Six Guinean supporters lost their lives while celebrating their country’s first victory at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.Six Guinean supporters lost their lives while celebrating their country’s first victory at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The Guinean Football Federation, Feguifoot, told the BBC on Monday that the incident took place during a celebratory event on the streets of Conakry, the capital of […]
Three South African navy submariners have died and four others injured after being washed off the deck of a submarine by high waves. BBC reported that the vessel was off the coast near Cape Town when the seven crew members were swept away. Meanwhile le a helicopter was delivering supplies during a refuelling operation at the time. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a statement said the submariners […]
At least 26 people died in Niger state after a wooden boat they were traveling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100 passengers, including women and children, who live in communities between Jebba and Kainji dam in the Mokwa area of the state, before it hit a reservoir. The spokesperson to the State Governor, Bologi Ibrahim who said a combined rescue operation […]
Thirteen pilgrims from Nigeria have so far died in the course of the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said. Usman Galadima, the leader of the NAHCON medical team, disclosed this in Makkah on Sunday during a post-Arafat meeting. PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported that six pilgrims died before the commencement of the Misha’ir period. The Misha’ir is the main hajj exercise. It is the movement from […]
No fewer than 11 passengers died in a crash that injured eight others around the Ovia Bridge on the Edo State end of the Benin-Lagos Expressway on Thursday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the crash which occurred around 11am involved a Toyota Hiace 18-seater bus and a truck belonging to the Dangote truck. The driver of the truck was said to be heading towards Benin, Edo State when he rammed into the […]
