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Six students of Federal University Lokoja, FUL, and a driver have d!ed after an articulated vehicle rammed into the institution’s shuttle bus on Monday, Feb. 17.  According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about about 2.30 pm on Monday.  Six people, comprising of students and the driver of the FUL shuttle bus lost their lives in the accident.  According …

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old suspect, Nnamdi Osita, in connection with the alleged theft of a Toyota Coaster bus.   The bus, with Abuja registration number GWA 488 ZD, which was reportedly stolen over a year ago from Nyanya, FCT, Abuja, was recovered from the suspect.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed the …

No fewer than 10 persons are feared d3ad after an articulated vehicle loaded with chippings fell on a Sienna space bus in Ebem Ohafia, along the Ohafia-Bende-Umuahia road in Abia State.   According to an eyewitness account, the accident occurred on Sunday, December 22, 2024, when the vehicle, while descending Nmuri Hill on its way to Ohafia from Umuahia, developed …

A pregnant woman was crushed to d3ath after a bus crashed into a residential building in Niger State.    The incident happened on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Lambata, Gurara local government area of the state.    It was gathered that the commercial bus was on its way from Lagos State en route to Kano State when it ran into …

A man has gone on X to disclose why he refused to board a mini bus.  The X user explained that he was about to enter the bus, known as “korope” when he saw five men inside and he changed his mind.  His tweet has been met with reactions from other X users who stated that women live with the …

Nollywood actor, Francis Duru has taken to social media to mourn his son, Ifeanyi, who would have turned 16 today December 4.     Late Ifeanyi who was the second son of the veteran actor passed away in August 2024.   In a post shared on his Instagram page this morning, Duru expressed how devastating it has been for him …

A dramatic standoff unfolded on the Lagos-Benin Expressway as police officers were forced to pay “₦350,000” after shattering the rear glass of a transport company’s bus.   According to witnesses, the incident occurred when the officers, reportedly using a firearm, broke the bus’s rear glass. This action prompted an immediate response from other drivers of the same transport company, who …

Seventeen people including a two-year-old child have been k!lled after a bus full of students, teachers, and parents plunged more than 20 meters off a cliffside road. The students had been on a school trip before the vehicle – which carried 57 people – collided head-on with a van and veered off the road and into a ravine in Peru, …

A young man has reportedly d!ed inside a commercial bus in Auchi, Edo State.   One Comr Sadiq Lanre Ishaq, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday night, November 18, 2024, said the vehicle arrived Auchi from Lokoja, Kogi State.   “IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. A passenger was found d3ad upon arrival at his destination. No information was found on …

A woman has revealed what transpired when a man harassed her sister on a bus.   The woman took to X to write: “My sister was harassed by a man on a bus today. She shouted at him to stop touching her. He didn’t.   “Only one woman spoke up. She said, ‘If he touches you again, tell me.’ The …