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48 passengers, 50 cows killed in Niger tanker fire

Forty-eight persons confirmed dead in the petrol tanker explosion on Sunday were given a mass burial in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the…

Police to probe death of 20-year-old man in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old man allegedly killed by gunmen. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Hundeyin…

Transformer vandal electrocuted in Lagos

An unidentified man has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalise a transformer at a company situated on Awolowo Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Sunday, September…

Two suicide atempts foiled on Third Mainland Bridge

The Lagos State Police Command said a 65-year-old visually impaired man, Ewenla Adetomiwa, was rescued after attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon along the Third Mainland Bridge. PUNCH Online learnt that the incident took place around 2:30…

Son arrested over mother’s death in Delta

A School Proprietress, Mrs Fatima Umukoro, has allegedly been murdered by her son, Emmanuel Umukoro, in Delta state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Mrs Umukoro, the proprietress of His Majesty Group of Schools in Sapele, Delta State, was allegedly killed by…

UPDATED: Niger tanker explosion victims get mass burial

48 persons have been given mass burial after a petrol tanker explosion in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred in the early morning of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a head-on collision with a trailer…

BREAKING: Fuel tanker explosion kills 30 in Niger

No fewer than thirty persons were reportedly killed in a fuel tanker explosion along Agaie-Bida road in Niger State on Sunday morning. It was gathered that the tanker collided with a trailer loaded with cattle heading towards Lagos State from…

Three die in Lagos multiple accidents

No fewer than three people lost their lives, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in multiple accidents along the Maryland axis of Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday. The Head of the Public Affairs Unit of…

Two suspected bandits arrested in Kebbi by vigilantes

Two suspected bandits were arrested at the Janruwa Grazing Reserve in Kanya District of Danko Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The arrests were made by the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), which has been actively patrolling the area. Hussaini…

Nine die in Vietnam landslide

Super Typhoon Yagi ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and triggered landslides in Vietnam, leaving nine people dead as of Sunday, after tearing through southern China and the Philippines. A family of four was killed in a landslide in the…

NSCDC arrests 60-year-old man for alleged high-tension wire theft

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Katsina State Command, has arrested a 60-year old man for allegedly vandalising high-tension electric wire. The command’s spokesman, DSP Buhari Hamisu, disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspect in Katsina. Hamisu…

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