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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Tajudeen Baruwa, and 21 others, including three national officers of the union. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, those arrested have been charged with alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, public disturbance and conducts likely to …

One person has been confirmed dead, and three others are missing after a drilling rig operated by the indigenous oil firm, Seplat Energy, crashed on Tuesday in Delta State. Seplat confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday night. According to the company, the incident occurred on the swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the Ovhor area of the state. …

An Inspector attached to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in the Seme Area Command, Mr. Owolabi Adebola, and two others died in an auto-crash in the area on Wednesday. The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Badagry, Mr. Williams Manga, confirmed the accident to journalists on Thursday. He said the accident occurred at 4.30 p.m. at Gbethrome, …

At least 16 persons died and 27 others were injured in an auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Sunday morning. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Kabir Nadabo, told journalists that a DAF trailer with overloaded goods was involved in the accident. He added that the truck lost control and fell into …

Airstrikes conducted by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch of the Nigerian Air Force on Sunday, took out a notorious kidnap kingpin and terrorist, ‘Yellow Jambros’, in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State. A statement confirming theair strikes by the Director of NAF Public Relations, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said apart from ‘Yellow Jambros’ who was on …

An Assistant Superintendent of Prisons at the Afokang Correctional Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, has been killed and three others injured by suspected militants who stormed the facility on Wednesday night. Spokesman of the state Command of the Correctional Service, Affanga Etim, who confirmed the attack to newsmen on Thursday, in Calabar, however, said the attack was not aimed …

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has approved the sum of N364,842,000 for the settlement of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of 20,269 students who are indigenes of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kaula Mohammed disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Katsina, adding that the beneficiaries were those who sat for …

The Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos will be closed for repairs from Saturday, October 21, at midnight, until Sunday, October 22, at midnight. According to a statement by, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, the government was prepared to commence extensive restoration work on the bridge, commencing with repairs of the crucial sections. The Federal …

Police operatives in Delta have killed three suspected kidnappers in the Ogbolokposo community, Uvwie local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba, said the operatives also recovered one AK 47 rifle from the suspects. He said: “The four suspected hoodlums were in a …

Police operatives in Katsina have arrested a suspected bandit, Sa’idu Yaro, in connection with the killing of an area commander in the state. The Dutsinma Area Commander, Aminu Umar, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), was ambushed and killed by bandits while leading a patrol team on a clearance operation of terrorists in the area on July 5. The police …