The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old driver, Ayoade Idowu, after a Vehicle Inspection Office official, Sesan Adediji, was allegedly crushed to death while attempting to stop his vehicle for a routine check in Akure, the state capital. The incident occurred at about 9.30am on Friday along Hospital Road, opposite Mega Primary School, […]
South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months. The discovery adds to growing concern over violence against women in a country long plagued by violent crime, while police work to establish whether the […]
Four people were reported dead on Wednesday following a fatal crash that occurred at about 4 a.m. around Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash involved a blue Mitsubishi Canter with registration number FGE 753 XA and an ash-coloured HOWO truck with registration number T-695 KT. The crash was reportedly caused […]
The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in Odigbo Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said there were 60 suspected cases from the incident. He explained that three people […]
Three persons have been killed and 20 others injured in a road crash involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a Volkswagen Golf car at Tonkere town, along the Ife-Ilesa Expressway in Osun State. The accident, which occurred on Saturday, involved 23 people comprising nine males, 11 females and three children — two boys and a […]
An unidentified man has died after suddenly collapsing at Ikare Junction in Owo, Ondo State. The incident reportedly occurred at the weekend, leaving passers-by shocked as the man was said to have slumped while standing and died at the scene. A witness said those around the area were unable to determine what caused […]
There is currently trouble in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, as three commercial bus drivers and two passersby were reportedly killed during an alleged attempt to take over a garage in the town. Sources said three commercial bus drivers and two passersby lost their lives in the incident, which occurred on […]
The Residents of Ajaka Estate along the Ilesa-Osogbo road in Ilesa, Osun State, have raised the alarm over the destruction of their farms and degradation of their land by alleged mining scavengers. The residents reportedly said the scavengers carried out a coordinated assault on members of the community when they tried to challenge the […]
Five men reportedly lost their lives in the early hours of Saturday, as a Toyota Camry with registration number FKJ 630KS and an Iveco truck with registration number T28081 LA collided at Sawmill, by Mowo Bus Stop, along the Badagry Expressway. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi […]
A former Zambian minister was killed during a security raid on a property linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile, police have confirmed. Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally wounded during what authorities described as an exchange of fire between law enforcement officers and unknown individuals in Lusaka on Friday, a day after Zambia’s presidential election. […]