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Bandits suspected to be foot soldiers of a notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, have kidnapped 10 passengers and burnt their vehicle along Kaura-Namoda-Shinkafi Road in Zamfara state.   According to Punch, the incident occurred at Kwanar Jalab village in Zungeru Ward, Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state a day after the Defence Headquarters declared Turji “a dead man walking,” …

Bandits have abducted passengers and burnt their vehicle in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.  The bandits are said to have ambushed the vehicle around 8am, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, while conveying passengers to Shinkafi from Gusau, the state capital.  The incident occurred at Kwanar Jalab village in Zungeru Ward, Shinkafi LGA.  A resident of Shinkafi said: “The bandits …

Authorities in Nigeria’s aviation sector have announced plans to establish mobile courts at airports to address unruly passenger behavior, including “physical attacks on airline and airport workers and the disruption of airport facilities during protests over flight delays or cancellations.”   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have condemned such conduct and …

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 …

The Federal Road Safety Corps has ordered a thorough investigation into a viral video showing an unidentified woman physically ass@ulting one of its personnel along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos, on November 7, 2024.   In a statement released on Monday, December 9, the Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, Olusegun Ogungbemide, noted that the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, …

The Deputy Governor of Borno state, Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers, narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport.     According to Vanguard, the incident occurred around 7pm on Wednesday, December 4, when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, suffered engine failure caused by …

No fewer than 12 persons lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Baimari–Geidam Road in Yobe.   The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the incident in a statement in Damaturu on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.    According to him, the accident occurred at about 10:00 pm on Tuesday, when a Howo …

A boat carrying over 200 passengers capsized earlier today, Nov. 29, along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives.   According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha weekly market in Niger State.   It …

A United Airlines passenger has been banned from future flights with the airline after shocking video footage captured him violently kicking and attempting to destroy his seat during a flight from Austin to Los Angeles.   In the now-viral video, the man, dressed in grey sweatpants, can be seen standing on his coach seat, aggressively stomping and kicking it in …

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have rescued 14 passengers from bandits in Dan’arau village, in Magama-Jibia, Jibia Local Government Area of the state.    The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 25, 2024 said one of the rescued victims succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical treatment.  …