•Scene of the incident The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued 17 passengers after a CNG-powered commercial bus burst into flames at Berger Bus Stop on the Lagos-bound section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident, which occurred today, involved a fully loaded Hiace bus with registration number EKY 798 YK trave...
•Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu, has announced operational successes made by the Force through intelligence gathering to include arrest of 218 banditry and terrorism suspects, 85 suspected armed robbers, 129 suspects for murder and culpable homicide, 59 suspected kidnappers and 120...
•Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the Kogi International Cargo Airport in Zariagi, Adavi Local Government Area of the state, describing it as a major step towards attracting global investment and boosting economic growth. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Aviation and Aeros...
Lagos State has received 24 additional train coaches for its Red Line rail service, an expansion expected to increase passenger capacity and improve service frequency along the Agbado to Oyingbo corridor. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the arrival of the new rolling stock yesterday, saying the trains were procured with support from the ...
•Mrs Stella Omokhepen Olayioye and her four babies A 44-year-old caterer, Mrs Stella Omokhepen Olayioye, has appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun, corporate organisations and public-spirited individuals for financial support after giving birth to quadruplets in Abeokuta, despite repeated antenatal scans indicating that she was expecting triplets...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has directed its Committee on Aviation to convene an urgent stakeholders’ meeting with relevant aviation authorities over prolonged aircraft holding in the air during Very Important Persons (VIPs) movements and other security-related operations at Nigerian airports. The Senate mandated the committee, chaired by Sena...
Air Peace yesterday removed a passenger from flight P47866, bound for Abuja, after he threatened that his anger was capable of burning down the aircraft. According to a Twitter post yesterday by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, the passenger, identified as ...
•Kaduna-Abuja road, yesterday Three broken-down trucks on Rijana Bridge yesterday caused a major traffic gridlock on the Kaduna-Abuja highway, leaving hundreds of motorists and travellers stranded for several hours. The congestion reportedly stretched from Akilibu to Gidan Busa, reports Daily Trust. A commercial driver, who identified himself ...
Founder and Senior Pastor of House On The Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin has unveiled the line-up for the 21st edition of the annual gospel concert, The Experience. The event, themed “Jesus, The Rock,” is scheduled for Friday, December 4, at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, from 6 p.m. till dawn. Adefarasin announced the line-up [&helli...
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it has granted approval to begin the process of sanctioning two engineers overseeing buildings that collapsed in Gombe State and Abuja. A statement today signed by COREN’s Registrar, Engr. Prof. Okorie Austine Uche, said the collapse occurred at the Gombe State House of Asse...

