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A 40 -footed container truck overturned over a tricycle and killed a police officer in Lagos on Tuesday. One other passenger was killed in the incident. General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday at Lagos. He noted that the accident occurred before on Tuesday along Ijora Causeway, Inward Ijora …

A full -loaded container truck (XP 368 AKD) overturned on a tricycle (Kja 364 qn) Tuesday along Ijora Causeway, killing a police officer in service and a female passenger. According to the general manager of Lastma Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the truck lost control while attempting a risky maneuver under the Ijora bridge, crushing the tricycle. Two other people, including the Tricycle …

Two women who were kidnapped in the nasarawa state on Sunday night remained in captivity because their kidnapper demanded a ransom of N50 million for their liberation. One of the victims, a mother and wife of a nurse from a local priest, said to be in a critical state, both physically and emotionally, after experiencing difficulties in the forest. According …

A annoying video has emerged where the poor community in the Sokoto state is seen running fast for safety after the invasion of their community by the feared Lakurawa terrorists who are said to be in the retaliation mission. In the video shared on the social media platform on Tuesday morning, a narrator who spoke at Hausa was heard lamented …

The deadly ambush scale last Friday in the state of Benue has deteriorated, because eight bodies of police officers have been found, following violence attacks against the joint security team in the Katsina-ala regional government. The Nigerian police operator teams and Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG)-reportedly ambushed by the combined power of armed shepherd and local militia groups during …

The Nigerian army firmly rejected the accusation of harassment and intimidation by its troops in the State of the Cross River, describing the claim is unfounded and efforts to tarnish efforts to maintain military peace in the region. The rebuttal came in response to a report that showed that the army deployed in Ikom and the Obubra Regional Government had …

A famous bandit leader, Kachalla Ummaru, has threatened to rearrange his subordinates and make life difficult for the Nigerians and authorities if his men were killed further even though there was a peaceful agreement that was mediated by different communities in the northwest. Ummaru who made a threat during the peace meeting in the state of Katsina on Saturday, reportedly …

The Center for Nigerian Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two cases of alleged hemorrhagic fever of the new virus are reported in Abuja have tested negatively for the Ebola virus and the Marburg virus. The agency revealed this in the public health advisor issued on Friday and signed by the Director General, Dr. Jide Idris. According to …

The Council of State of Osun del Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestral threats against its leaders, warning that it will not bow to what she described as “relentless tyranny”. In a declaration signed by its president, companion Christopher Arapasopo, the congress said that the leaders of the opposition …

Police operations in the state of Lagos have arrested a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamusideen Adio, for alleged murder. Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command, Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed the news in a statement in Ikeja. He said the 55-year-old player had been detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), …