At least 30 traders, including women, are feared dead after a boat capsized on Sunday in Kojiyo village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The victims were heading to the weekly Goronyo market when the boat, which was reportedly...
Prominent northern businessman and elder statesman, Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, has died at the age of 88.
Family sources said he passed away early Saturday at a private hospital in Abuja.
Ibrahim, who hailed from Wamba in Nasarawa State, was a close...
Nigeria has lost one of its respected statesmen, Chief Audu Ogbeh, who died peacefully on August 9, 2025, at the age of 78.
In a statement, his family described him as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who lived a...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 152 deaths from Lassa fever this year, with 811 cases recorded across 21 states.
In its latest report for Epidemiological Week 28, the agency said the current case fatality...
The National Assembly has suspended all legislative activities for one week following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Clerk to the Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, announced the suspension in a statement on Monday, saying it was in honour of...
A suspected diphtheria outbreak has killed four children and left five others infected in Kwarbai, Zaria City, Kaduna State.
A resident, Mallam Bashir Magaji Basharata, said he lost his daughter to the illness, and three of his other children are...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lassa fever has killed 145 people in 2025, with 766 confirmed cases across 18 states.
Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba and Ebonyi account for 91% of the cases, with Ondo alone recording 31%.
The...
At least 112 people died in electricity-related accidents across Nigeria in 2024, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The report showed 228 incidents occurred during the year, leaving 108 others injured. Many of the cases involved wire...
Tragedy struck the Abakpa area of Kaduna State on Tuesday when an explosion claimed the lives of two children and left three others injured.
The victims include 13-year-old Imam and six-year-old Nasrin, both residents of the neighbourhood. The blast occurred near the old site...
The number of people killed in the recent attacks on Benue communities has risen to 72, following the discovery of 13 additional bodies.
The attacks, which struck Ukum and Logo LGAs late last week, sparked widespread outrage.
Governor Hyacinth Alia had...
