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Kenya Airways confirms passenger died after medical emergency on Lagos-bound flight

Kenya Airways has confirmed the death of a passenger who suffered a medical emergency aboard a flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Lagos, Nigeria. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, as...

BREAKING: Many feared dead as helicopter crashes in Ondo

A helicopter has crashed in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, with several people feared dead. The incident occurred on Monday, October 5, 2026, throwing residents of the...

Adeda’s death: Delta police arrest Education commissioner, three others

The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects over the death of the ministry’s Deputy Director, Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda. The...

Fire guts Customs Western Marine Command office in Lagos

Fire gutted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, destroying property worth millions of Naira. The fire, which reportedly started at about 10:23 a.m. from...

Lagos moves to end Apapa, Lekki-Epe gridlock

The Lagos State Government has moved to tackle renewed traffic congestion along the Apapa port access roads, Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki Free Trade Zone corridor, convening maritime, transportation and enforcement stakeholders...

Darkness hits Lagos-Ibadan Longbridge as more streetlights disappear

Darkness has returned to the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as more solar-powered streetlights installed along the bridge have disappeared. The development comes weeks after Newsmen reported that no fewer than...

Plateau attacks: Nigerians must not get used to killings – Northern Christians

The Northern Christian Association has condemned the latest killings in Plateau State, warning that Nigerians must not become so accustomed to violence that the deaths of innocent citizens are treated as...

Trapped Commuters, Motorists Lament As Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Gridlock Worsens

Traffic congestion has worsened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, with commuters and motorists stranded for several hours around the Kara Bridge and adjoining routes, as the ongoing bridge repairs continue to disrupt...

Ondo Govt Bans Sale Of Unverified Alcohol, Substances Over Odigbo Deaths

The Ondo State Government has ordered the immediate ban on the sale and distribution of unverified alcoholic drinks and other substances across the state following the deaths of about 30 people...

Adeleke Orders Arrests Over Killing Of Osun Resident, Moves To Reintroduce Park Management System

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the state Commissioner of Police to immediately arrest all those involved in the killing of Olalekan Oyeyemi, also known as “Emir Ajagungbade.” Adeleke, who said...

Customs officer dies in Cross River auto crash

A 54-year-old officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Prince Etteng Ise, has died in a lone auto crash along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State. Ise,...

Ogun police bust baby factory in Mowe, rescue two pregnant women, four children

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have dismantled an alleged baby factory at Abaren Village, Mowe, rescuing two pregnant women and four children while arresting six suspects. The operation, conducted at...

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