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A moving train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus with registration number 04A-48LA this morning at PWD, Ikeja, Lagos. Lastma enforcement officers, who were the first emergency responders on the scene of the accident, summoned additional emergency responders, and rescue efforts are still ongoing. Military apprehends mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack The accident claimed many lives because the staff bus was overcrowded with government employees heading to work this morning. Lastma officials and other emergency responders are on the ground rescuing accident victims.

A London court received report that a music manager who was of Nigerian descent was killed by stabbing after celebrating his birthday with a designer watch worth up to £300,000. Emmanuel Odunlami, 32, was allegedly attacked by three robbers on May 1, 2022, in the City of London after leaving the Haz restaurant close to St. Paul’s Cathedral. They claim that Kavindu Hettiarachchi, a security guard, told them that Odunlami was sporting a Patek Philippe Nautilus watch, estimated to be worth between £90,000 and £300,000 if authentic. Hettiarachchi was a crucial part of the security team that Playhxuse, the event’s…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been ordered by the Federal High Court in Lagos to electronically and directly upload the results of the upcoming governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State from the polling places to the IReV. The Labour Party and 41 other parties had sued, seeking a mandamus order to compel INEC to follow the Electoral Act and its rules for the conduct of the elections. Justice Peter Lifu issued the order in his judgment on the case. The judge determined that because the lawsuit was filed in accordance with the law’s provisions,…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to avoid electoral violence and voter apathy, which could disrupt the March 11 governorship and state House of Assembly elections. Mrs. Theresa Nnalue, NOA Director in Charge of Orientation and Behavior Modification, announced on Wednesday at a -Day Motorised Voters’ Education in Suleja, Niger State. “Say No to Violence,” with the theme “Embrace Peaceful Credible Election,” is the name of the campaign. Nnalue, who stated that the campaign’s goal was to educate citizens about the importance of peaceful and violence-free elections, urged Nigerians to vote peacefully on March 11. “We are here…

According to renowned law professor Itse Sagay (SAN), President Muhammadu Buhari has an unrivaled record of fighting corruption. The legal eminence claimed that in 1984, during the Buhari military regime, any administration had come closest to combating corruption. “The level of intervention in the fight against corruption is unprecedented. This government has broken new grounds and records in the fight against corruption. “Since independence, no government has performed anywhere near this government in anti-corruption efforts. “I’ve been around since the 1960s, so I know. This needs to be acknowledged and appreciated,” Sagay said. Sagay discussed the work of the Presidential…

During Operation Akpakwu, soldiers from the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, freed Mrs. Gertrude Njar, the commissioner for women’s affairs in Cross River, from kidnapper’s captivity. Capt. Dorcas Aluko, Army Public Relations Officer, 13 Brigade, Calabar, released a statement on Wednesday announcing her rescue. On February 1st, a kidnapping took place near Mayne Avenue in Calabar South. “Acting on actionable intelligence on the victim’s whereabouts, troops laid a tacit ambush for the kidnappers around Peter Effiong Creek, Messembe, Jebs. “The gallant troops tactically sprung an ambush to take the kidnappers by surprise while in search of the victim. “In the…

Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are frustrated by the current fuel crisis and long lines at gas stations. According to newsmen who monitored fuel stations in Abuja, many stations are not dispensing products, and the few that are are causing serious traffic due to long queues. The motorists also expressed their displeasure with the country’s cash crunch, which they claim is exacerbating the problem, and urged the Federal Government to intervene immediately. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) blamed the petrol queues in Abuja and other parts of the country on business and movement restrictions during…

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot on Wednesday evening, and a suspect was barricaded inside a garage, according to the chief of police. Los Angeles officer Chief Michel Moore said on social media that the three officers who were shot are in stable condition at a hospital. Moore also stated that an “ongoing tactical scene with outstanding gunman” was taking place at the scene. CBS affiliate KCAL-TV broadcasts live overhead images. Several officer cars were seen on television sealing off the area around the garage in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. Officers in full tactical gear were seen near the…

On Wednesday, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced that it had freed three infants who were allegedly being used as alms dogs by their mothers in exchange for N3,000 per day. The infants, who were between the ages of seven and nine months, were saved by NAPTIP’s Rapid Response Unit, which had stopped their traffickers at busy intersections in the Nyanya neighborhood of Abuja. The agency’s Director-General, Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, made this disclosure in Abuja while speaking to stakeholders about the agency’s efforts to combat some emerging trends of human trafficking and other related…

Ifeoma Okoya-Thomas, the African Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate in Abia, claims to have defected to the Labour Party (LP). This information was provided by Okoya-Thomas during a Wednesday conversation with journalists in Umuahia. She claimed that she made the decision to run for office with the LP because it would give her the chance to put her vision for helping the state develop into reality. She continued by stating that she had discovered she shared the same beliefs and goals as Dr. Alex Otti, the Liberation Party’s candidate for governor, to free the people of Abia from decades of…