Category: Tragedy
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15 FEARED DEAD AS SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS RAID NIGER COMMUNITIES
Ramadan night turned into horror as gunmen stormed villages in Niger State. At least 15 people are feared killed after suspected members of a Boko Haram faction attacked communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State late Saturday. The assailants, believed to be linked to the Sadiku faction, reportedly invaded Tashan Maje, Saduro and…
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MILITARY CARGO PLANE CRASHES IN EL ALTO, 15 DEAD AS BANKNOTES SCATTER ON HIGHWAY
A routine landing turned into chaos when a military cargo plane skidded off the runway and ploughed into traffic near Bolivia’s capital. At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a Bolivian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed Friday evening near El Alto International Airport. Authorities said the aircraft, which had departed…
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NSCDC OFFICER CRUSHED DURING CONVOY DRILL IN ABUJA
Routine “show of force” turns tragic in the FCT. A planned operational drill by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ended in tragedy on Saturday morning after a female officer was crushed by one of the corps’ vehicles during a convoy manoeuvre in Abuja. The incident happened near the premises housing the FCT…
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MOTHER, 21, REMANDED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING INFANT SON
Tragic case in Benue as authorities investigate. A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded 21-year-old Doowuese Paul in the Correctional Centre over the alleged killing of her one-month-old son, Terhile Chupa. She faces a charge of culpable homicide. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Regina Alashi, did not take her plea due to lack of jurisdiction and…
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TRAGIC MINE BLAST KILLS 33 IN PLATEAU
Disaster strikes in Wase LGA as 33 miners lose their lives in a mining explosion—rescue operations ongoing. An explosion at a mining site in Kampani Zurak, Wase LGA, Plateau State, has claimed the lives of 33 miners. Joyce Ramnap confirmed the tragedy on Wednesday, saying the injured are receiving treatment in nearby hospitals. The mine,…
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PLATEAU MINE SEALED AFTER DEADLY GAS LEAK KILLS 37
Tragedy in Zurak as toxic gas claims dozens of lives—Minister orders mine closure and full investigation. The Federal Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has ordered the immediate sealing of a mining site in Zurak, Wase LGA, Plateau State, following a deadly gas leak that killed at least 37 miners and hospitalized 25 others. Preliminary…
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MINING PIT COLLAPSE KILLS THREE, INJURES FOUR IN EBONYI
Another tragedy hits Nigeria’s mining communities as illegal operations raise fresh safety concerns. The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed that three people died and four others were injured after a mining pit collapsed at Enyim Agalegu community in Ikwo Local Government Area. Police spokesman SP Joshua Ukandu said officers responded quickly after receiving reports…
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ALAKE VOWS JUSTICE FOR POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN NIGER MINING CLASH
Minister says killers of slain officer will be “smoked out” as crackdown on illegal mining intensifies. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has vowed that those behind the killing of a police officer during an anti-illegal mining operation in Niger State will face the full weight of the law. The officer was part…
