Flooding Hits Awka, One Missing, Six Children Rescued
By Sulyman Gobir Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding around Ring Road, Agu Awka, in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving one person missing and six children rescued. Officials of the Awka South Local Government Area who visited the scene said the immediate emergency had been brought under control, while the National […]
LASEMA Battles Fires, Clears Crash Sites Across Lagos
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has responded to several fire outbreaks and road incidents across Lagos, with no casualties recorded. The incidents occurred between Sunday, August 10, and the early hours of Monday, August 11, 2026. In a statement signed by LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency […]
Death Toll in Bangkok Pub Fire Rises to 32
By Oluwakemi Kindness The death toll from a deadly fire at a popular live music pub in Bangkok has risen to 32, after two more victims died from their injuries. The Erawan Emergency Medical Centre on Wednesday said 30 people remain hospitalized, including 15 receiving intensive care. Another 44 victims have been discharged. The fire […]
Venezuela Buries Quake Victims as Death Toll Tops 1,700
By Oluwakemi Kindness Authorities in Venezuela have begun burying victims of the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country last week, as the death toll climbed above 1,700 and hopes of finding more survivors continued to fade. At Caracas’s only public cemetery, cremation facilities are operating at full capacity as grieving families struggle to lay […]
Reps Demand Stricter Rules After Lagos Gas Explosion
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called for strict enforcement of regulations governing the citing of gas filling stations and outlets following a gas explosion in Apapa, Lagos, which left five people injured. The motion on Wednesday, raised by Rep. Adesola Samuel-Adedayo under matters of urgent national importance, drew attention to the explosion […]