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16 die in Ibadan multiple road crashes

4 months ago973 min

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that 17 other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. He said two people were injury-free of the 35 people, made up of 14 male adults,...

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Two children, three others die in Abia auto crash

4 months ago1845 min

Two children and three other passengers were confirmed as casualties of a fatal auto crash on Sunday involving an Abia Line Network Sienna vehicle and a Mack truck near the Umuika Junction along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway while the Sienna was going from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State to Aba in Abia State. The Abia State Police Command and the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the casualty figure on Monday at a...

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Two babies, three others die in Abia crash

4 months ago946 min

The driver of an Abia Line Network Sienna vehicle, on Sunday, survived a fatal crash, but his passengers including two babies did not survive. The Abia Police Command and the state Command of Federal Road Safety Corps have since confirmed the incident. The incident happened near the Umuika Junction along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt expressway on Sunday at about 12:45 pm while the Sienna was going from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State to Aba in Abia State....

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Seven family members die of food poisoning in Sokoto

4 months ago1045 min

No fewer than seven persons from the same family in the Runjin Barmo village of Kajiji District in the Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto have reportedly died as a result of consumption of contaminated cassava delicacy. This is contained in a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto State Ministry of Health, Nura Bello, on behalf of the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, on Sunday evening. The statement revealed that the village head...

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Seven family members die of food poisoning in Sokoto

4 months ago2554 min

At least seven persons from the same family in Runjin Barmo village of Kajiji District in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly died as a result of consumption of contaminated cassava delicacy. This is contained in a statement signed and made available by the Information Officer, State Ministry of Health, Nura Bello, on behalf of the state Commissioner for Health on Sunday evening. The statement revealed that the village head of the...

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Five die, 15 missing as canoe capsises in Jigawa

5 months ago973 min

No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead when a canoe conveying 20 passengers to cross over the Gamoda River at the Nahuce village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State capsised. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. “Today, Thursday, August 8, 2024, at about 1200hrs, information from a reliable source revealed that five persons died when the canoe carrying 20 passengers to...

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Mother, four children die of suspected food poisoning in Anambra

5 months ago985 min

Five persons, including a mother and her four children, have died in circumstances suspected to be food poisoning at Abubor Nnewichi community, in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims, who hailed from the Okwuchukwu family in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state but resided in Nnewi, died after taking their dinner on Monday, PUNCH Metro findings revealed. An eyewitness and family source who spoke with our correspondent on...

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Three die in Lagos building collapse

5 months ago864 min

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the incident happened at No 13, Wilson Mba Street, Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos. He said that the three males who were recovered dead...