NaijaPodNews Morning Brief — Saturday, August 29, 2026

NaijaPodNews Morning Brief — Saturday, August 29, 2026

Today's top stories, narrated in five minutes:

1. Nasarawa Building Collapse: Two Children Dead, Family Members Hospitalized

A building collapse in Tudun Amba, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Friday, August 28, 2026, tragically claimed the lives of two children from the same family. Several other family members sustained injuries...

2. Cross River Tragedy: Building Crushed by Collapsed Refuse Dump, Two Dead

Two individuals lost their lives in Calabar, Cross River State, after a large refuse dump collapsed onto a building in the early hours of Friday, August 28, 2026. Police identified one victim as Nfon ...

3. What we know: JAMB Reveals Three Core Reasons for Missing Matriculation List Names

JAMB has outlined three main reasons why candidates may not find their names on the matriculation list, as explained in a video posted on its X handle. These reasons include failing to accept admissio...

4. Dekina APC Boss Gunned Down on Kogi Expressway

Hon. Ishaq Onu Yunusa, the APC chairman for Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, was murdered by gunmen on the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Another occupant of his ...

5. Wife lashes out at sisters over alleged affair with husband

A video circulating online shows a married woman flogging her two younger sisters after allegedly discovering they were having an affair with her husband while living under her roof. The woman, visibl...

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