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The death of two persons, and injury to four persons following a head-on collision along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode expressway have been confirmed by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency. The mouthpiece of the state-owned traffic outfit, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday. “Accident victims have been rescued to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, while the bodies of two who lost their lives were deposited at the morgue,” he said. The road crash involved a Howo Truck with no registration number and a Toyota Hiace Bus with BEN 823 ZW. The…

The Nigerian Air Force has clarified that it was an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), not a helicopter, that crashed in Kaduna. Authorities have begun investigating the cause of the mishap and confirmed that there were no casualties since the equipment was unmanned. The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, in a statement assured Nigerians that “this minor setback” would not impinge on the ongoing operations. The statement read in part, “Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a handful of traditional media outlets that a NAF helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier…

A former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Nigeria will fail under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – GCFR. Dele Momodu stated this in a write-up shared on X, titled “A Nation in Pain.” He argued that only a miracle can prevent the challenges facing the country. He said those around the President are not telling him the truth about the situation of things in the country. “It should be obvious to most reasonable Nigerians that the government of President Bola Tinubu is clearly headed in the wrong direction and that…

The first batch of 313 pilgrims from Kwara State who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia has arrived in Ilorin. They landed safely at the Babatunde Idi-Agbon International Airport, Ilorin, on an Air Peace flight APK 7911, which departed from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, over the weekend. Two female officials of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hajia Ahmed Hassana Mariam and Hajia Otunyo Habibat accompanied the pilgrims. The chairman of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, Professor Mashood Mahmud-Jimba, assured the remaining pilgrims that they would be airlifted according to the schedule of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted a 40-foot container filled with assorted arms and nine containers loaded with codeine at Onne Port, Rivers State. Displaying the seized items to journalists on Monday, Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi revealed that the weapons were imported from Turkey. The content was 844 rifles and 112,500 live ammuntions. The arms and ammunition were said to have been skillfully concealed within items such as doors, furniture, plumbing fittings and leather bags. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has set October 5, 2024, for local government elections in the state. The announcement was made by the Chairman of RSIEC, Adolphus Enebeli during a meeting with stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Monday. More to come as story unfolds…

The Ọọ̀ni of Ifẹ̀, His Imperial Majesty, Adéyẹyè Ogunwusi – CFR, Ọ̀jájá II, has inaugurated a new medical facility known as the Equity Health Group. This healthcare conglomerate aims to revolutionize healthcare delivery. The hospital has a mission to provide accessible, high-quality medical services globally, fostering wellness and medical excellence within communities, according to a statement. The facility which will be opened for public use today (Monday) will be launched officially on July 5 and 6, 2024 in Lagos State. “The last pandemic drew my attention to a lot of untapped medical potentials of we black people especially here on…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the fundamental human rights suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government. Kanu filed a lawsuit against the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Services seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations. In the suit numbered FHC/CS/1633/2023, the IPOB leader asserted that the DSS and its Director-General infringed on his right to a fair hearing by allegedly obstructing his lawyers from freely communicating with him while he was detained, thereby impeding…

The family of the late former Chief Executive of e-commerce giant, Konga, Nick Imudia has refuted reports that the Group CEO of D.light International committed suicide. The family stated that investigations into his death were ongoing, ruling out suicide. They denied reports that Imudia had called his brother and daughter with instructions before his death, finding the news coverage while they were still trying to resuscitate him in the hospital suspicious. The family criticized the media for the “unprofessional manner” in which they reported Nick Imudia’s death as a suicide. They clarified that he never called his brother in America…

The African National Congress (ANC) has ceded 12 portfolios to other parties in the new coalition government of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed 32 ministers late Sunday night, allocating 20 portfolios to members of the African National Congress (ANC) and 12 to other coalition parties in the government. This marks the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994 that the ANC has shared cabinet positions with other parties. This new arrangement was prompted by the ANC losing its parliamentary majority in the May 29 general election, necessitating reliance on other parties, particularly the…