on Sunday evening, engulfed the auditorium and three offices of The Word Assembly Church in Ilorin, Kwara State. The fire which reportedly started in the evening after the Sunday Service consumed the main auditorium and three of the six offices at the headquarters of the church located […]
FRSC confirms death of official in Abuja tow truck accident
FRSC confirms death of official in Abuja tow truck accident The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of its official in an accident that involved a tow truck belonging to the FRSC and a broken-down truck in Abuja. FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement, confirmed that the incident which occurred on […]
One dies, three injured in multiple accidents in Ogun
One dies, three injured in multiple accidents in Ogun One person died, and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in accidents that occurred in different parts of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday and Monday. Punch Metro gathered that the first accident occurred at the Conoil area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while the second accident […]
146 die in Oyo road accidents in 6 months – FRSC
146 die in Oyo road accidents in 6 months – FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Oyo State said 146 persons died in various road traffic crashes in the state between January and June. Mr Joshua Adekanye, state Sector Commander of the corps, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
FCT police command confirm two dead in collapsed building incident, says 20 persons have been rescued
FCT police command confirm two dead in collapsed building incident, says 20 persons have been rescued The FCT police command has confirmed two dead in the two-storey building that collapsed along Lagos Street, by Nsukka Street junction, Garki, Abuja, in the early hours of today, August 24. A statement released by the spokesperson of the […]
Final year ESUT student found dead in her room as male friend reportedly battles for life
Final year ESUT student found dead in her room as male friend reportedly battles for life A final-year student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Mbah Ezinne, has been found dead in her room. The lifeless body of the Department of Anatomy student was found in her apartment on July 31, 2023, […]
NAF Helicopter On Evacuation Mission Crashes In Niger State
NAF Helicopter On Evacuation Mission Crashes In Niger State A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday near Chukuba Village in Niger State. The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement, said the aircraft crashed in a village in Shiroro […]