No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Dr Joshua Riti, the Chairman of the LGA, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Riti, who expressed…
1 dies as another building collapses in Rivers
A two-storey building under construction on Monday collapsed in the Egbelu Mgbaraja area of Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing one person and leaving another severely injured. The incident, which occurred around 2 p.m. on Monday, is…
LP, PDP, YPP collapse into APC in Abia
A total of 86 constituents of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu belonging to other political parties, Sunday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The constituents were hitherto members of the ruling Labour Party…
Many trapped as 2-storey building collapses in Anambra market
A two-storey building still under construction and housing traders and shop owners collapsed at the Eke Amawbia market in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Thursday. Although the casualty figure has not been officially ascertained, it was gathered that lives…
Several workers trapped as another mining pit collapses in Niger state
Three persons have died following the collapse of a mining pit in the Adunu community, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba’arah, confirmed the death of three persons…
Burrow pit collapse kills 7, injures 1 in Kebbi
Seven pupils of a Qur’anic School popularly called ‘Almajiris’ at Malam Dan-Umma Qur’anic School at Bayan Science, Badariya area in Birnin Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State, have died following a collapse of burrow pit on them. Confirming the…
For umpteenth time, Nigerians thrown into darkness as national grid collapses
For the umpteenth time, Nigeria’s power grid experienced another collapse in the early hours of Monday, April 15, 2024, according to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), between 2:00 am till the time of filing this report.…
Many trapped in Anambra building collapse
Some yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons have been trapped as a building under construction caved in near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about…
2 feared dead as church building collapses on worshippers in Delta (Vanguard)
At least two worshippers were on Sunday feared dead while scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries when the building where they were worshipping collapsed during a church service at Adagbrassa in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.…
GDL will deliver strong social impact – Kola Ayeye
The Group MD/CEO of Growth and Development Limited (GDL), Kola Ayeye, has said that the asset management company was set up to, among other things, deliver a strong social impact in the country. He was speaking on Thursday, May 10…