Late Night Fire Razes Shops At Ajegunle Plank Market
Traders of the plank section of the boundary market, at the Ajegunle area of Lagos were still counting their loses as fire gutted parts of the market. The Lagos State…
Many injured as gas explodes in Iju, Lagos
Many people were injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Iju Ishaga, Lagos State on Thursday. It was learnt that many vehicles were also burnt. The PUNCH also gathered…
Many dead in Kogi fire tragedy
…..Buhari mourns No fewer than 30 persons have been reported dead In The Kogi Fire Disaster That Resulted From The Fuel Tanker that lost control, rammed into vehicles and exploded…
2 petrol tankers, buildings razed in Rivers fire incidents
Two petrol tankers loaded with petroleum products have been razed by fire at Rumuolumeni area of Port Harcourt. The two tankers cut fire on different occasions Erico area of Rumuolumeni…
8 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Eight persons were on Saturday night burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of the Federal…
Erosion: Fear grips trinity layout residents in Owerri
Residents of Trinity Road Layout and its environs in Owerri North Council of Imo State, under the aegis, Trinity Neighbourhood Association, are living in palpable fear of erosion in the…
36 persons feared dead as bus plunges into Akaeze river in Ebonyi
…5 persons have been rescued so far – Police No fewer than 36 persons have been feared dead, following an accident that occurred at Akaeze Development Centre in Ivo Local…
Flood sacks 70 communities, displaces 50,000 in Kogi
Flash floods from River Niger have submerged over 70 communities and displaced over 50,000 people from their houses in different parts of Kogi State. Residents of some of the communities…
Auto Accidents Claim 13 Lives in Kwara State
Two separate motor accidents along Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa highway reportedly claimed the lives of 13 persons. Eight survivors of the accidents are said to be receiving treatment at private hospitals in Bode…
Abia Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To Four As Rescue Efforts Continue
……..Gov. Ikpeazu suspends executive secretary over building collapse Four people have been confirmed dead following a building collapse at the Nnamdi Azikiwe road in Aba, the commercial centre of Abia…
Blind Association moves against street begging in Adamawa
Adamawa Chapter of Nigeria Association of the Blind, says it is working plans to discourage streets begging among its members in the state. Comrade Bitrus Richard, the state chairman of…
Protest in Osogbo over killing of youth
There was panic in Osogbo Tuesday evening as youths armed with sticks protested the alleged death of one of them . They attacked people in some parts of the town…
438 COVID-19 active cases yet to turn up for treatment
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 438 active cases of COVID-19 in Lagos communities were yet to turn up for treatment in the state’s COVID-19 care…
Bauchi floods kill 16, destroy 2,000 houses – Official
No fewer than 16 persons have been killed and over 2, 000 houses destroyed by floods in Bauchi State since the beginning of 2020. Checks by our correspondent revealed that…
Card Readers Destroyed As Fire Guts Ondo INEC Head Office
Several card readers were damaged as fire gutted the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, Thursday. Men of the Fire Service are on the ground…





















