Eleven victims have been burnt beyond recognition in a multiple crash along Ejule-Ochadamu by Olofu Bridge, Ochadamu area of Kogi State. FRSC Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem in a statement released on Thursday, November 10, said the unfortunate mishap involved 20 vehicles. Kazeem who noted that the crash was avoidable and unfortunate, called on drivers…
The Lagos State Government has said efforts to rescue a yet-to-be-identified lady who reportedly jumped from the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon on Thursday were unsuccessful. The lady, who is in her mid-30s, was said to have alighted from a taxi after a heated argument with her fiancé, headed for the railing of the…
The naira has appreciated against the dollar, new reports have shown. The naira, on Wednesday, appreciated against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market amid increased liquidity. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, quoted the naira at N825 to a dollar. The…
An office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. It was reported that the hoodlums numbering about eight, had jumped over the fence into the premises and set fire to the INEC building. They reportedly soaked loaves of bread with petrol and threw them…
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 49 internet fraud suspects. The suspects within the 19 and 32 years age bracket, were arrested in a sting in various homes at Navy Estate, Cajaah-Orozo, a suburb of Abuja, following credible intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Among…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias have killed three people and destroyed property worth millions of naira in Makabat Batura District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The gunmen invaded the community through the hills in the area at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, and attacked residents, who were caught off…
The Mpumalanga High Court in South Africa has convicted and sentenced a woman, Phindile Sibiya, to 22 years of direct imprisonment for murdering her female infant and defeating the ends of justice. The 26-year-old woman from Belfast, in the district of Bushbuckridge, was sentenced on Wednesday, November 9, after she pleaded guilty to intentionally killing…
The convoy of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was attacked in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday, November 9. The presidential campaign trail of the opposition party landed in Borno, an All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled state, on Wednesday. The hoodlums vandalized vehicles in the convoy of Atiku at…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a hybrid meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; and…
Two planes collided mid-air and landed on a farm, and there are “likely no survivors”. The smash is understood to have taken place over a farm in Kybong, Queensland, Australia. Two men have already been confirmed dead in the collision between a glider and the plane that it was dragging along. Shocked bystanders report seeing debris falling from…