NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partner
The partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, one of the 25 people killed in Tuesday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has mourned the deceased officer in an emotional social media post. Joanna Yakubu, in a TikTok post on Tuesday, recalled her last conversation with Bako, a co-pilot aboard the ill-fated aircraft. […]
Customs invades Ibadan market, carts away truckloads of foreign rice
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone A invaded Oja Oba Market in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday and carted away truckloads of foreign bags of rice The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the officers broke into shops and warehouses in the market taking away no […]
Police apprehend murder suspect, 3 car snatchers in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has nabbed a middle-aged man, Akpos James, over alleged killing of policemen at an eatery in Ughelli in January. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Warri. Bright said the suspect was apprehended by the command’s Special […]
11 arrested as Yoruba Nation’s agitators defy Police, hold rally in Abeokuta
*Say its Yoruba Nation or nothing *Our arrested members were released when Police saw massive crowd – Ilana Omo Oodua By Dapo Akinrefon THE Police, on Saturday, clashed with members of Ilana Omo Oodua in Abeokuta, Ogun State during a rally organised to drum-up support for the actualisation of Yoruba Nation. The group, under the […]
Police in Edo arrest 5 armed robbery suspects, recover 2 stolen vehicles
The Police Command in Edo on Friday announced the arrest of five notorious armed robbery suspects in connection with the theft of two vehicles. This was contained in a statement issued in Benin by SP Kontongs Bello, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command. Bello disclosed that the suspects were arrested within Edo […]
8 dead, 36 injured in truck accident in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Eight persons were reported dead in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Saturday as a truck loaded with traders and palm oil somersaulted while ascending a bridge. It was gathered that the truck, which was coming from Gbongan towards Osogbo around 1:30 am, attempted to join the Oba Adesoji Aderemi intersection […]
