…admitted the roofless structure had not been in use for more than a decade. The incident remains a grim reminder that dilapidation in schools can become a matter of life and death. A pupil confronted during tour of some of the schools captured the frustration of children caught between poverty and deteriorating public…

…burial. Oyebamiji, whose sons, Ismaila and Sefiu, were among four persons killed in the incident on September 30, 2025, appealed to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to intervene and ensure the release of the bodies. The other victims were identified as Abiola Ol…

…Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, who confirmed the incident to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, said the gunmen demanded N50m for each of the victims. He noted that occupants of the vehicles, owned by his company, were corps members heading to Abia and Akwa Ibom orientation camps. Saturday PUNCH…

…collapsed after a heavy-duty truck reportedly passed over the ageing structure. The incident disrupted vehicular movement and left commuters stranded along the important interstate route. Following the collapse, the state government announced traffic diversion measures and said engineers had been mobilised to work on a…

…during a suspected cult clash in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Friday evening. The incident occurred at a lounge around Owoeba, in the Owode-Ilesa Garage area of the city, causing panic among residents and forcing some business owners to shut their shops. Sources said a rival group stormed the lounge where one Adebayo…

…justice. He said Oyo State would continue to work with all stakeholders to prevent such incidents in the future. “Oyo will continue to work with all stakeholders to ensure that such incidents are prevented in the future. The government stands firmly with the victims, their families, and the entire NYSC community at thi…

…following an investigation ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, into an incident that occurred on September 29, 2026. According to a statement by the Police Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, a team led by ASP Akeredolu Emmanuel intercepted an unregistered Toyota Camry at Fibigbade Street, Ago-Iwoye, w…

…the Stand For Humanity Foundation, the organisation that petitioned the police over the incident, was also tendered before the court. After Okon was convicted, the court invited her to make a plea in mitigation before sentencing. Okon pleaded for mercy, while her counsel, Innocent Onyekwere, urged the court to temper j…

…at home. The source said the suspect's mother, a teacher, had gone to work when the incident occurred. "The boy's mother is a teacher and she was not at home. When she returned from work and saw the house scattered, from the veranda to the room, she asked the boy what had happened," the source said. "They said the boy…

…dead. Brown ruled that the deaths were the result of misadventure, describing the incident as “an intentional trip with unintended consequences.” She said the route was a recreational hike that required no specialist equipment and would normally take about four hours. Text messages exchanged between Martinson and his w…

…monitoring traffic around the Coastal Road axis, quickly moved to the scene after the incident. The officers secured the affected section of the road and facilitated the emergency response. With the assistance of bystanders, the three injured victims were removed from the wreckage and taken to Duck-Yard Hospital within…

…been filled with praise for the captain since his identity became known following the incident.

…troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. According to security sources, the incident occurred at about 12:09 a.m. on Friday, Oc…

…Climate Change would coordinate the development of a consolidated climate-risk and flood-incident intelligence report. Adeleke directed all ministries, departments and agencies involved in the response to submit their initial implementation reports within 14 days, while a consolidated progress report would be submitted…

…Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State, respectively, were attacked around 6:30am on Thursday at Um…

…in a series of Instagram stories on Sept. 26 that the rapper injured her lip during an incident and shared photographs showing an injury. “The day Rick busted my lip and the day I left,” she wrote alongside the images. She also warned women against remaining in abusive relationships, saying: “If a man hits you one time…

…Trump said when asked by reporters at the White House whether Iran was involved in the incident on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. On whether the United States would retaliate against Iran if it was responsible for the attack, Trump replied: “Oh, they’ll be hit very hard, don’t worry.” The US leader’s threat of reta…

…reached her camp in Enugu, but the family had not heard from Kehinde since the alleged incident. “Please, Nigerian government, please help us. I beg you in the name of God. Please help me, have mercy on me,” she added. The exact number of abducted persons remains unconfirmed, while authorities are yet to issue an offic…

…the number of deaths at six, but the aide stated firmly that five people perished in the incident. No further details about the identities of the other victims were confirmed in his account.The crash has attracted significant public attention given Chivayo's high profile in Zimbabwe. His eyewitness account offers the c…

…DSP Peter Aondongu, said the command had not yet received a formal report on the incident as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026.Benue police say they had not received a formal report on the killing of NDC chairman, Igbu Terhemen, as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Photo thugs attack NDC office, destroy billboards Meanw…

…came after a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport experienced a security incident that was brought under controlAbdullah bin Zayed asked after the safety of passengers on the affected flight and sent greetings to their familiesPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! UAE Foreign…

…of life at altitude.An interview of a Flydubai pilot resurfaces after a mid-air incident. Photo ImagesPilot makes heroic act mid-airDuring the resurfaced interview, he said:PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!"When we are up there, and if something happens... who's gonna sav…

…Oshodi rejected Isaac’s denial that he went beyond the school gate on the day of the incident. The convict had claimed that he went to the school to pick up pupils he conveyed on his motorcycle but remained at the gate. The judge, however, held that Isaac’s own evidence placed him at the school at the material time, wh…

…the Third Mainland Bridge at the Adekunle Intersection, inward Lagos Island, when the incident occurred. The source said the incident happened while Bassey was deployed for route-lining duty for the presidential movement. The source added that the registration number of the SUV and the identity of its driver were unkno…

…illicit drugs, while the ADC accused the command of giving a false account of the incident. The controversy followed the arrest of the youths in Maiduguri and the subsequent discovery of two T-shirts bearing the inscription, “Tinubu Must Go.” In a statement on Wednesday, the Borno State Police Command said the five sus…