…the agency said, “Preliminary findings indicate that the incident resulted from the collapse of a concrete pole supporting a 33kV electricity transmission line. “The fallen line also landed on the vehicle that was burnt, and a spark reportedly ignited its tyre before the fire escalated within a short period.” Credit: K…

…experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources “Our economy was teetering on the verge of collapse,” he said. He maintained that the previous subsidy arrangement had encouraged abuses and diverted public resources from productive economic activities. “We have created a subsidy scam, a subsidy industry that we are taking p…

One worker has been trapped in the rubble after a storey building collapsed during manual demolition on Adedoyin Street, Ijegun, Ikotun, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said a distress call was received about the incident at 1:44 p…

…friend called an ambulance, yet while his friend was on the phone with the operator, he collapsed. As he was waiting in the lounge, Chima told his friend he needed to go outside for some air because he was having an asthma attack. Eva told MyLondon: "Our friend started CPR after being guided by the ambulance operators.…

…later revealed that Net and Terdoo had a disagreement, leading to Terdoo’s collapse and subsequent death. “On Tuesday, 20th October 2026, at about 05:00 am, a distress report was received at Utako Divisional Police Headquarters reporting suspicious noise and activity on the third floor of a hotel within Utako District…

…as the Lagos State Government blames alleged negligence by a developer for a building collapse in Fadeyi that killed one person and injured three others. Here is the morning news recap, bringing you the latest and most important stories across politics, metro, entertainment, business and sports. 1. Ebola: NSA sounds fr…

…cut smaller components to weaken the structure. One vandal died when a weakened tower collapsed on him. “That picture of the dead person, he didn’t know the pylon rods had become weak from initial scavenging. So as he was cutting the pipe, the thing just came down on him.” He warned eviction alone will not work because…

…of the knife, but Augusta sustained an injury to her stomach during the struggle and collapsed. He claimed he immediately tried to save her by covering the wound with a towel to stop the bleeding. "I told her not to die and that I won't break up with her again," he recounted. His account forms part of his testimony in…

…busiest commercial districtsWitnesses described screaming and chaos at the scene as the collapse occurred during Friday prayer hoursNairobi's governor has raised serious concerns about the regulatory failures that allowed the incident to happenPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will app…

A 12-storey building under construction collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday, October 23, triggering an emergency rescue operation amid fears that several people were trapped beneath the rubble. The building collapsed along 9th Street in the Eastleigh neighbourhood at around 1:40 p.m. local time, sending concrete sla…

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has been taken to hospital after collapsing during a training session involving the club’s reserve team on Friday. The German club disclosed this in a statement on its official X account, saying Kompany had been watching the second team’s training when he required medical attent…

A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site. Videos spreading online showed a dramatic crash and huge clouds of dust as the building came down in a busy business and residential district. “At…

A building collapse on Akinola Street in the Fadeyi area of Lagos left one person dead and three others injuredThe incident happened on Friday morning along Ikorodu Road in Lagos StateEmergency responders were called to the scene following the structural failure on Akinola StreetPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a prefer…

…dead while three others have been rescued after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in the Fadeyi area of Lagos state today October 23. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said search and rescue operations were ongoing to determine whether mo…

Ghanaian actor Seth Kwame Dzokoto collapsed while appearing as a panellist on Owass FM's morning show in TarkwaThe livestream of the programme reportedly captured his final moments before the broadcast abruptly cut offDzokoto, best known for his role as Judge Koboo in the TV series Efiewura, was pronounced dead at hosp…

…reportedly collapsing during a live radio programme. According to Ghana GBC, Dzokoto collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, October 22 while participating as a panellist on the morning show of Owass FM/Radio in Tarkwa, in Ghana's Western Region. He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Tarkwa, where he was pronoun…

…was described by a judge as a 'dangerous witness' with a personal agenda who nearly collapsed the trial of her ex-husband. The jury, made up of four men and six women, returned the verdicts on Friday after nearly 15 hours of deliberation. During the trial, Price was accused by her ex-husband of 'coaching' the alleged v…

…didn't we know?"I frowned."Daniel, I don't understand.""The tunnel partially collapsed."I looked at the map again."Under our house?""Near it. Maybe partly under the property. They're still mapping the exact failure."My mouth went dry."Part of the soil above it may not be properly supported anymore."I stared at him."Bad…

…reported that Lisa Mutambo, a 25-year-old Zambian model and hotel ambassador, reportedly collapsed at her residence in Kalundu, Lusaka, following a night out with two female friends. According to reports, Mutambo had spent the evening socialising at a hotel and a drinking spot in Lusaka before her boyfriend drove her h…

…media personality Eric Mboya has claimed that 90% of marriages in the county would collapse if men decided to run DNA tests on their children. Eric, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, October 20, noted that while society often points fingers at men for infidelity, rising DNA statistics in Kenya prove that w…

…and Yemen’s internationally recognised, Saudi-supported government rages after the collapse of a years-long truce. The death toll from Monday’s strike on the camp in the energy-rich Shabwa province “increased to 73 martyrs, while search and follow-up efforts are ongoing to discover the fate of 14 missing people”, provi…

…camp activities due to her health condition.Camp sources reported that the corps member collapsed in the evening and was rushed for treatment, raising concerns over health monitoring at the orientation camp.

…section of the grid, insisting that the disturbance did not amount to a nationwide grid collapse. In a statement signed by its management on Monday, the operator said it worked with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to stabilise the system and restore normal operations. The statement read, “The Nigerian Independent S…

…the 2025 budget, the 2026 budget remains outstanding. I think we should just collapse the 2026 budget into 2027 or adopt it for 2027 instead of wasting resources preparing a new budget that will not be implemented.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources Already, the minister has ack…

Four persons were injured when part of a two-storey building collapsed in the Old Port Harcourt Township area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday night. The building, located at No. 18 Club Road, is said to be one of the oldest in the area, having stood for more than 60 years. An eyewitness, who spoke on conditio…