Category: Tragedy
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MAKINDE CONFIRMS TEACHER’S DEATH, SIX ARRESTS IN OYO ABDUCTION CASE
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed the death of one of the teachers abducted in Ahoro-Esinle Community, while six suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. The governor said seven teachers were abducted during the attack and assured residents that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victims safely. Makinde also expressed…
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11 KILLED IN LONE VEHICLE CRASH ON LAGOS–ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State says 11 people have died in a lone accident on the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway. According to FRSC, the crash involved a Toyota vehicle that reportedly somersaulted and fell off the bridge on Sunday night, trapping all occupants inside. Officials say FRSC rescue teams,…
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16 FEARED DEAD, SIX INJURED IN KOGI HIGHWAY CRASH
A tragic road accident along the Lokoja–Okene Highway in Kogi State has claimed the lives of 16 passengers, while six others sustained injuries. The fatal incident reportedly happened on Friday May 8 at about 9:20 a.m near Aku village, close to the Osara axis of the busy federal highway. Sources said the victims were travelling…
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TRAGEDY AT UTME CENTRE: MOTHER COLLAPSES, DIES WHILE WAITING FOR CHILD
Residents of Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, have been left in shock after a woman, Oluwasola Victoria Adebayo, reportedly slumped and died while waiting for her child writing the ongoing UTME. Eyewitnesses said the woman, like many Nigerian parents, had accompanied her child to the exam centre on Monday morning. But what began as a routine show…
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MACBAN CONDEMNS JOS BLOODBATH, URGES PEACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Over 30 lives lost in Jos—MACBAN calls for an end to violence and accountability for perpetrators. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has strongly condemned the killing of over 30 citizens in Jos, Plateau State. President Baba Othman-Ngelzarma described the tragedy as a painful reminder of the ongoing cycle of violence in…
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TRAGIC ACCIDENT: TIPPER CRUSHES 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO DEATH IN ONDO
Horror on Supare Road as a young life is lost to a tipper truck accident in Akungba-Akoko. A nine-year-old girl was tragically killed on Sunday when an unregistered Mercedes-Benz tipper truck ran her over at Supare Junction in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West LGA, Ondo State. DSP Abayomi Jimoh confirmed the incident, saying the girl was rushed…
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TRAGEDY IN KWARA: FIRE SERVICE RECOVERS 2 BODIES FROM QUARRY LAKE
What started as a routine day turned tragic as two young men drowned in a dangerous quarry lake in Kwara. The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the bodies of two young men who drowned in a quarry lake in Asa LGA of Kwara State. The victims, identified as Fatai Abdulraman (26) and Muhammed Awal…
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TRAGEDY AT LAGUARDIA: AIR CANADA JET COLLIDES WITH FIRE TRUCK, PILOTS KILLED
A routine landing turned deadly in New York as a passenger jet struck a fire truck on the runway, shutting down one of America’s busiest airports. A fatal collision involving an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 has shut down New York’s LaGuardia Airport after the aircraft struck a fire truck during landing late Sunday night, killing…
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HORROR IN EBONYI: SON BANISHED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING HIS MOTHER
A quiet community is in shock after a young man allegedly turned deadly against his own mother—sparking outrage, grief, and swift traditional justice. Residents of Ohatekwe Ukawu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State are reeling after 20-year-old Damian Oforbuike was banished for allegedly murdering his mother, Onyemaechi, following a domestic dispute over the weekend. According…
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UN SOUNDS ALARM AS IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT SPARKS CIVILIAN DEATHS, MASS DISPLACEMENT
The United Nations is raising urgent concerns over the growing humanitarian toll of the Israeli-U.S. airstrikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks, warning that civilians are paying the highest price. UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani described as “absolutely horrific” a reported strike on a primary school in Minab that allegedly killed and injured dozens…
