At least 20 people have been confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle road crash at Hawan Kibo in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The fatal accident occurred at about 5pm on Friday, October 2, 2026, along the notorious Hawan Kibo bend, throwing residents, motorists and other road users into…
A 22-year-old commercial tricycle rider in Kano State, Auwalu Salisu, who recently returned N15 million he found abandoned in his tricycle, has received an extraordinary reward for his honesty, an offer to choose four wives from 10 women. The offer was made by the Kano Matchmaking Marriage Association, popularly known as Mai Dalilin Aure, following…
Police Arrest Couple Over Alleged Cruelty, Starvation of Teenager For a 15-year-old girl identified as Amarachi, what should have been an opportunity to live, learn and build a future away from home allegedly turned into months of fear, isolation and suffering inside a toilet in a Port Harcourt residence. The teenager, reportedly from Ebonyi State,…
Family Demands Justice as Police Arrest 43-Year-Old Neighbour A simple moment of affection between a 38-year-old University graduate and a little child has ended in a heartbreaking tragedy in Mowe-Ofada, Ogun State, leaving a family mourning a son who, according to his relatives, had just begun making plans for marriage, work and a better future….
The Federal Government has given motorists and other road users on the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway a two-week ultimatum to comply with safety regulations or risk closure of the route. The warning was issued on Monday, September 21, 2026, by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, during an…
A devastating tragedy has struck Nenwenta Community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, where four members of the same family were reportedly crushed to death after a landslide caused an elevated water tank to collapse on their home. The victims were said to be a man, his wife, his aged mother and one…
Three residents have been killed and 28 others reportedly abducted after armed bandits invaded Kagara community in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving families devastated and residents calling for urgent security intervention. The attack occurred on Saturday night, September 19, 2026, beginning at about 8:58pm and reportedly continuing for nearly three hours, with…
Hundreds of students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo, have staged a peaceful protest following an overnight attack on an off-campus female hostel, during which a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted and seriously injured. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 21, 2026, reportedly involved suspected hoodlums…
Grief, anger and unanswered questions continue to trail the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The victims, whose names have now been released, were among scores of suspected illegal miners arrested during anti-illegal mining operations conducted by…
A promising 400-level student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State, Ismail Ishaq Magaji, has died after he was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during a shooting linked to a land dispute in his hometown. Magaji, a student of the Department of Public Administration, was said to have been preparing for…
