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Transportation

21 died on Zaria-Kano road crash

From Omoniyi Abdulfatah Kano, July 6, ’25 (TNZ) No fewer than 21 people died in a ghastly road accident along the Kadua Kano expressway, at Kasuwar Dogo in the Dakatsalle area of Kano State on Sunday. TheNewsZenith reports that the accident involved a commercial Toyota Hiace bus that collided with a trailer in a failed […]

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Foreign News

5 die in cargo plane crash in SW Somalia

Mogadishu, March 23, ’25 (Xinhua) Somalia’s Aviation Authority, on Sunday, confirmed that five persons died when a cargo aircraft crashed on Saturday evening in the southwest of the country. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said the DHC-5D Buffalo, with registration number 5Y-RBA, went down at around 5.43 p.m. local time (1443 GMT). The crash […]

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General

4 die, 1 injured in Anambra accident

From Our Correspondent Awka, Feb. 1, ’25 (TNZ) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra said an accident along the Onitsha-Oba expressway, Idemili South Local Government Area, claimed the lives of four men on Friday. TheNewsZenith reports that the Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Awka. Alexander attributed the […]

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General

Hubby sets woman ablaze by: Soludo vows to ensure justice

From Our Correspondent Awka, Jan. 24, ’25 (TNZ) Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has vowed to ensure the man, who allegedly set his wife ablaze in Abagana, Njikoka local government area, gets prosecuted. TheNewsZenith reports that Soludo, founder of Healthy Living Initiative, told journalists in Awka, that she would follow up […]

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Education Environment

2 fear dead as explosion rocks Abuja school

From Our Correspondent Abuja, Jan. 6 ’25 (TNZ) Two persons are feared dead in an explosion that tore through an Islamiyyah school in Kuchibiyu Community, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Monday. TheNewsZenith reports that several students of the school also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the explosion. A loud sound accompanied the explosion, sending […]

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Law / Crime

OAU student’s death: Court remands driver

From Our Correspondent An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in the correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student. Sodiq, 28, was charged with driving against traffic law and reckless driving. He also faces charges bordering on manslaughter, driving without a licence […]

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Health Politics

Ogun REC, Ijalaye slumps, dies during meeting in Abuja

From Our Correspondent The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaye, has slumped and died after a meeting at the headquarters in Abuja. TheNewsZenith quotes a source within the commission as confirming that Ijalaye slumped and died on Monday evening shortly after attending a crucial meeting in Abuja. However, the news of his […]

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Foreign News Health

Cholera kills 22 people in Sudan – Minister

Cholera outbreak has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in Sudan in recent weeks, health authorities said. Health Minister, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, said in a statement on Sunday that at least 22 people have died from the disease. Ibrahim added that medics detected at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera across the […]

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Foreign News Religious Corner

20 Moroccan pilgrims die during 2024 Hajj

Moroccan authorities say 20 of its pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced the death in a statement. It stated that those deaths were “natural deaths”, noting that 15 per cent of Moroccan pilgrims this year were over 80 years […]

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Desertification Environment Foreign News

Death toll in S/Africa building collapse hits 27

The death toll from a building collapse in South Africa’s coastal city of George has increased to 27, with 25 construction workers still missing, authorities reported on Monday. The multi-story building under construction collapsed at 2:09 p.m. last Monday in the coastal city of George. George City is located about 400 kilometres east of Cape […]

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