A yet-to-be-identified woman lost her life on Saturday when a Mack container-laden truck crashed under the bridge in Ogudu, inbound Ojota area of Lagos State. The container on the truck was said to have fallen off and trapped three victims, including the woman who reportedly died on the spot. It was learnt that two men
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A building at No 44, Adebayo Street off Ile-Ile, Ketu Alapere, behind Polaris Bank in Lagos State was engulfed by fire Thursday evening. It was gathered that the fire started around 4pm in the building, which is opposite Delta Crown. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained as of the time of filing
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A building in South Campus of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State was late Wednesday razed down by the fire. The Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Sola Lawal, in a chat on Thursday told our correspondent that the cause of the fire was not yet known. Lawal also said the building was a female
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Seven buildings on Martins and Sunny Adewale Streets in the Balogun Market area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, were on Wednesday, razed by fire. It was learnt that the fire started around 8.30am from a four-storey building located at No. 35/37, Martins Street, and quickly spread to the adjoining buildings. Most of the razed buildings
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Report from Lagos indicates that the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island is currently on fire. According to an eyewitness the fire started from the building opposite Oluwole Car Park on Martins Street. Details of the fire incident are still sketchy. More details coming…
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Fire gutted a four-storey building near St. Albert Catholic Church, Odume Layout, Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State was on Monday. According to an eyewitness, the fire could have been caused by some combustible materials in a shop in the area. The eye witness said, “It is an uncompleted building
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The US Defense Department confirmed Monday that a military jet crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan but rejected Taliban suggestions that it was shot down. Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A, a type of jet used as an airborne communications node in
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A sad report from Bauchi indicates that tragedy struck in Gwallameji, a student community in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, when a man, identified simply as Solomon, allegedly stabbed one Patience Zakariya to death. The deceased, who was a National Diploma graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, was allegedly stabbed to death by Solomon, whom
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Residents and traders were thrown into panic on Saturday when a mysterious fire broke out at the Amu timber market in the Olorunshogo area of Mushin, Lagos State. The fire, which started around 1am is still raging as of the time of filing this report. The Acting Head, Lagos State Fore Service, Margaret Adeseye, who
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No fewer than 17 persons were killed in an accident on Mai’adua-Shargalle Road in Mashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is according to a statement issued by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, on Monday. Isah said the accident, which involved an articulated vehicle with registration number XE 611 KTN,
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Tragedy struck in Lagos as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and a commercial bus driver sent a bike-hailing service rider, John Abanna, to an early grave. Abanna was knocked down by the bus at Apogbon, Lagos Island, while the LASTMA official was reportedly dragging the steering wheel with the Danfo
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Report reaching Fox Channel indicates that a female hostel at the Loretto Special Science School, Adazi Nnukwu, in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra state is currently on fire. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the inferno said there were no casualties, but that the one-storey building hostel was badly burnt before the arrival of
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A two-storey building has collapsed around Agarawu area of Lagos Island, Lagos State. This was just as an uncompleted three-storey building, on Friday, earlier collapsed at 12 Alasepe Street, off Community Road, Ago Palace Way, Okota in Lagos State. While rescue operation was still ongoing at the scene of the building collapse at Alasepe Street
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The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra Command, on Friday, said no casualty was recorded when a petrol tanker burnt at Upper Iweka in Onitsha. The state Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol with no registration number, caught fire about 2:30 am
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In Lagos, an uncompleted three-storey building, on Friday, collapsed at 12 Alasepe Street, off Community Road, Ago Palace Way, Okota. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said a yet-to-be-identified man is trapped under the rubble, adding that a rescue operation is ongoing. He stated that the impact
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