Accident deaths
28 Jan
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed one death in a road crash which occoured on Monday in Port Harcourt. Mr Martins Chime, the command’s Public Relations Officer, and an Assistant Route Commander, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. According to him, a truck with registration…
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday a US freeze on military aid to Kyiv was visible at the country's logistics
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The French government has assured the leadership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of more robust support in the areas of training, capacity building, and logistics to further boost the operational capability of the agency in its ongoing effort to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The assurance was…
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Peru's ousted ex-president Pedro Castillo went on trial accused of rebellion in Lima Tuesday for attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree to avoid impeachment for alleged graft. Castillo, a leftist former schoolteacher dubbed Peru's "first poor president" on his election in 2021, has been held in preventive custody since December 2022. He attended…
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The High Court of Ekiti State, presided over by Justice Adekunle Adeleye, yesterday sentenced two suspects, including Olaniyi Anu and Alobaloye Abidemi, to two years and life imprisonment, respectively, for conspiracy and gang rape of a 13-year-old minor. According to the statement of the victim of the rape, she was sent on an errand on…
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The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has issued a stern warning to Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, urging him to obey the Supreme Court ruling or face impeachment. In a statement signed by Johnson Georgewill, Director General of RRM, and Mrs. Sarima Akpata, Secretary of RRM, the group hailed the Supreme Court's recent judgment as a…
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies have signed a constitution paving the way for the formation
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About 16 lives were claimed on Tuesday afternoon when a white Mazda bus erupted in flames along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway near Buhari Estate. The crash, which happened at around 1:00 PM, involved a single vehicle with registration number KJA949YJ carrying 21 passengers, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun Sector Command. FRSC's spokesperson,…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for allegedly misappropriating ₦96 million in public funds. The defendants, including senior finance officers, appeared before Justice Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court, facing charges of criminal breach of trust. The EFCC claims they…
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The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate suspension of the recently announced subscription price hike by Multichoice Nigeria, the owners of DStv and GOtv. The Green Chamber also mandated an investigation into the frequent price increases imposed by the pay-TV giant. Adopting a motion of urgent public importance raised by the lawmaker representing Oredo…