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Flood kills 3, displaces 495 families in Kano State
THE Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says flood has killed three persons and displaced 495 families in Ajingi Local […]
Stored petrol aided spread of fire at Bodija Market- Fire Service
THE Oyo State Fire Service says the Monday morning fire incident at the Bodija Market in Ibadan, was aided by […]
Building collapses in Lagos community, kills owner
A two-storey building under construction in a Lagos community collapsed on Tuesday, killing its owner, identified as…
Fire guts Ebeano Supermarket in Abuja
THE popular Prince Ebeano Supermarket at Lokogoma district in Abuja was on fire late on Saturday.…
Another tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway – FRSC
THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a number of vehicles have been destroyed in a tanker explosion at Ogere on the Lagos…
Flood: Okowa appeals to Warri/Effurun residents for patience
GOV. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has appealed to the residents of Warri, Effurun and environs to be patient owing to the flooding…
LPG tanker explosion: Lagos govt begins investigation
THE Lagos State Government says it has begun investigation to ascertain the cause of Thursday’s gas explosion incident in…
Tanker explodes in Ikeja, injures 13, razes 25 vehicles
A GAS tanker explosion in the Ikeja area of Lagos on Thursday night has destroyed about 25 vehicles with about […]
Fire guts Ladipo spareparts market
Sunday, May 30, must be very sad day for many traders at the Ladipo auto spare parts market in Lagos. […]
Chief of army staff, 7 others die in plane crash
Attahiru Ibrahim, chief of army staff, has died in a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft which crashed at the Kaduna International […]
11 die in early morning auto crash in Kwara
FRSC in Kwara says 11 persons were killed in a dawn accident on the outskirts of Ilorin on Saturday.…
NEMA, SEMA carry out assessment of windstorm menace at Aguleri
THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, have jointly carried out a…
Fire renders 40 homeless in llorin
NO fewer than 40 members of different families were rendered homeless on Monday in a fire outbreak that occurred at…
Fire guts popular Ibadan auto spare parts market — eyewitness
AN early morning fire, on Saturday, razed the popular auto spare parts market at Agodi-Gate, Ibadan, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Family of 6 killed in Ho Chi Minh City house fire
SIX family members, including a two-month-old child, died after a blaze engulfed a house in Vietnam’s southern metropolis…
Trailer crushes 3 to death on motorcycle in Ogun
THREE persons were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle around Abiola way closer…
Minister instructs NEMA to support victims of Katsina, Zamfara market fires
HAJIYA Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has instructed the…
Fire destroys shops, property worth billions of Naira at Katsina Central Market
HUNDREDS of shops were burnt to ashes following a fire outbreak at Katsina Central Market on Monday, the News Agency of…
Kebbi: Forum distributes 100 bags of grains worth N2m to flood victims
A socio-political group, Kebbi Development Forum (KDF) has distributed 100 bags of grains worth N2 million to the 2020 flood…
Govt pledges support to victims of rainstorm, fire in Ekiti
THE Ekiti government has pledged to assist victims of rainstorms that displaced about 1,000 residents and fire incidents that…
Video: A year after Abule Ado explosion, victims struggle to move on
SUNDAY, March 14, 2020 would remain a black day for the residents of Ado Soba in Abule Ado community of Amuwo Odofin…
10 killed in Plane Crash
Ten people were killed in a commercial plane crash in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on Tuesday evening, a senior government […]
Senate President, Rep. Committee condole with families of victims of Abuja air crash
PRESIDENT of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has expressed shock over the crash of a Nigerian military aircraft in Abuja on Sunday.
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N/Zealand marks a decade since deadly Christchurch quakes
FLAGS at New Zealand’s parliament and local public buildings were flying at half-mast on Monday, to mark a decade since the deadly…
NAF announces names of victims of crashed Beechcraft KingAir B350i
THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the names of those who lost their lives in its crashed plane on Sunday…
Humanitarian Minister mourns victims of NAF plane crash
HAJIYA Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has expressed deep…
Plane Crash: Buhari condoles with NAF, victims’ families, orders investigation
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft…
Fire destroys female hostel in Offa Grammar School
THE Kwara Fire Service says fire has destroyed a female hostel in Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government of the state.…
Minister commiserates with families of 6 children killed in explosion in Zamfara
HAJIYAH Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has commiserated with…
Eight warehouses, shanties razed in Lagos
AN inferno swept through Iddo/Otto in Ebute Meta, Lagos Mainland Local Government, destroying eight warehouses and…
Four kids, two others injured in Anambra crash
SIX persons, including four children were injured in an accident in Nteje area of Anambra State.…
10 killed, 9 missing as landslide buries houses in Indonesia
NO fewer than 10 people were killed while nine are still missing after a landslide slammed into houses overnight in Indonesia’s East…
Panic as BRT bus bursts into flames in Lagos
PASSENGERS scampered for safety as a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus conveying 45 persons suddenly caught fire on Monday close…
NEMA’s DG restates commitment to boost staff capacity
RETIRED Air vice Marshal Muhammadu Muhammed, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has restated…
Festac Town market fire: Traders rebuild from scratch, call for assistance
SOME traders whose shops were burnt at Abibatu Mogaji Market at Agboju in Festac Town have called on Lagos State […]