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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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Policeman dies as gunmen bomb checkpoint, one injured

5 months ago854 min

The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt to arrest the suspects who killed and injured two policemen during an attack on a police checkpoint at Omata Junction, Nnewi-Oba Road, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the hoodlums invaded the area around 9.20 am on Friday and threw explosive devices at the police operatives at the checkpoint. The reason for the attack was yet to be...

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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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Police van torched, officers injured in UK after fatal stabbings

5 months ago1076 min

Disorder erupted Tuesday night outside a mosque in Southport, UK, following a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town. A police van was set on fire, and officers were injured during the chaos. A group of masked men in hoodies clashed with officers, chanting “English till I die” before violence ensued. Police suspect the men are affiliated with the far-right English Defence League. The disorder comes after the Home Secretary Yvette...

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Two killed, nine injured in Ogun multiple crash

5 months ago1006 min

A truck driver and his assistant reportedly fled the scene of an accident after ramming into a bus, killing one and injuring nine others along the Sagamu Express junction of Ogun State on Sunday. This is just as a motor assistant lost his life when a containerised truck crashed along the Odo-Gomez area of the same expressway on Sunday. The first accident, according to a Sunday statement by the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and...

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Kidnapper killed, two injured as abducted Edo pastor regains freedom

5 months ago1093 min

The Edo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the rescue of the abducted pastor, Solomon Ativiel, in Benin, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed this to our correspondent, said that one suspected kidnapper was killed while two others were injured during the rescue operation which was carried out on Tuesday. Nwabuzor also said the suspects were transferred to the state police command headquarters on Wednesday. “I can confirm to you that...

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One dies, two injured in Anambra road crash

5 months ago924 min

One person died and two others were injured in an accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Command in Anambra State, on Saturday. Eyewitnesses who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday near the scene said a driver identified as Chinweuba Chidiebere with a private Toyota Camry with registration number: ABJ125JV, and an unidentified driver of a private Ford Explorer with registration number: ZBL626RL were involved in the fatal...

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Donald Trump Injured In Assassination Attempt At Pennsylvania Rally

5 months ago1173 min

The Trump campaign said in a statement on Saturday evening that Trump was “fine” and that he is “being checked out at a local medical facility.” Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt during a campaign rally and was dramatically escorted off stage by U.S. Secret Service members after gunshots rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. The Trump campaign said in a statement...

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Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship

9 months ago825 min

Some female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, are feared dead after a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday, during the distribution of palliatives to the students. Several other students reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the stampede. The National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, who confirmed the incident to journalists, described it as horrible. Baduku said that all the students involved in the stampede...

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