Category: Disaster
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LAGOS ISLAND HIGH-RISE BLAZE CONTAINED – 7 INJURED, NO FATALITIES
A massive fire tore through the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Lagos Island Wednesday, injuring seven men with burns and five others (three men, two women) from smoke inhalation – but LASEMA heroes contained the inferno before it could claim lives. Perm Sec Dr. Oke-Osanyitolu confirmed first aid stabilized the smoke victims on-site for…
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PM VOWS IRON-FIST HATE LAWS AFTER SYDNEY JEWISH FESTIVAL BLOODBATH
Aussie PM Anthony Albanese owned up to gaps in fighting anti-Semitism Thursday in Canberra, slamming down tough new laws post-Sydney’s horrific Hanukkah terror shootout that killed 15 mostly Jewish revelers at Bondi Beach—vowing to crush hate-spreaders, radicals and immigration dodgers fueling division. Days after two IS-linked gunmen—one shot dead, the other 24-year-old nabbed with explosives,…
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SYDNEY BONDI BEACH HORROR: FATHER-SON DUO SLAYS 15 AT JEWISH HANUKKAH EVENT
A father-son pair unleashed hell at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Sunday evening, gunning down 15 at a crowded Hanukkah celebration in Australia’s bloodiest mass shooting in nearly three decades now 16 dead with the 50-year-old dad Sajid Akram killed on-site, his 24-year-old son Naveed critically wounded. Police slammed it as a deliberate anti semitic hit on…
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GOA NIGHTCLUB FIRE KILLS AT LEAST 23, MOSTLY STAFF, AFTER GAS BLAST
A devastating midnight blaze tore through a nightclub in Goa’s Arpora town, claiming at least 23 lives mostly employees, after a suspected gas cylinder explosion in the kitchen, turning a vibrant tourist hotspot into tragedy. Local media reported bodies recovered from the site in northern Goa, famous for its beaches and nightlife that draw crowds…
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KOGI TRAGEDY: 6 DIE, 13 INJURED IN CRASH AFTER DISABILITY DAY CELEBRATION
A joyful trip home from Kogi’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities event turned deadly Wednesday, claiming six lives and injuring 13 others in a horrific bus crash on the Lokoja-Okene road. The victims, all from Okene, were returning from the Government House commemoration when disaster struck, leaving the state in mourning. Commissioner Kingsley Fanwo…
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SEVEN CLIMBERS KILLED IN NEPAL’S MOUNT YALUNG RI AVALANCHE
At least seven people, including five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, lost their lives when an avalanche struck the base camp of Yalung Ri in eastern Nepal. The incident occurred on Monday morning amid worsening weather conditions, hampering rescue efforts. The victims include climbers from France, Canada, Italy, and Nepal. Several others, including some…
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DON’T SEE TRUMP’S GENOCIDE CLAIMS AS DIVISION, USE IT TO UNITE FOR PEACE, SAYS CAN CHAIRMAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja urges Nigerians to turn recent claims by former U.S. President Donald Trump about a “Christian genocide” into a call for unity and collective action. CAN Chairman, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, told NAN that Trump’s statement should not be seen as divisive but…
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BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD IN SRI LANKAN COASTAL TOWN AMBALANGODA
A businessman named Warushavithana Mirantha was fatally shot near the Urban Council premises in Ambalangoda, Southern Sri Lanka. The shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m., when assailants in a white car opened fire before fleeing the scene. The victim was rushed to the hospital but died shortly after due to critical injuries. Police have deployed four…
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MASS STABBING ON EASTERN ENGLAND TRAIN LEAVES NINE WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, TWO ARRESTED
A terrifying stabbing spree aboard a high-speed train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross shocked passengers and left nine people seriously injured, according to British Transport Police. The incident happened shortly after the train left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening. Armed police quickly responded at Huntingdon station, where two men were arrested in…
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FAO WARNS: OVER 34 MILLION NIGERIANS FACE ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY BY JUNE 2026 WITHOUT URGENT ACTION
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has sounded a serious alarm that around 34.7 million Nigerians, including millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), could face a severe food crisis by mid-2026 if swift interventions are not made. This was revealed in the October 2025 Cadre Harmonisé Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis, co-released by FAO and…
