Tragedy

Father Of 2 Electrocuted On High Electric Pole In

Saturday, May 18, 2024
A father of two children, simply identified as Amas, has reportedly lost his life on Friday on a high-tension pole. It was learnt that he was electrocuted in Ekeki Police Station, Azikoro Road, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. According to reports, Amas, a non-staff of the Power Holding ...

18 Passengers Feared Dead As Trailer Crushes Commercial Bus In Abia

Thursday, May 16, 2024
No fewer than 18 passengers have reportedly died on Thursday morning after a trailer and a fully loaded commercial bus collided on the Port Harcourt-Enugu highway between Umuahia and Enugu. It was learnt that the accident happened at a police checkpoint in the vicinity of Lokpanta in Abia State. ...

Two Persons Burnt Beyond Recognition In Lagos Tanker Fire Accident

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Two persons have reportedly been confirmed dead in a tanker fire accident in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The Director/CEO of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service Margaret Adeseye said the agency received a distress call late Friday about the tanker accident at the Ijesha end of the Cele ...

Three Persons Confirmed Dead As Gas Explosion Hits Lagos

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
No fewer than three persons have reportedly died in a gas explosion at Abule Pan, Lekki-Epe Expressway, in Ibeju Lekki Local Government area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the incident happened around 3:34pm on Tuesday as a 50kg Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cylinder exploded at the frontage of ...

Lady Drinks Sniper, Dies In Delta

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
A 34-year-old lady simply identified as Blessing has reportedly drank substances suspected to be Sniper, highly potent insecticides; thereby killing herself in Warri, Delta State. While details of why she killed herself were still sketchy at the time of this report, a friend of the deceased, simp ...

Many Feared Dead As Fresh Tanker Explosion Hits Delta

Friday, May 3, 2024
No fewer than five persons have reportedly feared dead after a fuel tanker fell and exploded along the Warri-Sapele road in Delta State. It was learnt that the fuel tanker fell and exploded on Friday morning near Ometan junction, along the dilapidated ever-busy Warri-Sapele road. According to ...

Tragedy As Sixteen Passengers Burnt Beyond Recognition In Enugu Fatal Accident

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
No fewer than sixteen passengers were burnt beyond recognition in a fatal road accident that occurred along Enugu-Egwegbe-Nsukka road in Enugu State. The accident occurred Tuesday around 5:20pm, and involved an 18-seater white-coloured Toyota hummer bus with a Bauchi State commercial registration ...

2 College Students Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Kano

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Two students of Audu Bako College Of Agriculture near Danbatta were feared dead as a boat mishap occured in the middle of Thomas Dam in Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State. One of the students, Abubakar Salisu, was, however, rescued, while the search for the remaining students continued. ...

19 Lives Perish, One Injured As Two Vehicles Collide, Burst Into Flames In KogiĀ 

Sunday, April 28, 2024
An auto crash at the Okene bypass on the Okene-Lokoja highway in Kogi State has tragically claimed 19 lives on Sunday. Following the crash, it was learnt that the vehicles burst into flames, making recovery efforts more difficult for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). A statement by the FRS ...

Five Dead, 70 Cars Burnt As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Rivers

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Five people have been confirmed dead and over 70 cars burnt when a tanker exploded at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State on Friday night. An eyewitness who gave his name as Baridi said the incident followed a petrol-laden tanker which collided with a heavy-duty truck, spillin ...
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