A lone accident at Malo, Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Tuesday left 12 people burnt to death, leaving four others sustaining injuries. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Mrs Okpe explained that the accident, involving a Mazda bus with registration number DDA 733 XA, occurred at 3.14 p.m. She said the driver lost control of the bus after engaging in a wrongful overtaking, thus ramming into the road divider, tumbling and immediately going up in flames. “16 people were involved…
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The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and charged a suspect, Aliyu Saad, with stealing a streetlight pole in the New Artisan area of Enugu. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Daniel Ndukwe, on X.com on Tuesday. Saad was apprehended on August 8, 2024, at 4:30 am by operatives from the New Haven Division, following a tip-off about the criminal activity. He was subsequently charged in the Enugu North Magistrates’ Court and remanded in the Correctional Custodial Centre, Enugu, pending further hearings The statement said: “One Aliyu…
The three aides of the caretaker chairman of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Dare, kidnapped two weeks ago, have regained their freedom. The council chairman, alongside his aides and two students of Kogi State University, Kabba were kidnapped on the Okene/Kabba road. The chairman, however, escaped after a few hours, as he was abandoned by the kidnappers when he could no longer walk at their pace. The three kidnapped aides were released alongside four others held in captivity for the last 12 days. Speaking with our correspondent, Dare appreciated God and thanked the Kogi State Governor,…
Former Minister of Solid Minerals Oby Ezekwesili and activist Aisha Yesufu could risk spending 10 years in jail or be fined N5 million as the House of Representatives, through a new bill, seeks stiffer sanctions for Nigerians refusing to sing the national anthem. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas of the House of Representatives sponsored the Counter Subversion Bill 2024 to penalise citizens who refuse to sing the new and controversial anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’. House of Representatives speaker, Tajudeen Abbas [Photo credit: Twitter @HonTJAbbas] Also, Nigerians found guilty of destroying national symbols (including the flag) as a means to undermine the…
A12-year-old boy was on Tuesday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stabbing two brothers. The defendant, who is of no fixed address, is standing trial on a three-count charge of assault, malicious damage and breach of the peace. The Prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 10, at 8:00 a.m., at Omi Olori Area in Ado-Ekiti. According to him, the defendant assaulted two brothers, Toheeb Adeitan and Tajudeen Adeitan, by beating and stabbing them on their hands and shoulders. He added that the defendant wilfully and maliciously damaged a…
Five persons on Tuesday appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing drinks worth N11.2 million and receiving stolen property. The defendants; Steven Imaje; 18, Kelvin Ogbor; 23, Joseph Oloko; 27, Peter Ode; 26 and Bisi Yakub; 48. The first, second, third, and fourth defendants are facing the first two counts of conspiracy and stealing, while Yakub is being charged with receiving stolen property. All the defendants except Yakub (last defendant) pleaded not guilty. The Chief Magistrate, Adeola Olatubosun, ordered the remand of the defendants who pleaded guilty until August 20 for a review of the…
The Ondo State Government has shown passionate and genuine commitments to the development of education sector and ensure that every student has access to quality and accessible education. The State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, since assumption of office has carried out massive investments geared towards improving the standard and quality of education from basic to tertiary level in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, while speaking with newsmen in Akure said as part of the administration’s commitment to easy the burden of parents, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has paid about Five Hundred and…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in Jigawa State has said about 100 families were displaced by flooding in Gantsa, headquarters of Buji Local Government Area. The command’s spokesman, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, said this in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday that the families were displaced following the destruction of their homes by flood. Mr Tijjani said that a heavy rainfall on Sunday caused extensive damage to about 100 houses in the town, forcing the families to vacate their homes. “The affected households have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety, leaving their belongings in the…
The World Health Organisation said cases of the infectious viral disease mpox are on the rise around the world, adding that it convened its emergency committee to discuss the outbreak. The WHO reported this on Tuesday from Geneva. Confirmed cases of the disease, formerly known as monkeypox, declined slightly in June to 934 from 963 in May, but the WHO is assuming the cases are probably higher, as not all cases are being recorded and testing has declined. The committee is to discuss the spread of a new clade, or variant, on Wednesday as they deliberate on whether a Public…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Paul Uche, to six months community service for $300 internet fraud. The convict was said to have impersonated one Pachell Michel to defraud one Becky Janse, from Michigan, USA, of 300 dollars. Justice S.O. Adeyemi sentenced the convict after adopting the plea bargain agreement signed by him (the convict) and brought to the court by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, F. Adewumi. The convict, who pleaded guilty to the one-count charge, informed the court that he used to assist his father to sell…