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25 Feared dead as trailer rams into vehicles in Ibadan

4 months ago28713 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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Vehicles burnt as gas explodes in Lagos filling station

5 months ago1028 min

No fewer than nine people have sustained various injuries and many vehicles burnt after a gas explosion triggered a fire at the Mobil Filling Station near the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that no casualties were reported at the filling station when the explosion occurred around 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, causing panic and fear among residents and business owners. Speaking to our correspondent, an attendant who did not want his name...

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Police barricade Abuja stadium with vehicles

5 months ago1062 min

After dispersing protesters, security operatives have blocked the entrance of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. PUNCH Online earlier reported that security operatives dispersed protesters demonstrating in front of the national stadium. Shortly afterwards, while the protesters and journalists were trying to reconvene, security operatives dispersed them from the facility with gunshots. Our correspondent, who is currently at the venue, reported that the security operatives aimed at protesters and journalists who ran...

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Violent protesters set ablaze secretariat, two vehicles in Niger

5 months ago6414 min

The Police Command in Niger has nabbed eleven violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa Local Government Secretariat during the nationwide protests. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in Minna on Thursday that the hoodlums partially burnt part of the secretariat and looted valuable items. He explained that at about 9:30 am, some miscreants from the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Hayin-Diko of Gurara Council Area...

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Plateau State Spent 47% Of Amount Budgeted For Capital Expenditure On Official Vehicles In Q1 2024

5 months ago1185 min

A closer look at the budgetary spending of Plateau State for the first quarter of 2024 has revealed that the state government allocated a significant sum of N3.9 billion for the purchase of motor vehicles, constituting approximately a quarter of the N16 billion budgeted for this expenditure item for the year. This disclosure has raised questions among concerned citizens about the appropriateness of the state’s spending priorities. However, of this amount, N3.9 billion was already...

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Soldiers Accuse Army Commander In Borno, Lt Col Ajiya Of Sending Them On ‘Death Errands,’ Refusing To Repair Unit Vehicles

8 months ago895 min

Some soldiers of the Nigerian Army have decried the activities of the Commanding Officer of 81 Division Task Force Battalion at Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, Lt Col SJ Ajiya, which have caused several deaths of their colleagues. Some of the soldiers who spoke to SaharaReporters on the condition of anonymity, stated that since Ajiya became their Commander, they have recorded several unwarranted deaths of soldiers because of his negligence. ...

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Bandits Kill Two Security Operatives, Burn Nigerian Military Vehicles In Zamfara

9 months ago932 min

Bandits have relaunched another attack on Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State where they burnt two operational vehicles of the military and killed two members of the state security outfit, Community Protection Guards (CPG), in the area. A source, Malam Usman Tsafe, said the the bandits had besieged the town wielding sophisticated weapons. According to him, the bandits divided themselves into three different groups with the first...