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Although the UK experienced record electric vehicle sales in 2024, this also came at a considerable cost, in the form of steep manufacturer discounts. ADVERTISEMENT The UK bagged Europe’s top electric vehicle (EV) market spot for the first time. This was following soaring EV sales as net zero laws tightened in the UK.  Approximately 381,970 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were …

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,” …

At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle rammed into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a popular tourist district, on New Year’s Day.    The New Orleans emergency preparedness program, NOLA Ready, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday.   “The 8th District is currently working on a mass casualty incident involving a …

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 …

One person has d!ed while others sustained injuries when a vehicle in the convoy of the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, crashed.   The incident occurred at Ihugh in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, December 29, 2024.    A source who confirmed the incident to Punch, said the crash was caused by dust emanating from the …

Hudson Meek, the teenage actor recognized for his role as “Young Baby” in the 2017 action film Baby Driver, has passed away following a tragic accident. He was 16.   Law enforcement confirmed that Hudson suffered blunt force trauma after falling from a moving vehicle on December 19 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment …

Following an intense ongoing operation, Police Operatives attached to the Inland Town Division have recovered the vehicle of Justice Azuka, the State House of Assembly member representing Onitsha North Constituency, who was kidnapped on December 24 while returning home at Ugwunapampa road, Onitsha by yet unidentified persons.   The separate rescue team sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road. …

Suspected hoodlums attacked the palace of Etsu Lokoja, HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, and burnt his vehicle and properties within the premises.   The hoodlums attacked the palace which is located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, at about 1:00 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024.   According to Punch, the Nupe Natives of Lokoja Development Union were planning …

Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu and men of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) have rescued a woman and four children at the scene of an accident along the Benin/Asaba Expressway.     The accident which occurred on Thursday afternoon, December 19, 2024, involved a truck and a Toyota Sienna travelling from Lagos to the East.      Harrison, who …

The Anambra State Police Command have in custody one Nwokpoku Emmanuel (M) aged 34 years from Ebonyi State living in Oduke-Obosi over a case of Armed robbery and kidnapping.    The operatives also recovered from the suspect, the victim’s red coloured Mercedes Benz GLE 450 and activates plan to arrest other gang members, especially the leader known as Ebuka.    …