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A tanker said to be loaded with petrol has crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Several houses, among other property, were said to have been burnt in the inferno, as men of the state fire service and the police were deployed in the area. The incident happened around 3am today. A resident, Samuel Adeyemo, who spoke to our correspondent, said no one could tell the number of casualties. The lawyer said, “We cannot tell the number of those that died. The police and fire service have been working and trying to put out the fire.” A man with a shop in the area said some residents who attempted to scoop fuel were killed. He said, “I have a shop here. I was called that the fire started around 3am, but by the time I got here, my shop had been razed. “When the fuel started pouring down the canal, some people tried to scoop fuel. By the time the explosion happened, many of them were trapped and killed.”

A Nigerian man with a Ghanaian name living in Akwa Ibom has shared how he met his American wife with just a simple ‘Hi’ on Facebook . The man, identified as Bright Cletus Essien from Akwa Ibom State, tied the knot with his woman, Jacklynn Anne Hunt from Michigan, United States of America, over the weekend. The interracial couple were joined together in holy matrimony at Divine Dominion Covenant Church of God, Obio Ibiono in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Sunday, April 17. According to friends of the groom who took to Facebook to congratulate the couple on their marriage, the relationship started from a simple “hi” on Facebook and blossomed into what it is today.

A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the agency, Olumide Filade, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday. Filade said the driver was driving against traffic when he rammed into Issa, who wanted to apprehend him for the traffic offense. He added that Isa was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. The statement read, “The driver of a green Toyota Sienna vehicle, with number plate, FST 901 AR, knocked down and run over a LASTMA official, Jamiu Issa, who was later confirmed dead, on April 19, 2022. “The late Issa was said to have approached and accosted the Sienna vehicle driver who was driving against the direction of flow of traffic, facing oncoming vehicles from Chevron towards the Conservation Toll Plaza. “It was reported that Issa was knocked down and run over by the traffic law offender. ...

One of the officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) killed in a plane crash has been identified as Flight Lt Abubakar Alkali. The trainer aircraft crashed in Kaduna State on Tuesday evening, April 19, with two pilots on board. The aircraft said to be a Super Mushak, reportedly crashed inside a NAF facility while on a training mission. Family of the deceased pilot announced the sad development in a statement signed by Alhaji Sule Dauda. The statement disclosed that the officer has been buried according to Islamic rite at NAF base Central Mosque, Kaduna on Tuesday evening.

The Kogi State Police Command has arraigned an Islamic cleric, Olaitan Apelu, over the disappearance of a 36-year-old bricklayer, Samond Ogunrinde. Ogunrinde had reportedly left his house in Ekiti State to visit the alfa for divination at Iyara in the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The bricklayer, an indigene of Iwoye-Ketu, Ogun State, lived in Ekiti State with his wife and two children. His elder brother, Muideen, said the victim informed family members of his arrival at the alfa’s residence on March 25 with the assurance of returning to his base the same day. He said the family was shocked when the bricklayer could not be reached on the phone for hours, which later turn into days and weeks. “When we contacted alfa to ask about our brother’s whereabouts, we were surprised to hear him say that our brother did not come to his house. The matter was immediately reported to the police at the Iyara police divisional headquarters,” the elder brother added. Muideen explained...

The men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old man, Adeniyi Adeleke, for allegedly raping a ten-year-old girl in Idoani in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The victim was said to be the daughter of the suspect’s neighbour. He was said to have allegedly lured the victim into his room and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. It was gathered that the victim, having gone through pains reported the matter to her mother who rushed her to the hospital where it was confirmed that she had been raped. The mother later reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest of the suspect. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said the suspect had confessed to the crime that he wanted to use the girl for money ritual while a ring and red clothes were found in his room. “On 16th April 2022, at about 2.40 pm, one Bosede Alo, of Idoani reported at the Idoani Division, that sometimes in the month of March 2...

The ruling All Progressives Congress’ (APC) National Executive Committee (NWC) on Wednesday announced the date for its presidential primaries. The primaries to pick party candidates for the general elections in 2023 will be held on May 30 and 31. This was revealed by the party’s spokesperson, Felix Morka, at the end of a closed-door meeting of the NEC in Abuja. The ruling party has also set May 18 as the date for governorship primaries, according to Morka, who also stated that the sale of expressions of interest and nomination papers will begin this Saturday. Members who want to run in the All Progressives Congress‘s (APC) presidential primaries must pay N100 million for nomination and expression of interest forms. Similarly, candidates seeking the party’s ticket to run for governorship positions in their respective states must pay N50 million for nomination and expression of interest forms. President Muhammadu Buhari, members of the Progressive Governors Forum, state chairmen, p...