News as it breaks
A fire outbreak has occurred at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate in the Mile 2 area of Lagos State, prompting an emergency response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. Confirming the incident on Saturday, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye,…
A young woman identified as Esther has reportedly died after visiting her boyfriend in the Dei-Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, sparking an ongoing police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. A resident of the area, identified as Dauda, told journalists that Esther had left…
Residents of Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have apprehended a 40-year-old man over allegations of sexually abusing his 12-year-old stepdaughter, triggering outrage across the area. According to community sources, the minor was rushed to the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital after residents discovered she…
A devastating fire razed a one-storey shopping complex at 1, Amore Street, Ajegunle Boundary, Lagos, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The shops, primarily used for clothing storage and sales, were completely engulfed by flames. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed that the…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern Region, Rev. Joseph Hayab, has criticised security agencies for initially denying the reported abduction of worshippers in Kaduna State, describing their response as disappointing and damaging to public trust. Rev Hayab spoke hours after the Nigeria Police…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that an abduction incident occurred in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days of uncertainty and conflicting reports. In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the police acknowledged that the incident, which caused…
The father of the prime suspect arrested over the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Kano has urged authorities to execute his son instead of keeping him in custody at public expense. Mallam Auwal, father of the suspect identified as Umar, made the call during…
At least 13 schoolchildren were killed after a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, South African police have confirmed. The crash occurred about 60 kilometres south of the country’s economic hub, in an area known for heavy industrial traffic. According to…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 40 terrorists in coordinated air strikes in Azir and Musarram, Borno State, effectively thwarting planned attacks on civilian communities. In a statement on Sunday, NAF Spokesman Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said the precision strikes were executed by aircraft operating under the…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano. The victims, identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her children — Maimuna (17), Aisha (16), Bashir (13), Abubakar (10), Faruk (7),…
