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Trending News: RULAAC slams DSS over alleged abduction of Sowore inside courtroomCourt remands Sowore in Kuje prisonGunmen kill 18 in fresh Plateau attacksWe’re ready for talks or war with govt – TurjiUK PM Keir Starmer resignsS’Korea ex-justice minister jailed 25 years over martial law disasterBello Turji’s fighters undergoing weapons training in Sokoto – ReportINEC Declares APC’s Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Gov ElectionIran Closes Hormuz Again Over Israel Renewed Strikes On LebanonSix dead, many stranded after multi-vehicle crash on Lagos-Ibadan expresswaySwitzerland says US, Iran peace talks postponedNDC disowns candidates’ list circulating on social mediaM-East war: US lifts Iranian ports’ blockade as deal comes into forceOkpebholo Threatens To Sign Death Warrants For CriminalsBanditry, farmer-herder clashes worsening poverty in North — StudyCritics Of Iran Deal Are ‘Fools’, Says TrumpNursing student found dead in Anambra apartment, landlord arrestedTwo Nigerians detained in Libya over social media postsUAE Announces Social Media Ban For Under-15sOil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen HormuzGunfire Erupts Near Niger’s Capital AirportSoldier kills’ driver transporting diesel on Ondo highwayTAKE A LOOK: What’s inside the US-Iran peace dealOkpebholo Accuses Some Edo Residents Of Collaborating With CriminalsMan sentenced to death for raping minor in CalabarNBC Loses As Appeal Court Upholds Ban On Broadcast FinesJUST IN: London court acquits Diezani of bribery chargesPolice arrest two over killing of 33-year-old woman in AnambraFACT-CHECK: How AI-generated image was used to depict false story of arrested kidnappers in Abia Nine killed, 11 injured in attack on Kaduna communityUK-based Nigerian who tried to rape drunk woman jailed five years, to be deportedPolice: How newborn was sold for N2.5m in Lagos hospitalCourt sentences man to death for kidnapping, killing his neighbour in KogiThree police officers killed as IED explodes on Zamfara roadFUOYE 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Akinnola, 48 others NigeriansBandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warnsCBN bans linked financial entities from extending loans to each otherPapiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years ImprisonmentJune 12: FG Declares Friday Public HolidayTrump Cancels Scheduled Bombings Against IranSenate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTokTrump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonightUS to track health data, increase surveillance under $2bn deal with NigeriaN210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrantReps pass state police billAgbedi emerges Reps minority leaderGunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau communityXenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosionPolice detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti communityAircraft crew detained after landing on 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Tue. Jun 23rd, 2026

Roof collapse kills 8, injures 20 at wedding ceremony

Eight people died while 20 others injured as roof collapsed at a wedding ceremony on Wednesday in Pakistan’s northwest Kurram Tribal District, local media reported.

According to the reports, the roof collapsed at the wedding ceremony in Pewar area of Parachinar Region of Kurram, a tribal district in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The deceased include six women and two children.

Local people and rescuers pulled out the bodies and the injured from the rubbles and took them to the District Headquarter Hospital of Parachinar.

A hospital official told the media that several people suffered serious injuries and they were under treatment.

The official added that the majority of the wounded people were women and children who were inside two different rooms when the roof collapsed. (Xinhua/NAN

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