Accident

Tragedy struck in Nasarawa on Monday when a trailer crushed 11 persons to death and injured many in Lafia-Akwanga road in the state. Channels Television leant that the trailer had a brake failure at Endehu hill along the higway popularly known as “Many have gone.” The accident which happened Sunday morning, involved a trailer loaded […]

Two BRT buses were involved in a head-on collision on Monday morning at Asolo, Ikorodu road in Lagos. This was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) via their official Twitter handle. The accident which occurred on the BRT corridor resulted in traffic gridlock as onlookers flooded the scene of the crash. Although […]

Three persons have died in a boat accident which occurred on the River Kaduna at Wuya village, along Bida-Mokwa road. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency confirmed that the incident occurred around 12:00 pm on Friday, however, the agency only received the news on Saturday morning. According to the NEMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Ibrahim […]

Several persons were injured on Tuesday after a trailer collided with a BRT vehicle in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed this via Twitter. According to the agency, the fatal accident occurred when the trailer going inwards Ikorodu, skidded off the main carriageway and collided with the […]

A soldier identified as R. A. Nata’Ala was crushed to death on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The incident was said to have occurred when a heavily loaded truck lost control around Iyana Mortuary area of the metropolis. Channels Television gathered that the truck marked JJJ 833 XW and laden with stone granite, was […]

A three storey building has collapsed at Butcher Lane in Dilimi area of Jos, Plateau state. As of the time of filing this report, rescue operations were ongoing. Authorities say an unidentified number of persons are trapped in the rubble. It remains uncertain how many persons were killed in the incident, however, some of those […]

Fierce storms have killed six tourists and injured dozens of people in northern Greece, authorities said on Thursday. Strong winds and hail on Wednesday evening tore into the beachfront of Halkidiki region, one of Greece’s most popular tourist areas, terrifying thousands of holidaymakers caught in the open. “For five minutes it was hellish,” said Haris […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families over the death of 19 passengers whose vehicles collided at Dinyar Madiga in Kano State during the weekend. The President while expressing his profound shock said he received the news “with deep grief and empathy for the families of the unfortunate victims of the accident.” In a statement by […]

Kano State Fire Service says fire destroyed 77 temporary shops at KasuwarKurmi Market in Kano. Spokesman of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed told journalist in Kano that 70 of the shops were razed down completely. Mohammed said that 70 of the shops were completely razed down while seven shops were saved due to […]