Year: 2025

Road Crash Claims 3 Varsity Students in Lagos, 7 Hurt

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Three Students of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, were killed while seven others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash on Saturday morning, November 8, at Powerline Junction, near Aleje, inward Ikorodu Roundabout. Vehicles involved in the unfortunate accident were Toyota Corolla with registration number SMK 42 AJ, an MPV Bus, four tricycles and a tipper truck A tipper truck moving at excessive speed reportedly suffered a brake failure, resulting in the incident. The said vehicle veered into other road users, colliding with several vehicles…

”Our Job is Only killing” – How Sudan’s Brutal Militia Carried Out a Massacre

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BBC Verify reported on November 7 the horrific, terrible, and inhuman killings in El-Fasher, Sudan, which the actors involved have openly carried out and confirmed. The reports read: “Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions. Fighters laugh as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the setting Sudanese sun. “Look at all this work. Look at this genocide,” one cheers. He smiles as he turns the camera on himself and his fellow fighters, their Rapid Support…

Kogi: Troops Rescue 31 of 40 Abducted by Kidnappers

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Forty people traveling by bus from a Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) were abducted by kidnappers along the Dekina-Ajiyolo-Anyigba road in Kogi state around 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 7. According to reports, most of the individuals abducted were residents of the Abocho community and environs, who had chartered a bus to transport them to the Dekina LGA headquarters for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise. Troops of 12 Brigade Lokoja, in collaboration with the local security network, sprang into action to rescue the abducted persons. Thirty-one persons were rescued,…

ASHH Foundation, UNICEF Train Facilitators on Positive Parenting in Bauchi

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A women-led civil society organization, Attah Sisters Helping Hand (ASHH) Foundation, has concluded a two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Positive Parenting in Bauchi. The training, supported by UNICEF Nigeria, was designed to equip 32 selected facilitators with practical knowledge and skills to promote positive parenting practices and enhance the well-being of children across 32 communities in Bauchi, Darazo, Dass, and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State. During the sessions, participants engaged in interactive modules covering key themes such as Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships,…

Apapa Traffic: Sanwo-Olu Calls for Joint Action

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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged port operators and the state government to collaborate more deeply on tackling incessant traffic gridlock and logistics challenges in Apapa, Lagos. Speaking on Tuesday, November 5th, during a visit by Igor van den Essen, APM Terminals’ Regional Managing Director for Africa and Europe, the Governor stressed the need for a unified approach to infrastructure and community support efforts. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, acknowledged the operators’ contributions to maintaining Lagos’ commercial status. “We understand our responsibility, and we…

Kaduna Commissioner: Bandits Received Livelihood Offers, not Cash

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Kaduna is offering bandits livelihood opportunities, not cash payments, to curb killings and kidnappings, according to state Information Commissioner Malam Ahmed Maiyaki. The initiative aims to end years of violence in the state. The commissioner spoke at a one-day workshop on Peace Journalism, organized by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State chapter, in collaboration with the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria and the state Ministry of Information The “Kaduna Peace Model” represents a deliberate shift from confrontation to conversation, Maiyaki confirmed The initiative focuses on…

Crime Control: Gov Zulum Donates 63 Patrol Vehicles to Strengthen Security in Borno

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has handed over 63 patrol vehicles to security agencies and the Civilian Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. The vehicles, distributed to various security outfits, aim to enhance their mobility and response capacity in tackling security threats. 30 vehicles were given to the CJTF, 16 to Rapid Response and Anti-Social Vices, 10 to paramilitary organizations, 6 to hunters, and 1 to NAPTIP. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Zulum reiterated his government’s commitment to providing logistical support to security forces. He emphasized that security…

Passport ‘Drama’: Immigration Service Denies Senator’s Seizure Allegation

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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has denied allegations that its officials withheld the passport of a senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday, November 4. The Senator alleged that her passport was seized by immigration officers on the orders of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Natasha said she was prevented from boarding her flight despite having committed no offence or receiving any court order restricting her movement. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Akinsola Akinlabi, described…

Port Tarif Hike Claims False, Say Grimaldi, PTML

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The Management of Grimaldi AgencyNigeria, operators of the Ports & Terminal Multi-Services Limited, PTML Roll-on Roll-off terminal, has officially denied rumors circulating on social media about a supposed increase in port tariffs beginning November 1st. The Shipping /terminal also reaffirmed its commitments as a responsible organisation towards compliance with all applicable laws and port tariff regulations of the Federal Government of Nigeria. “It has come to our attention that a document currently circulating on social media and other platforms purporting to announce a tariff increase allegedly issued by Ports &…

NRC: 4 Days After Resumption, Warri-Itakpe Train Suspended Again After Derailment

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The Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed the suspension of Warri-Itakpe Train services following a derailment in the Agbor area of Delta State, four days after the resumption of train service was announced, with no casualties recorded. This was contained in a statement on Sunday, October 2nd, signed by the corporation’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kayode Opeifa; he, however, said no casualties were recorded. “We are pleased to confirm that all passengers on board were safely evacuated to Agbor, and everyone has been fully accounted for. No casualties or…