It was a big shock yesterday (Monday) in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, when a big tree fell and killed a woman, and injured 10 others.The deceased and the injured persons were waiting by the roadside beside Baystar petrol station in the Zango-Kulende area, opposite Oke-Andi junction, Ilorin, to board commercial vehicles to their various destination before the tree fell.The incident which occurred at about 8 a.m., threw the area into confusion as the woman reportedly...

In the Ondo State local government area of Alade-Idanre, a middle-aged man was killed by lightning.While attempting to cut down a tree, the victim, a chainsaw operator known in the neighborhood as "Shosho," passed away instantly.Sources claim that nobody had attempted to remove the "Koleagbe" tree in Ayo Camp, which is situated on the community's Oke-Oko axis.The absence of rain is said to have caused the lightning strike, shocking the locals.It "was like an electri...

No fewer than five persons has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident in Madugu village before Loko Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday, August 30.It was gathered that occupants of the Toyota starlet car were travelling from Yola to Michika Local Government Area when the the driver lost control near and rammed into a tree.Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya, who confirmed the incident, said five people in the vehicle inc...