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The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion after colliding with another vehicle has risen to 59. The incident occurred on Sunday along the Lapai-Agaie road, about 2 kilometers from Dendo Community in Agaie LGA, Niger State. The petrol tanker collided head-on with another truck carrying over 60 people and 50 cows from Kano to Lagos. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of …

A tragic petrol tanker explosion in Agaie Local Government Area of ​​Niger State has claimed the lives of over 30 people and resulted in the death of over 50 cows. The explosion occurred early Sunday when a tanker truck carrying petrol collided with a trailer truck carrying passengers and livestock from Wudil, Kano State, to Lagos. The incident occurred at …

The Edo State Police have arrested a 57-year-old man, Edokpa Patrick, for possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspect was arrested at Ugomonson community with a single-barreled gun and 172 live bullets. According to the command’s spokesman, Moses Yamu, police acted on intelligence information to arrest the suspect. “The suspect was arrested for possession of an unlicensed single-barreled gun with …

Days after the Edo State government announced the shifting of the resumption date for the 2024/2025 academic session as a result of the recent increase in fuel prices, the Kano State Government has also postponed the resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the state. Director of Public Enlightenment in the State Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, who made …

Police officers in Edo have arrested one Kingdom Paul over the alleged murder of a 38-year-old woman, Victory Oro, in the state. The 18-year-old was among suspected criminals paraded by the state police command spokesman, Moses Yamu, at the command headquarters on Friday. He said the suspect stabbed the victim at a local guesthouse in Benin City, where they had …

At least five vehicles and three motorcycles were completely destroyed by a fuel tanker explosion in Oyo State on Saturday. The vehicles affected were two articulated trucks, an 18-passenger bus, and two commercial taxis. The tanker is still burning at the scene of the incident on the Ibadan axis of the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. However, there were no fatalities in the …

The Oyo State Government has condemned the continued sale of fake diesel products at unlicensed outlets along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing it as unethical. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbonjubola, during a monitoring and enforcement exercise along the route ordered the demolition of all buildings housing “illegal traders” of diesel products. The Commissioner, while addressing the …

Police officers in Edo have arrested one of the suspects behind the attack on the Igueben train station in the state. Armed men on January 7, 2023 attacked the train station and kidnapped several people at the facility. Some victims were later released after the intervention of security agents. The suspect identified as Jonas Ehis is also accused of killing …

Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has challenged the Nigerian military to come after him, saying he and his gang are not afraid of death. Turji, who has been very vocal on social media in recent weeks, said in a trending video posted on X that he and his followers would not have taken up arms in the first place if …

The Oyo State Government on Thursday demolished all buildings housing illegal diesel marketers along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, led his ministry officials to conduct the exercise. He warned those involved in the act to stop. Mogbonjubola condemned the continued sale of fake diesel products at unlicensed locations along the highway. …