DR Congo Boat Collision Kills At Least 30, Dozens Missing
A BOAT collision on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 30 people, with dozens more reported missing..
Africa
Africa
At Least 17 People, Mostly Pilgrims, Killed In Kenya Road Crash
AT least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, have been killed in a crash involving.
News
Benue Boat Mishap: Seven Passengers Feared Missing As Over 120 Rescued
AT least seven people are reportedly missing after a boat conveying passengers capsized at the Buruku crossing point in Buruku Local Government Area.
News
20 People Killed In Multiple-Vehicle Crash On Hawan Kibo Road In Plateau
TWENTY people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle road accident along the Hawan Kibo Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State..
Africa
Two Mass Shootings In South Africa Leave 27 Dead In Fresh Gun Violence
TWENTY-SEVEN people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen.
International
Suicide Bombing In Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan Kills At Least 12 People
AT least 12 people have been killed and 30 wounded in a suicide bombing at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, police.
Africa
Eleven Killed In Mass Shooting At House In South Africa
AT least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban. Gunmen.
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Four Persons Killed As Mining Pit Collapses In Plateau
FOUR miners have reportedly been killed after a mining pit collapsed on them in the Baban Rafi area of Bokkos Local Government Area.
Column
37 Deaths In NSCDC Custody: The Questions Nigeria Must Ask About Niger’s Mining Tragedy – By Hafsat Salisu Kabara
SIXTY-SEVEN people went into the custody of the Nigerian state alive. Thirty-seven people came out dead. And somehow, we are already being expected.
Opinion
The Minna Deaths: Let Justice Speak, Not Politics – By Mairo Muhammad Mudi
I CRIED when I read about the deaths of the young people who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and.
News
Six Killed, Two Injured in Kogi Road Crash
SIX people have been killed and two others injured in a road crash along the Kabba–Odo-Ape Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of.
Features
How 37 Young Miners Died In Niger NSCDC Custody: Conflicting Accounts, Questions Still Unanswered
WHAT began as an enforcement operation against suspected illegal mining in Minna, Niger State, has turned into a deeply troubling tragedy, with 37.
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Many Feared Dead, Others Trapped As Illegal Mining Pit Collapses In Taraba
MANY people are feared dead after an illegal mining pit collapsed at Mayo Kam community in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State.
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Eight Dead, Others Missing As Two Speedboats Collide In Cross River’s Bakassi
EIGHT passengers have lost their lives following a collision involving two speedboats in the Ikang axis of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross.
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20 Dead As Adamawa Records 126 Diphtheria Cases Across 13 Local Govts
TWENTY people have died from complications associated with suspected diphtheria cases recorded across 13 local government areas (LGAs) of Adamawa State. News Point.
Africa
Multiple Vehicle Road Crash In South Africa Kills 21
A ROAD accident involving multiple vehicles on one of South Africa’s main routes has killed 21 people. The collision on the N1 highway.
Africa
DR Congo’s Worst Ebola Epidemic Ever Passes 7,000 Cases
MORE than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) worst outbreak of the deadly disease, according.
International
Blasts At Bolivian Military Base Kill At Least 10, Injure Dozens
TWO explosions at a military facility in the Bolivian city of Viacha have killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others,.
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Katsina Diphtheria Outbreak Spreads To 30 LGAs As Fatality Rate Hits 5.6%
THE Katsina State Government has raised fresh concerns over the worsening diphtheria outbreak, revealing that the disease’s case fatality rate has risen to.
Africa
Over 6,000 Ebola Cases Confirmed In DRC As Death Toll Nears 3,000
THE Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has topped prior surges – becoming the worst the country has experienced –.