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Nigeria Top Story Tragedy

President orders probe after fatal drone strike in Kaduna

President Bola Tinubu has mandated a comprehensive investigation into a military drone strike that resulted in the deaths of at least 85 individuals, including women and children, in northern Kaduna over the weekend. Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Nigerian army chief, visited Tundun Biri village to express regret for the air strike and pledged to Read More…

Metro Top Story Tragedy

Tanker explosion claims 2 lives, destroys 23 vehicles on Lagos/Ibadan expressway

A Daf tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol exploded on Saturday at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, claiming two lives and destroying 23 vehicles. The fallen tanker resulted in fire explosion, following the trail of the spilled petrol which affected 23 other vehicles parked close to the scene. Lagos Read More…

Society Top Story Tragedy

#EndSARS: UN reiterates call for ‘maximum restraint’ by security agents

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has reiterated the UN’s call for maximum restraint in security forces’ response to the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. “The UN and I are following the protests in Nigeria calling for an end to human rights violations. “I join the UN Secretary-General in stressing the importance of respect for peaceful protests and Read More…

Environment Tragedy

19-year-old flood victim buried near Canal in Surulere, Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the remains of the 19-year-old girl who was swept away by flood on June 22, near Surulere Low-Cost Housing Estate has been recovered and buried beside the Canal at Onilegogoro. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…

Emergency Relief Real Estate Top Story Tragedy

Two children killed as building collapses in Ogudu

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that two children were killed when a building collapsed at 46, Gafari Balogun St., Ogudu in Lagos State, after heavy downpour on Wednesday. Its Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the LASEMA Response Team (LRT), said that his team Read More…