Truck crushes 10 to death after break failure in Ondo

It was a black Saturday in Ondo State, as a truck crushed 10 traders to death at a market in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.…

12 dead, 400 wounded in Turkey earthquake

Twelve people have now been reported killed in Turkey after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake brought buildings crashing down and setting off…

Soldiers allegedly kill 4 youths, dump body inside pond in Jos

Gwafan village in Jos North local government area which hosts the residence of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been thrown into mourning following last…

Truck Crushes Woman In Front Of Father’s Hotel In Ogun

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said that a truck crushed a middle-aged woman at Onihale area, near Owode-Ijako, Ogun on Thursday. The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of…

Auto crash claims seven lives in Jigawa

At least seven persons were killed on Thursday following a fatal motor accident in Jigawa State, the police have said. The police spokesperson in Jigawa, Audu Jinjiri, in a statement,…

Lagos Police arrest fleeing Sergeant Aiwansone who shot girlfriend Eze

The Lagos State Police command has arrested the fleeing Sergeant Eze Aiwansone, attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 16, Ikeja, for the shooting of his girlfriend, Joy Eze.…

21 die in Enugu auto crash

No fewer than 21 persons, including schoolchildren, have been crushed to death in Agwu, Enugu State, on their way from school. The pupils were of the Presentation Nursery and Primary…

16 killed in Senegal road crash

Sixteen people were killed and 15 injured Thursday when a bus collided with a refrigerated lorry in western Senegal , emergency services said . Nine women were among the fatalities…

Police: Hoodlums beheaded an officer and burnt him in Anambra

A police officer was on Thursday beheaded and burnt by hoodlums during an attack on police stations in Nnewi, Anambra state. Haruna Mohammed, the state police spokesperson, in a statement,…

Mother Arrested In Austria For Killing Three Daughters

A mother confessed Saturday to killing her three young daughters in an apartment in Vienna, Austrian police said, without giving a motive. The 31-year-old called the emergency services in the…

3 children of police inspectors drown in Akwa-Ibom

Akwa Ibom Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the drowning of three children of police officers in a pool of water at Eket barracks. Speaking to newsmen, SP Odiko Macdon, Police…

Four Girls Drown In Jigawa

The police in Jigawa State, on Tuesday, said it had recovered the bodies of three girls that drowned in a stream while crossing to farm in a community in Gwaram…

Guest killed, groom legs crushed in Kwara crash

A guest who came for a wedding and the groom were crushed on Sunday by a truck in an accident on Ibrahim Taiwo Road , Ilorin, Kwara State . While…

Court sentences Rivers serial killer David-West to death by hanging

After about six months of trial , a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital, on Friday, sentenced Gracious David- West, a serial killer , to…

Tenant kills Anambra landlord over allegation of womanising

A 21- year -old tenant , Onyemachi Mmaju , has allegedly killed his landlord , Nonso Oyiboka , in Ogidi , in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State .…