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60-yr-old man burnt to crisp while cooking breakfast

The corpse of an old man who was burnt to death while cooking has been removed from his residence in Ogba.

According to Punch News, the deceased who was home alone fell asleep while cooking in the early hours of Monday, June 4, 2018.

The Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit were called to remove the charred corpse of the deceased discovered after a raging inferno which damaged valuables was put out.

“It happened around 01.48am and we got there at 01.53am on Saturday. The deceased was alone in the house.

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"His co-tenant was away when the fire engulfed the apartment," says Rasak Musbau, a director at the Lagos State Fire Service.

Punch further gathered that the state police have commenced investigations.

Mum breastfeeding baby after surviving Taraba explosion inspires emotions on IG

A picture showing a woman while she was breastfeeding her baby has inspired emotions showing pity on Instagram.

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The pair are reportedly victims of a fuel tanker explosion which occurred in Zing, Taraba State, on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

Both were captured on a hospital bed while the infant, wrapped in a bandage like its mother, sucked from her bossom.

This caused some Instagram users to extend words expressing concern to the victims.

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