One person has been reportedly killed while many persons were injured in a road accident that occurred on Saturday at the Oloko area in the Akoko North – East Local Government Area of Ondo State . According to an eyewitness , the accident involved a Toyota Primera car with registration number ANG 35 BV car
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An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, whose name could not be ascertained, has reportedly died in a road accident in Osun state, Thursday. It was gathered that the accident involved a White Nissan Primera car with registration number AE 365 GBK and a Toyota Hilux with registration number AO1585RS, belonging to the
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Seventy-seven occupants of a 20-room building, including 48 children have escaped death after a building collapsed in Ajegunle, a Lagos slum community. The storey building located at 26, Afolabi Alasia Street, Gaskiya Road in Ijora Badia, was said to have been physically defective. Sources said the structure had visible cracks and showed signs of deterioration
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The Enugu state police command has begun an investigation into the demise of a 32-year-old woman, Ifeoma Nwachukwu, and her two-year-old daughter, Chimuanya Nwachukwu. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Ndukwe Daniel, says late Ifeoma and her daughter went to bed on September 3 and by the next day, September
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A football player in Osun State , identified only as Damilola , has passed on after he slumped during a football match in the Ido area of the state .According to an eyewitness , Damilola slumped while playing for his club, Premier Football Club Ofatedo, on Monday . Our correspondent also learnt that immediately the
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A family of six has lost their lives after a building collapsed at Yaldu in Kebbi State. According to online reports, a man, his wife, and their four children have been killed in a tragic incident, as the building they reside in, collapsed at Yaldu in Arewa Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The building came
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The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra State said it has recovered from the rubble of the vehicle that went up in flames along Ihiala- Onitsha road, Anambra State. The vehicle reportedly summersaulted severally following tyre burst, leaving the entire passengers burnt to death. The Ag. Public Education Officer, Kamal Musa disclosed this in a
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An early morning inferno on Sunday at the Bayelsa Mechanic Village destroyed eight parked vehicles and 10 shops, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It was gathered that the fire incident started at about 3.00 am on Sunday but was put out by men of the fire service who responded to a distress call. Mr
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A tanker loaded with petrol has exploded after colliding with a trailer engulfing houses, cars and properties in Niger. The incident occurred around 11pm on Sunday. As at Monday morning, details of the losses were yet to be ascertained. It was gathered that the trailer and tanker collided causing the trailer to fall down and
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A 37-year old man has been electrocuted to death after he tried switching from a generating set to electricity power while watching TV in Sapele, Delta State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday afternoon, at about 1:35 pm along Oleh road in the timber town.According to an eye witness William Madu (the
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Many passengers were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicle went into flames along Ihiala- Onitsha road, Anambra State. The accident which involved a commercial bus was reportedly caused by over-speeding. The vehicle was said to have summersaulted severally following tyre burst, leaving the entire passengers burnt to death. Confirming the incident, Ag. Sector Public Education
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Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said on Sunday that many passengers were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicle went into flames on the Ihiala/Onitsha road in Anambra State. Kumapayi said that they were yet to know the actual number of people that died in the accident
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Two persons lost their lives while four women sustained varying degrees of injury in separate auto crashes in Anambra state. A woman reportedly died in the crash that occurred along Asaba- Onitsha road, while a man died in the crash recorded opposite Peg filling Station, Enugu-Ukwu, along Onitsha-Awka Old road. Confirming both crashes, Ag. Sector
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The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed four persons killed and over 5,200 houses destroyed due to flooding in Rogo and Danbatta Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Sale Jili, Executive Secretary of the Agency, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano.
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A nine-year-old girl has lost her life after her mother applied a pesticide, Sniper, on her hair to kill lice in Rivers state. Dr Gloria Nwosu, a paediatrician at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, disclosed this to newsmen at a press conference on Thursday, September 3. She said the woman followed the advice of
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