Tag: Vehicle
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Gunmen ambush vehicle in Ekiti, shoot driver dead, abduct others
Police in Ekiti State on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travellers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu said the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. The attack took place between Ewu-Ekiti…
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Police fail to produce Sowore in court say no vehicle
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was unable to produce Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore in court today because of lack of transport vehicle. Sowore, who is being held by the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) based on court orders, was expected to be brought before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone…
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Two feared dead, others injured as vehicle rams into #EndSARS protesters in Lagos
Two persons were feared dead and many others injured on Wednesday as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) ran into a crowd of protesters at Alagbado area of Lagos. Footage from a viral video posted online showed two bodies being carried away by some youths. A volunteer medical corps was deployed, especially around Amikanle area, to…
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Photo: 14 corpses recovered from vehicle that plunged in Ebonyi river
Fourteen bodies have been recovered from the Akaeze-Ukwu River in Ebonyi state; site of the deadly motor accident which occurred on Friday night. This followed the location and recovery of the bus by divers brought in from neighboring states to aid in the search and rescue of the victims. Recall that a bus carrying over…
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Photo: Passengers trapped, burnt beyond recognition as vehicle somersaults, bursts into flames
Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said on Sunday that many passengers were burnt beyond recognition when their vehicle went into flames on the Ihiala/Onitsha road in Anambra State. Kumapayi said that they were yet to know the actual number of people that died in the accident…
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Ugwuanyi intercepts 17 suspected herdsmen hidden in vehicle conveying cattle
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday night defied the heavy downpour in Enugu State as he led a team to enforce the overnight dusk to dawn curfew imposed across the country by President Muhammdu Buhari. The 8 pm to 6 am curfew is part of the measures put in place by the Federal…
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N5.5bn vehicles: Outcry unnecessary, insult to National Assembly – Senate Leader
The Ninth Senate has dismissed the public outcry over the N5.5 billion allocated for the purchase of vehicles for lawmakers in the 2019 budget, regarding it as an “insult”. The Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, said it is highly insulting that some public commentators are criticising and kicking against the allocation for the purchase of…
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PDP rally turns violent, one shot, police vehicle burnt
There was pandemonium in Jigawa State on Thursday as a rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party turned violent. The rally was held in Gwaram Local Government Area and attended by thousands of PDP supporters including a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido. The violence is believed to have started when a police officer, trying…
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30 dead as ‘sleeping driver’ loses control of vehicle
Thirty people died when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch in Cameroon’s centre region, authorities said on Friday. “We understand the driver had fallen asleep,’’ regional governor Naseri Paul Bea told the state broadcaster CRTV. Two children under the age of two “miraculously’’ survived the crash, he added. The Yaounde-Bafoussam highway, where…
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BREAKING: Passengers trapped as vehicle plunges into Lagos lagoon
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com has it that a vehicle plunged into the lagoon by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront. It was gathered that the vehicle colluded with another before skidding into the water around 10:55pm on Saturday. A motorist who witnessed the incident told newsmen that local fishermen and officials from the Lagos State Emergency…