•Bandits Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Emure-Owo on Sunday night, at the boundary between Ekiti and Ondo states, as the bus was returning from Onitsha, reports Vanguard. A source at the Road Tran...
•Some of the stranded Borno travellers on-board a truck today Some travellers leaving Borno State to the North Central and Southern parts of Nigeria have expressed frustration over insufficient vehicles to convey them from various parks across Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The travellers who shared their frustration with our corresponden...
•Roadblock As the holiday season sets in, the usual extortion and inconveniences caused by motorists and passengers on the highway are at their peak. Nigerians are once again forced to confront the harsh reality of rampant extortion by different security agencies on the nation’s highways, reports Vanguard. Despite official claims of ignorance,...
•Police The Zamfara State Police Command has accused the newly identified terror group, Lakurawa, of being responsible for the recent explosions that rocked two villages in Dansadau district, Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, the state Police Commissioner, made the claim during a telephone conversation w...
Terrorists today planted a fresh set of explosives around Mai Lamba axis along Dansadau-Gusau road under the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by our correspondent showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on in shock and despair, reports Channels TV. Reside...
Emirates Airlines has offered a complimentary 48-hour or 96-hour United Arab Emirates, UAE, visa to Nigerians interested in transiting through Dubai during November. It was learnt that among others, the visa will be valid for 30 days from the date of issuance; ticket purchase must be between November 1 and November 3, 2024; visa application [&...
•FRSC officials at an accident scene Five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were among 19 travellers who lost their lives in an auto crash at Hawan Kibo in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday. “The unfortunate incident occurred around Hawan Kibo along the Jos-Akwanga Express Road,” said NAF spokesman Olusola [&he...
•Accident scene An early morning accident along Abuja-Kaduna expressway claimed 21 lives, today. The accident, it was learnt, involved a trailer truck and a passenger Humer bus heading for Kano and Batsari town in Katsina State, reports Daily Trust. An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) who participated in the rescue operati...
•Gunmen There is tension in Takum town as seven passengers and a driver were killed early today by gunmen along Takum-Wukari road in Taraba State. A source in Takum told our correspondent that the passengers, all from Takum town, were travelling from the area to Wukari when they were attacked by gunmen at a location […]
Police authorities in Ondo State say the victims of Friday’s abduction in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have been found and rescued. The victims were travelling from the South-East at about 11 pm when they fell into the hands of gunmen who killed one commuter and the driver, reports Channels TV. They […]

