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An unconfirmed number of passengers were said to have been burnt to death in an accident that occurred on Thursday night in Ogun State. According to reports, the incident happened around 10:20pm at the Long bridge axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway, Obafemi/Owode Local Government. The road crash involved a silver Toyota RAV 4, with registration number, LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked, GGE 369 GJ and a burnt Mazda bus with an unidentified number. It was gathered that the burnt commercial bus was involved in wrongful overtaking before it hit a stationed faulty vehicle, the Toyota Rav 4,…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that his government had planned to attack and kill the bandits even if it meant some students would die in the process when the 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted. According to the Governor, such action would only be considered as collateral damage and a price he would be willing to pay instead of paying ransom to the criminals. The Kaduna State Governor spoke on Thursday during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group, while responding to a question on his refusal to negotiate…

Security operatives made a major inroad for the first time in Imo State this year after they successfully resisted and repelled an attack on Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters by gunmen. The incident, which happened Thursday night, saw the joint security operatives killing no fewer than eight hoodlums in the gun duel. The operatives also recovered seven vehicles the attackers used for the operation. Since the turn of 2021, gunmen had successfully carried out attacks on about ten police stations, including the burning of the Police Command headquarters and freeing of over 1,800 prisoners from the Owerri Correctional Centre. According to…

Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. The main segment from the Long March-5b vehicle was used to launch the first module of China’s new space station last month. At 18 tonnes it is one of the largest items in decades to have an undirected dive into the atmosphere. The US on Thursday said it was watching the path of the object but currently had no plans to shoot it down. “We’re hopeful that it will land in a place where it won’t harm anyone,” US Defence Secretary Lloyd…

Nigeria’s Service Chiefs and other top intelligence agencies on Thursday told senators the challenges confronting them as they battle to halt the worsening insecurity. They briefed the Senate during an executive session on how they are grappling with lack of adequate equipment and low capacity, sources said. The closed session which lasted for about four hours, enabled the military and security chiefs to exchange ideas with senators. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo and…

The Presidency has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari asked Hadiza Bala Usman, the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to step aside so that an investigation can be carried out into the management’s activities. According to a press statement by Shehu Garba, a spokesperson for President Buhari, the investigation became necessary following a recommendation by the Ministry of Transportation under Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. The President has ordered Mr Mohammed Koko to act as the MD of NPA pending the outcome of the administrative panel of inquiry. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Ministry of…

Manchester United comfortably moved into the Europa League final, despite losing to Roma in the second leg. The Serie A side needed to score five goals after Edinson Cavani opened the scoring for United in Rome. Edin Dzeko and Bryan Cristante both netted in three second-half minutes for Roma before Cavani headed his second. Jose Mourinho to coach Roma from next season Nicola Zalewski gave Roma victory on the night but an 8-5 aggregate score sends United to Gdansk where they will face Villarreal on 26 May.

Arsenal’s Europa League hopes were dashed as Villarreal sealed a semi-final victory that will almost certainly end the Gunners’ unbroken 25-season run of appearing in European competition. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Spain and knowing that victory in this tournament represented their only realistic route back into the Champions League, Mikel Arteta’s side could not find a way past the visitors’ stubborn defence. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck the post with a volley but it was a rare moment of threat in a display strangely passive for large parts and crucially lacking incision. Nicolas Pepe and Emile Smith Rowe both…

The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ongwen, 45, whose nom de guerre was “White Ant” was found guilty in February of 61 charges, including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. “In light of the gravity of the crimes that you committed, the Chamber sentences you to a total period of imprisonment of 25…

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria’s satellite cannot effectively monitor bandits and other criminals. The Director-General, Halilu Shaba spoke to reporters after a meeting with staff of the agency in Abuja. Shaba said bandits have become sophisticated, adding that they no longer use Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) phones, but walkie-talkie. The official disclosed the satellite is not static where the insurgency is taking place. He noted that one satellite is insufficient. Gunmen abduct Abia state university students “We have a High-Resolution imaging satellite and Medium Resolution imaging satellite. “The activities of the bandits could…