The Nigerian Government and its Indonesian counterpart have signed a letter of intent that would promote bilateral defence cooperation between the countries. The areas of cooperation contained in the letter include the exchange of high-ranking operational officials, the promotion of education and training as well as promotion of defence industries and intelligence sharing. A statement on Wednesday by the Special …

The driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus that recently collided with a train, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja High Court. The collision, which occurred on 9th March at the PWD railway crossing in Ikeja, the state capital, left six persons dead and others injured and hospitalised across government hospitals in the state. The bus, …

A yet-to-be-identified truck driver has been rescued unconscious after his truck fell on a Toyota Camry car around the Cele-Egbe Bridge, inward Ikotun, Lagos State. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said the agency’s officials rescued the driver on …

At least three persons have died in a multiple accident that occurred around Ifo market on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday. Three other people were reported injured in the accident, which involved a truck, a pick-up van and a tricycle. The spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident to Newsmen, noting that the accident occurred …

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has condemned the attack on FRSC personnel and operational vehicles in Jos, Plateau State. A statement in Abuja on Friday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem stated that Biu made the remark while reacting to the recent attack on FRSC personnel. He described the …

No fewer than 10 persons were burnt beyond recognition and many others injured after a fuel-laden tanker exploded in Jos, Plateau State on Thursday. The tanker was said to have fallen around 12:30 pm and went up in flames while negotiating a bend at Angwan Rogo, along Bauchi Road junction. In a statement by the Plateau State Police Command spokesman, …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa State governorship election, Senator Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed (popularly called Binani). The suit was against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate had prayed the court to institute a judicial review of INEC’s decision to reverse …

A car crash along Kidanda, Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State has claimed the lives of three policemen. A source said that the accident occurred around 9 pm when the victims were returning to Giwa LGA after participating in the Eid-al-Fitri Hawan Dauche celebration in Zaria on Sunday. The source said that at around Sako village, Kidanda ward, the …

A crash involving three vehicles – Mazda commercial bus, a tricycle, and a white Camry car – has claimed the life of a man around Mosalasi roundabout, inward the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State. While on top speed, the driver of the Camry car with number plate KJA 351 HG was said to have rammed into the tricycle, causing the …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has advised married female prospective corps members posted to states other than the one their husbands reside to request redeployment. This was disclosed by the scheme on Monday via its Twitter handle. Until eligible participants of the scheme are sworn in in the various camps they are deployed to, they are referred to as …