Airplane crashes from sky into a house leaving two dead and four injured

Airplane crashes from sky into a house leaving two dead and four injured

Two women inside a house escaped death when a light aircraft fell from the sky and crashed into the roof of their home in Brazil, killing two others.   Bruno Rodrigues da Rocha, 38, and Leonardo Rodrigues da Rocha, 43, died when their light aircraft plunged into a house in Goiânia, the largest city of the Brazilian…

Elderly man injured by thugs at his polling unit in Lagos as more videos emerge showing voter suppression across Lagos (video)

An elderly man was left with bruises on his face, elbow, and hand after he was attacked by thugs in his polling unit in Lagos State.  The man explained that he was in the queue to vote at his polling unit in Akesan, Oba’s Palace, near Iba, Lagos state, when thugs warned them that anyone…

Photos of children injured as terrorists attack voters in Borno community

Photos of children injured as terrorists attack voters in Borno community

Five persons including children sustained injuries when Boko Haram insurgents fired shots targeting voters from Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.     Gwoza is located approximately 135 kilometres south-east of Maiduguri, the Borno capital.   Borno commissioner of police, CP Abdu Umar, who confirmed the incident in an interview with…

15 injured as hoodlums attack supporters of Osun House of Reps member

15 injured as hoodlums attack supporters of Osun House of Reps member

15 persons were injured on Friday, February 10, by hoodlums who attacked supporters of lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun state in the House of Representatives, Mr. Wole Oke.    Oke said in a statement, that the attack took place shortly after some northerners living within his constituency, visited him and pledged their support…

One armed robber killed, others injured as police foil robbery attack in Gombe

One armed robber killed, others injured as police foil robbery attack in Gombe

  Operatives of the Gombe State Police Command have neutralized one suspected armed robber while others escaped with gun wounds during a gun duel along the Gombe-Bauchi road.    The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, who made this known in a statement on Thursday night, February 9, said the robbers…

42 injured in accident involving a truck and a school bus in Anambra

42 injured in accident involving a truck and a school bus in Anambra

A motor accident which occurred at Umuokpu, along Onitsha-Enugu expressway, Anambra state has left 42 people injured.    The accident which occurred around 11:30am on Tuesday, January 31, involved two vehicles, a tipper and bus with the inscription of a private school.   It was further gathered that fifteen men and twenty-four women sustained varying…

59 confirmed dead and 157 injured in Pakistan mosque bomb blast

59 confirmed dead and 157 injured in Pakistan mosque bomb blast

At least 59 people were killed and 157 others were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, January 30.   The blast occurred at a mosque near police offices in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, not far from the country’s border with Afghanistan.  …

One suspect killed, two residents injured as police foil robbery attack in Abuja

One suspect killed, two residents injured as police foil robbery attack in Abuja

Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have foiled an armed robbery incident and killed one suspect in the Kabusa area of Abuja.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement said the prompt intervention of the police follows a distress call to the Kabusa Police Division about an armed robbery…

Passengers injured as commercial bus upturns along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (video)

Passengers injured as commercial bus upturns along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (video)

Passengers in a commercial bus sustained varying degrees of injuries after the bus upturned.   The accident happened Saturday, Jan. 21, after Arepo bus stop along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.   A video from the scene shows some of the injured passengers lying by the side of the road, waiting for help.   The person filming is…

One shot dead, others injured during Edo PDP rally

One shot dead, others injured during Edo PDP rally

A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in Edo Central Senatorial District took a violent turn as one person was shot dead.  The party’s campaign director Anselm Ojezua confirmed the incident which occurred at Ward 7 in Ewu community, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.  Ojezua who further revealed that many others were injured, said the…

16 PDP supporters die in motor accident in Plateau, many others injured

16 PDP supporters die in motor accident in Plateau, many others injured

About 16 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state, have died in a motor accident.   The accident occurred on Saturday, January 14, at Jwak village, Panyam district of Mangu LGA, after the zonal rally of the party which was held in Pankshin.   Peter Longsan, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) public education officer…

Chinese national killed, others injured as bandits ambush convoy in Zamfara

Chinese national killed, others injured as bandits ambush convoy in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has intensified the manhunt for fleeing armed bandits who killed a Chinese national and injured another.    Two Chinese nationals and their police escort were attacked while on project assessment in Maradun Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, December 21, 2022.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu,…

Five feared dead, others injured as rival cult groups clash in Akwa Ibom

Five feared dead, others injured as rival cult groups clash in Akwa Ibom

No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed and others critically injured in a rival cult clash in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.    The clash said to be between two rival cult groups, Vickings and Mafians, occurred on Tuesday evening, December 13, 2022.   According to witnesses at the Ibom Plaza, the fracas…

Three injured as suspected thugs attack Atiku’s campaign in Gombe

Three injured as suspected thugs attack Atiku’s campaign in Gombe

Supporters of presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar were reportedly attacked during a campaign in Gombe.   The Nation reported that three persons were injured during the attack carried out by Kalare boys who were armed with cutlass, swords, clubs and other dangerous weapons.   It was also gathered that three vehicles damaged after…

Many injured as gunmen in military uniform attack commuters on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Many injured as gunmen in military uniform attack commuters on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday, November 8.   The gunmen, dressed in military uniforms stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus.     According to one of the victims who craved…

Three killed, many injured as suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Benue community

Three killed, many injured as suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Benue community

No fewer than three persons including a woman were killed by suspected Fulani herders at Tse Ikyem in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.   Locals said that the herders invaded the community around 4 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2022, killing the three and injuring several others.   A community leader, Joseph Anawah, who…