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Another accident on Monday occurred near the Karu bridge, along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway. The accident, the third in two months along the same route, is reported to have involved a trailer and a vehicle conveying sachet water. The number of possible casualties is currently unknown. READ ALSO:One rescued, others trapped as building collapses in Lagos(WATCH […] More

A Storey building located at Idi-Araba in the Mushin area of Lagos State has collapsed, trapping an unspecified number of people beneath the debris. PUNCH Online learnt that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Shakiru Amodu, said one person had been rescued […] More

A deeply troubling situation has emerged as 15 students who were on their way to write their rescheduled JAMB exam have reportedly gone missing. The students, who traveled from Onitsha to their exam center in Okigwe, Imo State, have not been seen or heard from since their departure. The incident came to light after it […] More

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail early Friday morning after navigating through a hole behind a toilet, prompting a manhunt and raising serious concerns about security breaches and possible internal assistance. Authorities from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the escape began at around 12:22am when the inmates tampered with a cell door. […] More

Princess Opeyemi Bright has been sworn in as the youngest Mayor in the United Kingdom. At just 29 years old, Princess Bright now holds the prestigious title of First Citizen of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, following her inauguration on Friday, May 16, 2025. Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, her election […] More

Ibadan was thrown into mourning late this afternoon as a horrific accident claimed the life of an elderly market woman and left several others battling for survival. The tragic incident occurred around 4:00 PM on the Agbowo-Ojoo expressway, near the infamous blue container close to the repodun area and the Agbowo Express Police Station. According […] More

A 43-year-old woman simply identified as Gift has been arrested by the Rivers State police command for allegedly biting off the tip of her lover’s penis during a domestic dispute in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt. The sad incident, which occurred on Thursday, sent shockwaves across the heavily crowded Bishop Okoye Street […] More

At least five persons were injured on Friday following an explosion at the cooking gas section of the Nobpet fuelling station, opposite the Air Force junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire, which gutted the entire gas section, also spread to destroy over eight vehicles parked near the neighbouring Ebonyi State Transport Corporation office. […] More

The Kwara State Government has unveiled a 70-meter flagpole, describing it as the tallest in the West African region to make a bold declaration of identity and pride. The State Commissioner for Works, Abdulquawiy Olododo, disclosed in a statement on Friday that the erected towering structure with the Nigerian flag attached to it stands as […] More

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the abduction and trafficking of a new-born child, following an extensive investigation led by the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID. The case was reported on May 5, 2025, at the Ajah Police Division by a man who raised concerns over the sudden disappearance […] More

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 34-year-old man, Femi James, in a correctional facility for allegedly raping three sisters and one other. James, whose address was not provided, was charged with rape. The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction. […] More