•Police The police command in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt while rescuing 10 passengers at Kwanar Makera in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement yesterday in Katsina. He said: “On Dec. 24, at 8:30 p.m., some suspected armed bandits, armed with [&hellip...
•Water hyacinth Many passengers travelling from Badore Jetty to Ikorodu area of Lagos State through the waterways were stranded on Christmas day due to water hyacinths disrupting passenger boat movements. Speaking with our correspondent, some passengers expressed disappointment at the disruptions to waterways transportation on Lagos waters, re...
Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The incident occurred last night when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike ...
•FRSC operatives at scene of accident No fewer than 12 persons lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Baimari–Geidam Road in Yobe. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the deaths in a statement in Damaturu today. According to him, the accident occurred at about 10:00 pm […]
•Boat mishap A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha week...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo Scores of passengers at the premier gateway – Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos – have decried the harassment they go through as unacceptable. They blamed the harassment on overzealous security and para-military personnel, who, in the guise of carrying out their duties, extort them, reports ...
The federal government through its Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) has signed agreements with Airport Taxi Operators and 800 cabs for a 30% discount for passengers on the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport routes in Abuja. The taxis are to secure free of charge conversion of their vehicles to CNG fueling, which is ove...
A helicopter carrying eight passengers, today, Thursday, crashed in Rivers State. According to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, eight persons were on board when the helicopter “ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean,” reports Vanguard. According to a statement by Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Publ...
•Air passengers The shortage of aircraft in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available flights for passengers, findings have shown. Many passengers were stranded across the country yesterday as they could not secure flights to their destinations, reports Daily Trust. The busiest routes, Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, were hugel...
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has confirmed the tragic death of 18 passengers in a fatal accident that occurred in the Ogbere area of Ijebu East Local Government, along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore Expressway. The accident, involving a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XA 690 AKU, resulted in all passengers bein...
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