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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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. …
Five persons have died and seven others injured when a mining pit collapsed on them in Rukku community in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred on Saturday, January 28, 2023, when some local miners went to the mining site in the community to mine solid minerals. It was gathered that the…
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…
Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi will miss football action for weeks due to an injury. Ndidi was not included in the matchday squad as the Foxes were held to a 2-2 draw by Brighton & Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. It has now emerged that the Nigeria international…
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…
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…
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…
A Nigerian man has been injured in a traffic accident on Ho Chi Minh Road in Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. The Nigerian identified as Lliyabuba, 39, was driving a car on a section of Ho Chi Minh Road through the province’s Chu Se District at around 8:30 a.m on Monday,…
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,…
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…
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…
A suspected explosive device which detonated at Nayinawa forest area of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, has left a 7-year-old pupil injured. Channels Television reported that the incident which occurred around 9 am on Sunday, November 13, caused panic in the area as residents scampered for safety. While no life was lost in…
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…
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…