Tragedy

10 Persons Killed, Three Others Injured In Fatal R

Saturday, July 5, 2025
A ghastly road crash has claimed the lives of no fewer than 10 people along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Expressway on Friday night. Three other persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. According to reports, the accident occurred when a vehicle conveying the 15 occupants plu ...

Three-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos, Several Occupants Hospitalised

Thursday, July 3, 2025
A three-storey building has collapsed along Adeniji Adele Road at Isale Eko on Lagos Island, injuring some occupants. The building, located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road went down suddenly on early hours of Thursday. ldquo;Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They hav ...

Babcock Final Year Student Commits Suicide After Suspension For Exam Malpractice

Saturday, June 28, 2025
A 400-level Computer Science student at Babcock University in Ogun State, Joshua Lawson, has committed suicide after being suspended for a year by the school management for examination malpractice. It was reported that the 20-year-old Lawson killed himself on Wednesday at their family house in La ...

10 People Feared Dead In Ghastly Road Crash In Oyo

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Ten persons have been feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Oyo State on Tuesday morning. The road crash reportedly involved three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and three articulated vehicles. It was learnt that all the ill-fated vehicles were coming from the Iwo ...

Four Persons Dead As Canoe Capsizes In Kebbi

Friday, June 20, 2025
No fewer than four people have been confirmed dead following a canoe mishap at the Yauri town market river bank in Kebbi State. It was learnt that several other passengers on the canoe were rescued by Red Cross personnel. The incident occurred earlier this week, according by Nafiu Nuhu, the Di ...

Seven Persons Killed As Another Aircraft Crashes In India

Sunday, June 15, 2025
A helicopter has crashed in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, claiming the lives of seven people. The crash reportedly occurred in early hours of Sunday, June 15. Local media reported that the Aryan Aviation Bell 407 helicopter VT-BKA was en route from Kedarnath to Guptkashi, following ...

Five Persons Electrocuted, 13 Injured In Gombe

Saturday, June 14, 2025
No fewer than five persons have died while thirteen others injured following a power surge in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami area of Gombe metropolis in the early hours of Saturday. A statement by Buhari Abdullahi, spokesperson of the Gombe state police command, said the incident was caused by a high-vo ...

London-bound Aircraft With 242 Passengers Onboard Crashes In India

Thursday, June 12, 2025
An aircraft belonging to Air India has crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, western India, on Thursday. It was learnt that the ill-fated plane was carrying about 242 people when the incident occurred. While details of possible fatalities were still sketchy ...

Panic As Fire Engulfs Filling Station, Building In Lagos

Thursday, June 12, 2025
A fuel station at Obawole in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government area of Lagos was engulfed by fire on Wednesday, June 11. The filling station is located at old Akute road, Obawole, Iju Ishaga area of the state. Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ...

Govt-owned Hotel Fence Collapses, Kills Two Workers In Kwara State

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
A section of a fence under reconstruction within the premises of Kwara State-owned hotel has collapsed, killing two construction workers and leaving one other person seriously injured. It was learnt that the workers, who were engaged in the ongoing reconstruction of the iconic state-owned hotel, ...
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