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16 confirmed dead, 17 injured in Ibadan multiple crashes

4 months ago1854 min

The Federal Road Safety Commission, on Tuesday, confirmed that 16 persons died while 17 were injured in an early morning multiple road crash at the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC reports stated that 35 persons were involved in the road accident out of which 16 died on the spot while the injured ones were recuperating at the Hamdalat Hospital, Agbowo, in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of the state. The accident,...

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12 dead, four injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash

4 months ago1165 min

No fewer than 12 people were reported dead on Tuesday while four others were injured in a lone crash which occurred at about 3:15 pm around Ogere along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The lone accident involved a White Mazda Bus with registration number DDA733XA. The crash was adduced to wrongful overtaking after which the bus lost control, hit the road divider, somersaulted and burst into flame. Scene of the accident The Spokesperson for the Ogun State...

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25 Feared dead as trailer rams into vehicles in Ibadan

4 months ago28513 min

13th August 2024 At least 25 people have been reported dead in an accident on Tuesday along the Ojoo-Iwo Road near the Agbowo/Ajao area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. According to Oyo Affairs on Tuesday, a trailer carrying roofing sheets collided with an 18-seater Hummer bus, a Micra taxi, and a Honda CR-V car, resulting in the loss of lives. Some passengers have been rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention. As of...

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Abandoned baby found dead in Niger village

4 months ago5345 min

The Police Command in Niger says it has uncovered the lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, SP Waisu Abiodun, made this know on Tuesday to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna. He said that on August 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child...

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Four dead, many rescued in Sokoto boat accident

4 months ago844 min

Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening. He explained that a combined rescue team from NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services and the State Emergency Management Agency...

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How Nigerian Soldiers Followed My Teenage Son Home In Zaria, Shot Him Dead Through The Door – Dad Mourns

5 months ago835 min

A Kaduna State resident, Malam Mohammed, father of the 18-year-old Ismail Mohammed, who was killed in Samaru Zaria on Tuesday, has accused soldiers of the Nigerian Army of following his son home and shooting him dead. In an interview with newsmen, Malam Mohammed said that soldiers who were scaring people away during the ongoing nationwide hunger protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria followed his son to their house and shot him dead. He said, “My son,...

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Five dead, 15 missing in Jigawa boat accident

5 months ago973 min

A boat accident on Thursday claimed the lives of no fewer than five persons around Gamoda River in Nahuce village, in the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the tragedy in the Dutse area of the state, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, in a statement on Friday, said the boat was conveying 20 passengers when it capsized around 12 pm. He said, “Upon receipt of the report, a team...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Security Operatives Shoot Dead 13 Protesters Including Women, Childen In Fresh Kano Violence

5 months ago1014 min

No fewer than 13 people, including women and children, have been confirmed dead in Kano State as unharmed protesters were attacked by security operatives on Saturday amid the ongoing nationwide protests. It was learnt that the violence erupted in Rijiyar Lemo, Kurna to Bachirawa areas in Fagge Local Government, Kofar Nassarawa in Kano municipal and Unguwa Uku area of Tarauni Local Government of the state. In a video seen by SaharaReporters, thousands of peaceful protesters...

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Adegboruwa Asks Tinubu Govt To Hold Accountable Policemen Who Injured, Shot Dead Nigerian Protesters

5 months ago1287 min

Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has urged Nigerians to sustain their support and solidarity for peaceful protests as a crucial step towards freeing the nation from the grip of hunger, hardship, and poor governance inflicted by the elected officials. In a statement released on Thursday, Adegboruwa emphasised the resilience of a united people, asserting that collective action would overcome “even the most formidable obstacles, including suppression, threats, intimidation, and harassment perpetrated by the...

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Nigerian Army Personnel Shoot Dead Four #EndBadGovernance Protesters In Borno

5 months ago1062 min

The Borno government had earlier imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state in response to hunger protests in the state. Four residents of Borno State have been killed by soldiers during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Maiduguri, the state capital. A youth-led nationwide protest against economic hardship had kicked off across the country on Thursday. SaharaReporters gathered that the protesters were killed by the soldiers in front of Kime petrol station in Bolori area...

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