News as it breaks
A tragic road accident on Tuesday in Imo State has claimed the lives of 12 people, including four children and eight adults, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The collision occurred when a gas tanker, reportedly marked T 16716 LA and bearing the NUPENG inscription, was allegedly driving…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Republic of Ghana following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two senior cabinet ministers — Honourable Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and Honourable Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed — along with other government…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says there is no fatality, regarding the incident involving a Challenger 601-3R aircraft operated by Mattini Air, as all passengers and crew were safely evacuated. In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, the NSIB explains that further…
Five persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred on Saturday, along the Calabar-Itu highway in Cross River State. The accident which occurred at about 3 p.m. was between a Nissan Caravan with registration number GWB532XY and a Mark Truck with no…
Three traditional rulers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been confirmed dead in an auto crash in the state on Friday. Nine other persons were also said to have been injured in a separate accident on the same day. Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Online that the affected monarchs…
Davido’s Logistics Manager, Isreal Afeare, popularly known as Isreal DMW, has shared news of the end of his marriage to his wife, Sheila, in an Instagram post on Saturday. In his detailed account, Isreal DMW revealed that Sheila left their home on August 8, 2023, despite his substantial support…
The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred on Friday.
The disaster began when an express train running north from India’s tech hub Bengaluru to Kolkata derailed, falling onto the adjacent southbound track.
Road accidents have increased in recent years in Mexico, usually due to high speeds, poor vehicle conditions or driver fatigue.
The force of the crash left a front double-decker passenger carriage lying in a meadow and a second on its side on an embankment, while two carriages remained on the tracks, AFP reporters at the scene said.
