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Motor Boy Crushed, Loses Leg As Another Tanker Loses Control In Ogbomoso

A motor apprentice, working alongside a trailer driver, has been hospitalized following a mishap in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. On Saturday afternoon, March 16, a tanker carrying petrol skidded and toppled while attempting to negotiate the Takie roundabout in Ogbomoso. The apprentice sustained severe leg injuries in the accident. He has been transported to Ladoke Akintola…

Assets Declaration: A’court Dismisses Suits Seeking Release of Jonathan, Buhari, Others’ Forms

The Court of Appeal has dismissed separate appeals seeking to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau to release the asset declaration forms of former presidents, vice presidents, and principal officers of the National Assembly. Justice Okon Abang, who delivered the lead judgment, ruled that the lawsuits lacked maturity. He pointed out that when the lawsuits…

Customs Intercepts Arms, Military Uniform At Lagos Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has thwarted an attempt by a criminal syndicate to smuggle arms and ammunition into the country. The illicit items were uncovered during a routine inspection of imported consignments. Among the seized items were automatic single-barrel rifles, pump-action guns, military camouflage, and substances suspected to be illicit drugs.…

Two individuals have been apprehended for setting fire to a village in Cross River.

Police have apprehended two suspects believed to be responsible for the deaths of three individuals in Nta village, Ikom Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State, last weekend. The suspects, accused of orchestrating the arson attack, were captured in Obubra LGA. Initially detained in Ikom LGA for a brief period, they were subsequently transferred…

The Nigerian Army has apprehended impostors masquerading as soldiers in Lagos State.

The 81 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters has apprehended nine individuals who falsely presented themselves as soldiers, engaging in criminal activities that disrupted peace and security in Lagos and its surrounding areas. This development was confirmed in a statement released by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of the 81 Division Nigerian Army, Olabisi…

Port Harcourt refinery will deliver refined PMS in two weeks — Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, has provided assurance to Nigerians that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence the delivery of refined petroleum products within two weeks. Following a meeting with Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, APC, Anambra-South, who leads the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Turnaround Maintenance…

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