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28 Dec
Renowned Nollywood actress Bidemi Kosoko experienced a devastating setback on Boxing Day, December 26, when her residence was engulfed in flames. Bidemi's sister, Sola Kosoko-Abina, took to her Instagram account on Wednesday to share the distressing news along with videos capturing the aftermath of the fire. Expressing gratitude for God's faithfulness in the year 2023,…
5 Dec
At least, one person was feared dead in a fire that occurred in the early hours of yesterday, at a residential building located in the Adealu area of Lagos State.
4 Dec
Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa has bravely shared her personal story of losing her parents in a fire incident during her childhood. In an interview on her show, "Toke Moments," she opened up about the traumatic experience and how it has shaped her life. Makinwa recalled the devastating incident during an interview with comedian AY…
27 Sep
At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, officials said early Wednesday.
25 Aug 2023
Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week's death toll from the raging blazes rose to 21.
11 Aug 2023
French prosecutors said Friday they had opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of 11 people in a fire in a holiday home that failed to meet safety standards.
5 Apr 2023
About 20 people were rendered homeless, while property worth millions of naira were destroyed when fire completely razed down a building at No 9 Awkwuzu Street, Mile1 Diobu, in Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State.

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Veteran nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has reached out to the public for financial assistance to undergo a crucial kidney transplant in India. The actor was seen in a video circulating on social media, looked, visibly frail, pleaded for help while lying on a hospital bed. Accompanied by his colleague Kingsley Orji, who spoke on his…
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Troops from the Nigerian Army have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group in Tantatu Community in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday also confirmed that the troops deployed in 1 Division area…
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The leader of Singapore's opposition was charged Tuesday with two counts of giving false testimony before a parliamentary committee during a probe into one of his party members, police and prosecutors said. Pritam Singh, head of the Workers' Party, was charged at the State Courts for having twice "falsely testified" before the committee in December…
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Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's Super Eagles' two friendly games against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali due to injury. Osimhen was an unused substitute for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match. According to Napoli coach, Francesco Calzona, Osimhen's absence was…
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Two children have been burned to death in Bauchi following a fire incident in their residence, the police said in a statement on Monday. The statement issued by the Spokesperson of Bauchi State Police Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, also said a suspected motorcycle thief was set ablaze by a mob at Magamar Gumau Market, Toro…
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Former K-pop star Jung Joon-young left prison Tuesday after completing a five-year term for gang rape and illicit filming, in one of South Korea's high-profile spycam scandals. Jung was found guilty of rape on two occasions in 2016 and of filming himself having intercourse with other women without their knowledge and sharing the footage without…
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A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and seriously injuring 42, police said. The accident occurred at 5:50 pm (2:50 GMT) Monday at Maungu, 360 kilometres (220 miles) from the capital Nairobi, when the students from…
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The Yoruba Obas Forum has described the death of Oba Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadan, as a colossal loss to Yorubaland. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National President of the forum and Molokun of Atijere, Oba Samuel Adeboye, stated this in a condolence message on behalf of other members, yesterday, in…