Eight-year-old dies as bus overturns in Awka, Anambra
A commercial bus travelling from Nnewi to Enugu overturned in Awka, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring several passengers. Authorities have not established the cause....
Public Safety
NiMet warns of flash-flood risk in 21 states and FCT
NiMet has warned of potential flash flooding across parts of 21 states and the FCT through October 10. Nine states are under moderate potential risk, but the alert does not mean flooding is already occurring everywhere listed....
Rivers Seals 21 Health Facilities, Three Arrested in Regulatory Crackdown
Rivers State health authorities say they sealed 21 health facilities across five LGAs during a regulatory enforcement exercise over alleged registration and minimum-standard violations, with three people arrested....
Benue boat disaster: Four bodies recovered, nine missing as safety questions grow
Benue emergency officials say four bodies have been recovered and nine passengers remain missing after a boat carrying mourners capsized at the Buruku crossing point....
Ajegunle Violence: One Reported Dead, Another Injured in Lagos
Reports say one man was killed and another injured around Ojo Road, Ajegunle. Police confirmation and alleged confraternity affiliations remain unresolved....
Kaduna Attack: Resident Killed, Multiple People Abducted in Babban Saura
Community and local-security sources say a resident was killed and several people abducted in Babban Saura, Chikun LGA. Police confirmation remained unavailable when checked....
Kwara fire service links Ilorin room fire to solar wiring spark
Kwara State Fire Service says firefighters contained an Ilorin residential fire to one room, with a preliminary investigation linking the blaze to a spark from solar wiring....
Benue Community Says 18 Abducted as Women Protest on Makurdi-Gboko Highway
Community accounts say 18 people, including eight women, were abducted while travelling to a burial in Kogi State, prompting women from Tyomu to block the Makurdi-Gboko highway....
Niger Abduction: Police Say Over 20 Taken as LGA Chairman Puts Figure at 47
Police have confirmed the mass abduction of more than 20 people in Mukura village, Niger State, but a conflicting account from the Mariga council chairman puts the number at 47 farmers....
Six abducted on Kwara-Kogi border as joint rescue operation begins
Security agencies across Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti are coordinating efforts to locate six people abducted along the Eruku-Iyemero corridor....