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L-R: Mr. Adeniyi Odejobi, Enterprise Business Lead, Globacom, South West Region; Chairman, Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), Major Adesagba Adekoya (Rtd.); Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Chief Ebenezer Ogunwuyi,  and  Mr. Inusa Bello of Globacom;  launching the first phase of telecommunications and digitalization partnership between Globacom and OYRTMA on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State.    The Oyo State Government …

Just two days after a tanker explosion in Niger State claimed the lives of over 90 people and left many others injured, residents in Bida town were seen gathering around another fallen truck.   The latest incident occurred on Monday, January 20, near AYM Shafa filling station. Videos circulating online showed people crowding around the broken-down truck. While some managed …

The Lagos State Government has shut down a school where a two-year-old d!ed following a swimming pool incident.    LIB had earlier reported that Rapheala Ogbodo, mother of the deceased, had on January 15, gone on social media to demand answers over her baby who was said to have drowned in the school’s swimming pool.   She explained that her …

Many people, including women and children, lost their lives in a devastating tanker explosion at Dikko in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State.    The tragic incident occurred around 9 am on Saturday, January 18, when a petrol-laden tanker fell, spilling fuel onto the ground.   A resident of Dikko, identified only as Mr. John, who spoke to …

The Kogi State Government has vowed to prosecute a 40-year-old man, Mr Elisha Daniel, accused of r3ping a 3-year-old girl, describing the act as “barbaric” and stating that the society must not tolerate “conscienceless people.”   LIB reported that the suspect r3ped the minor at a bakery in Lokoja on Monday, January 6, 2025.   Addressing journalists in Lokoja on …

A Minna High Court in Niger State on Wednesday, January 16, sentenced a woman, Amina Aliyu and her sister, Aishat Mohammed to d3ath by hanging for the brutal k!lling of her co-wife, Hafsat Fatima Aliyu (pictured).    Zainab, the youngest sibling, received life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime.   Amina and Aishat were convicted …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested two serial car snatchers/murdrers in the state. The suspects, identified as Junior Emmanuel, 33, and Julius Samuel, 28, are said to have solicited the service of cab drivers only to k!ll them and take their car. They were nabbed after they took some stolen vehicles to a scrap yard in Warri to sell. The scrap dealers …

The Presidency has responded after Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed said the president is not listening to the people.  Earlier in the week, Mohammed had a talk with the National Chairman Council of Ulama Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah, Sheikh Sani Jingir, over the state of the nation.  Jingir was a staunch proponent of the Muslim-Muslim Ticket that brought President …

The Ogun State Police Command says it has observed an unprecedented increase in reports of missing individuals across all age groups.    A statement released by the command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola , says that while only a small fraction of these individuals are located, a significant number regrettably do not return home.   Odutola said that as a proactive …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a suspected robber, Abubakar Sadiq, who allegedly stoned an Okada rider to d3ath and stole his bike in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 6, 2024, said was arrested alongside two …