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Road Accidents: Over 40,000 People Die Annually In Nigeria – FRSC.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says over 40,000 people die annually from road traffic crashes in Nigeria.The Corps Marshal of FRSC, Dauda Biu, said...
Maulud Accident: Tinubu Orders FRSC on Improved Highway Monitoring
President Tinubu orders the Federal Road Safety Corps, to improve highway monitoring and reduce number of road accidents.The marching order comes following the death...
Niger Boat Accident: Over 150 Persons Rescued Alive.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA has said over 150 persons have been rescued alive so far following a boat mishap in Gabjibo community...
Abuja: Five Rescued As Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway.
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft has suffered a tyre burst causing it to skid the Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in...
Katsina: Scores Injured In Gas Explosion.
Scores were reportedly injured following a suspected gas explosion that rocked Magama Jibia town of Katsina State on friday.Newsmen gathered that the explosion caused...
Brazil: Cyclone Leaves 13 Dead, Many Missing.
At least 13 people were killed and many were missing after a cyclone tore through southern Brazil.The government of Rio Grande do Sul state,...
Rivers: Explosion Rocks APP Secretariat, Police Launch Probe.
An explosive device has been detonated at the secretariat of the Action People’s Party, APP, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The explosion which reportedly occurred...
South Africa: Girl, 8, Only Survivor As 45 Killed In Bus...
Forty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged off a bridge into a ravine.The South African public broadcaster...
Ondo: Black Sunday As Explosion Claims 15 Fuel Scoopers.
The commercial town of Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Sunday evening struck by tragedy as a tanker explosion claimed...
Sweltering Heatwave: Nearly 100 Die In India’s Two Most Populous States.
At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, with swaths of the country reeling from...
34 Dead In Two Bus Accidents In Pakistan.
Rescue officials say least 34 people have killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today Sunday, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying...
Diphtheria: Death Toll Rises To 17 In Kaduna
The death toll from the diphtheria outbreak in Kaduna State has risen to 17 with 68 suspected cases identified across the state as of...
China: Mining Accident Kills Seven.
A mining accident in southwest China has killed seven people and left one other trapped, according to the state media.The State broadcaster CCTV said...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Not Helicopter Crashed – Air Force
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has crashed in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Locals had earlier...
Train Collision: One Dead, 15 Injured In London.
Two passenger trains collided in Wales, killing a man and injuring 15 people, transport police said Tuesday.The low-speed crash on Monday evening happened near...
Kenya Cult Massacre: Bodies Of Victims Released.
The authorities in Kenya have begun releasing the remains of some of those who died in a cult which allegedly encouraged them to starve...
Peter Obi Visits Victims In Kano Mosque Explosion.
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi has visited victims of the Kano mosque attack receiving treatment at the Murtala Mohammed...
Tinubu Sympathizes With Victims Of Gas Explosion.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun...
Kano Inferno: Fire Incidents Claim Over N132m Property.
The Kano State Fire Service has reported that property worth over N132,450,000 was destroyed in various fire outbreaks across the state in November 2024....
Lagos: Dana Air Plane Crash-Lands.
A Dana Air aircraft flying from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday morning, veered off the runway while landing at the Murtala Mohammed airport in...
