Oct 25, 2024 – Top News Magazines.

Newly constructed Pedestrian bridge collapses in Lagos

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

The newly constructed pedestrian bridge at Five Stars Bus Stop, inward Iyana-Isolo, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, area of Lagos, has partly collapsed in the early hours of Thursday. According to an eye-witness, the incident happened in the early hours at about 6.30 am. It took the prompt intervention of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, to save the situation. Upon arrival of LASEMA team, part of the pedestrian bridge had fallen with some portions shutting down half of the expressway. According to investigations conducted by the LASEMA, the incident was…

Professor Humphrey Nwosu, Ex-NEC Chairman, dies at 83

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, NEC, is dead. He died in a hospital in the United States, according to a reliable source. An official statement regarding his death is expected to be released soon. Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC Chairman by then Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, serving from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure, he conducted Nigeria’s historic June 12, 1993 election, widely regarded as the freest and fairest in the country’s history. The election saw Chief Moshood Abiola…

US rapper arrested over ‘murder-for-hire’ plot

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

Lil Durk, popular American rapper born Durk Banks, has reportedly been arrested Thursday night in Florida and has since been charged with murder-for-hire. Currently held without bond, Banks is in custody at Broward County Jail, awaiting transfer to U.S. Marshals, according to reports. The arrest follows the detention of five other suspects earlier in the day, each charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. The charges stem from the 2022 killing of Saviay’a Robinson, cousin of rapper Quando Rondo, who was fatally shot in Los Angeles. Authorities have connected…

8 passengers feared dead as chopper crashes into Bonny river

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

The 8 persons aboard an Eastwind Aviation helicopter which crashed into Bonny River, in Rivers State, yesterday, are all feared dead. The helicopter, carrying eight persons, six passengers and two crew members, crashed from Port Harcourt Military base to FPSO NUIM ANTAN (offshore Calabar). Rivers State Police Command said all eight persons aboard the helicopter that ditched into the Atlantic Ocean have reportedly died. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said: “The Rivers State Police Command regrets to inform…

Nigeria Gospel Singer, Dare Melody loses wife

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

Nigeria gospel singer, Damilare Odunuga, popularly known as Dare Melody, has lost his wife, Adedoyin Odunuga. The news was shared in a statement on Instagram late Thursday by Dare Melody, who expressed grief over the loss of his beloved Adedoyin. The company released an official statement earlier today, confirming Odunuga’s passing in the early hours of October 24, 2024. Described as a cherished figure among family, friends, and colleagues, the DM Multimedia community shared the sorrowful message, noting, “You will forever be in our hearts,” as they honoured Mrs Odunuga’s…

Shettima cancels Samoa trip due to damaged plane in New York

Oct 25, 2024 topnews

Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s vice President has cancelled his trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government Summit, after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York. A statement issued last night by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said “The foreign object damaged the cockpit windscreen of the plane.” According to the statement, “President Tinubu, acting promptly, has approved a ministerial delegation to represent Nigeria at the summit in the Samoa capital of…