Rescuers in all-night race to save Titanic sub crew
A massive search and rescue effort for the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic is in a critical stage with just hours before its oxygen supply for the five people aboard is expected to run out on Thursday. The submersible, named Titan,…
Eight feared killed as flood submerges Lagos community
The whereabouts of a yet-to-be-identified mother, her baby and six other persons including a man identified simply as Umar, have reportedly been unknown after flood induced by a heavy downpour washed them away in the Agege area of Lagos State. PUNCH…
BREAKING: Six feared dead, 14 injured in Oyo road crash
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a road accident which occurred on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told The…
Kaduna lawmaker dies three days after inauguration
A member representing Chikun Constituency in the Kaduna House of Assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Madami Garba Madami, is dead. Madami died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment on Saturday, three days after the…
Probe begins as OAU student dies of suspected suicide
The Osun State Police Command, on Thursday, said an investigation had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of an undergraduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Treasure Salako. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
Kwara mourns as boat conveying 100 wedding guests capsizes
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has expressed dismay over the news of no fewer than 100 people who are feared dead in a boat accident in Egbu village, in the Patigi Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that the boat travelling…
Diri mourns deaths of 10 people in auto crash
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has expressed deep sadness over the twin accidents in which no fewer than 10 Ijaw indigenes lost their lives on Sunday. While six band members of a popular Ijaw musician, Barrister Smooth, died in the crash…
Five die in Ondo auto crash
No fewer than five persons lost their lives while many sustained injuries in a fatal road accident which occurred at Ikaram Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. It was gathered that the lone accident, involving an…
Firefighters rescue seven beneath collapsed wall in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has rescued seven persons trapped under a collapsed wall at Malam Kato Square by Sufaye Store in the Kano metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Saminu Abdullahi, on…
Nepali guide rescues climber from Everest death zone
A Nepali guide abandoned his client’s Everest summit bid to rescue a Malaysian climber in a deadly mountaineering season that has seen at least twelve deaths. Gelje Sherpa was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849-metre (29,032-feet) peak and planned to…