Accident

Death toll in the building collapse along Yar’Adua Drive in Owerri has risen to 15, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The latest casualty figure was given by Mr Evans Ugoh, Head of the Imo/Abia State Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency. He spoke in an interview with a NAN correspondent on […]

Emergency management officials have recovered two more bodies as emergency operations continue at the scene of the Abule-Ado explosion in Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos State.

The Lagos State government has announced N2billion relief fund for the victims of the Abule-Ado explosion in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area. The state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement while addressing journalists at the scene of the explosion on Monday. Sanwo-Olu added that the sum of N250million will be released immediately and urged well-meaning […]

A pipeline exploded in Etekwuru community in Ohaji Egbema local government area of Imo State in the early hours of Tuesday. This was confirmed to Channels Television by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Imo State Command, Chimeziri Lowell. The NSCDC official said the explosion was triggered by […]

Some buildings inside Balogun market, located on Lagos Island are currently on fire. The fire outbreak is reported to have started from Anambra Plaza at Martins area of the market. The inferno, according to eyewitnesses have spread to about five structures and firefighters are currently battling it. Traders are however in a great panic as […]

A middle-aged woman on Tuesday sustained injuries while four others escaped unhurt in a petrol tanker crash along Nnewi-Otolo road, Nnewi, Anambra state. The State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Andrew Kumapayi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, attributed the crash to Speed Limit Violation. He said no death was recorded, adding […]

Properties worth millions of naira were on Sunday destroyed by fire at the popular Ekiosa Market in Benin, Edo State. The fire also gutted a five-storey office complex of the Edo Property Development Agency, located on the Sakponba Road. The market fire, which started around 11am, caught the residents, most of who were still in […]

A fatal road crash has claimed the lives of two commuters in Elegbeka village, along the Owo/Benin expressway, ten kilometres from Ifon, the headquarters of Ose local government area of Ondo state. Channels Television gathered that the crash which occurred around noon involved an Iveco mini tanker with registration number ekp392xa and a Toyota Previa […]

Danger was averted on Monday in the Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos state after a petrol tanker went up in flames following activities of suspected vandals. The fire which was put out by men of the fire service was said to have been caused by the activities of pipeline vandals. According to eyewitness report, the […]