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Katsina-Dutsinma highway was on Friday, March 1, blocked by villagers from Wurna village in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina state, protesting against incessant banditry attacks and killings in the area.   According to The Nation, vehicles and travellers on the highway were forced to reroute through bush paths connecting …

Residents of Gonin-Gora in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Thursday, barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway while protesting the abduction of an unspecified number of people in the area.   The residents stormed the highway protesting and urging the government to do something over the incessant attacks by bandits …

The Lagos State Taskforce has successfully apprehended 51 notorious members of a highway gang known for harassing truck drivers along the Apapa/ Oshodi and Lagos/Badagry Expressway.     Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the chairman of the taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, said these set of individuals have been identified for …

The Lagos state government on Friday, January 5, seized goods displayed by traders along the highway.    A video shared online showed the traders pleading for mercy as their goods were being confiscated.   Posting the video online, the state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, wrote; ”We …

Two persons have lost their lives in a fuel-laden tanker explosion on Abakaliki–Onueke-Afikpo Expressway in Ebonyi.   Igwe Nnabuife, sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in Abakaliki.   Mr Nnabuife said that …

Two people have been confirmed dead, while six others were injured around Car Park C turning of the Redemption City, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.   The lone crash involving a Toyota bus with number plate ACA607XT occurred on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, at around 2:21 am,   The spokesperson for …

A Nigerian man, John Paul Ugwu, who advocates for polygamy, has said that only people with brains of bats believe in monogamy.   Ugwu stated this in a Facebook post on Saturday, December 16, 2023, when he shared a video of some ladies who were outside at night.   According …

Gunmen dressed in military uniform allegedly killed one person and kidnapped seven travellers along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.   It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, December 11, 2023, along the Fidiwo axis of the highway.    A source who does not want his name in print told Punch …

A South African minister has confirmed she had a gun pointed at her head before being robbed and her bodyguards’ weapons stolen in what police called an “unprecedented incident.   Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga said she was unhurt but traumatised by the ordeal which occurred in the early hours of …

Bandits have killed a local hunter, Bashir Unguwar Shekarau, and two commercial drivers, Mustapha Adamu and Malam Muktar, well known as “Teacher” along the Kaduna-Birnin area of Kaduna State.    The two commercial drivers were returning to Birnin Gwari around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2023, when the bandits …