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Gunmen Kill One, Injure Another in Plateau Attack

16 August 2025

Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the incident in a post on social media, stating that the attack occurred around 8:30 a.m. along the Margif–Kopmur Road. The victims were identified as Michael Lontukun, from Njin Kopmur village in Mushere West, and Stephen David, from Kopmur village in Margif Ward. Eyewitnesses affirmed that the assailants opened fire […]

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12 Dead, 5 Injured in Tragic Kano Road Crash

15 August 2025

According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano Sector Command, the accident occurred around 2:40 a.m. along the Zaria–Kano highway, which involved a DAF Trailer, CF95 model, with registration number KMC 931 ZE, which was transporting goods as well as passengers. FRSC spokesperson, Abdullahi Labaran, explained that preliminary investigations showed the crash was caused […]

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Flood takes over Yobe State University Teaching Hospital

15 August 2025

The water was said to have come from Murfakalam, a suburb community on the outskirts of Damaturu metropolis. Areas affected by the flood in the tertiary healthcare facility include the main entrance gate and the accident and emergency unit. The incident, which occurred late evening yesterday, gave staff and members of the public a tougher […]

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Fire guts shops, building in Rivers

15 August 2025

The incident occurred at about 3am in the densely populated area. The cause of the blaze was yet to be determined as of the time of this report. A team of state fire service personnel was at the scene battling the flames, though parts of the building were difficult to access. About seven large shops […]

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Goods worth millions razed as fire guts Lagos’ Arena Market

13 August 2025

According to witnesses, the inferno swept through multiple stalls, wiping out electronics, spare parts, and other valuable merchandise. Despite a swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which deployed teams and equipment to the scene, several businesses suffered irreparable losses. The fire reportedly broke out on Monday evening around 9 p.m., spreading […]

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One dies in Osun road crash

13 August 2025

Also in the accident, three other people were injured and subsequently hospitalised. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, explained this during a chat with the news men, that the accident occurred around Oja Oba, a market located along the ever-busy Ikirun-Iree-Ila Road. Ojelabi further explained that a truck carrying granite lost control and […]

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16 escape as inmates launch attacks on Keffi custodial centre

12 August 2025

Reports gathered that five of the personnel sustained varying degrees of injuries following the attacks. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Umar Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abuja, saying the attacks occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. Abubakar said, “Some inmates breached the security of the facility and attacked […]

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Police arrest two with three human skulls in Ogun

12 August 2025

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to Odutola, the arrest followed a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of 71 PMF Awa Ijebu along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway, near Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu, at about 2:00 p.m. on August 11, 2025. […]

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Passenger who assaulted Ibom Air staff remanded in Kirikiri

11 August 2025

Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, confirmed the development in a post on social media. “The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the unruly passenger on the Uyo–Lagos bound Ibom Air, Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and […]

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Many shot as gunmen hit Yelwata in Benue

11 August 2025

Eyewitnesses affirmed the renewed attack triggered a protest by local women, who took to the streets demanding that soldiers stationed in the area be withdrawn to their barracks. The aggrieved residents also called for immediate transportation to Makurdi, insisting they no longer feel safe in the community. “They should take us to Makurdi because the […]

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