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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has recovered the bodies of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of ​​the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Dutse, the state capital. Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20, and …

At least 12 people were burnt to death and four others injured in a single-vehicle accident in the Ogere area of ​​the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta. He said the Mazda bus with registration number DDA 733 XA …

The heartbreaking discovery was made in Tayi village near Minna, Niger State, where the lifeless body of a baby believed to be a day old was found in a farmland. The Police Command in Niger confirmed the incident and has launched an investigation into the matter. According to a statement by SP Waisu Abiodun, the Niger Police Public Relations Officer …

Mrs Igiebor, the woman who went viral for tearing up her husband’s passport at Lagos Airport, has spoken out about the reason behind her action. In a video posted on Monday, she revealed that the couple had been having family problems long before they returned to Nigeria from Europe. “This has been going on for a long time. And I …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) held in May. The agency announced the release of the results in a post on its X account (formerly Twitter) on Monday. READ ALSO: KPK orders detention of WAEC official for failing to provide satisfactory answers during trial However, WAEC …

The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said a 25-year-old contract staff, whose name was not released, allegedly jumped into an iron melting pot at his company and died. The report also stated that the victim’s body was completely destroyed in the pot and was not found. Spokesman of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency …

Floods have reportedly destroyed houses and hectares of farmland in Buji Local Government Area of ​​Jigawa State. The District Chief of Gantsa in Buji, Alh. Sabo disclosed this when a team from the National Disaster Management Agency (NEMA) of the State Disaster Management Agency (SEMA), Jigawa Ministry of Environment, visited several villages affected by the floods. According to him, “for …

At least 11 people were killed and four others injured in a car accident in Gwargwaje, Zaria local government area, Kaduna State on Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Kaduna. He said: “The accident involving a truck with registration number BAU 142 XA and a Golf …

Police officers in Lagos have arrested two Benin Republic nationals on suspicion of car theft. State police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrests to journalists on Thursday in Lagos. He said the suspects, Kosoko Rafiu and Nunayo Sunayo, were arrested while trying to flee in a vehicle along the Mile 2/Badagry Highway on Tuesday. The spokesman added that the …

Five people died in a canoe accident in Taura local government area, Jigawa State on Thursday. State police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, He said the canoe carrying 20 passengers capsized while crossing the Gamoda River near Nahuce village. Adam said: “After receiving the emergency call, a team of police, local divers and …