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The Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola, says the Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit of the ministry has impounded 57 commercial vehicles and tricycles for traffic violations. In a statement on Friday in Lagos, Ogunlola noted that the vehicles and tricycles were apprehended when the unit conducted a comprehensive enforcement operation around the Iyana Ipaja garage and its connecting roads. According to her, the unit focused on both inbound and outbound traffic. “During the exercise, 57 commercial vehicles and tricycles were apprehended and impounded for various traffic violations, including illegal parking, picking…

Communities around Shuwa, a town in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, have been hit by torrential rainfall, which led to flood that has claimed six lives. The flood displaced 10,264 people now registered as refugees in several camps on safer grounds around the area. Witnesses said the disaster, unprecedented in the area, caused particular devastation on communities that included Kirkinga, the hometown of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, as well as Mildu, Duhu, Maiwandu, Maradi, Mayo Wandu, Shuware, Pambla 2, and Palam. The heaviest rain, said to have occurred in the nearby Madara mountain and which was accompanied by more…

Bayelsa United have announced the signing of former Flying Eagles captain, Daniel Bameyi. The right-back signed a one-year contract with the Prosperity Boys. Bameyi joined the former President Federation Cup champions from non-league side Yum Yum FC. DAILY POST reports that Bayelsa United head coach, Ladan Bosso, is understood to have facilitated the move. Bameyi captained the Flying Eagles under the tutelage of Bosso. The defender was reported to have turned down numerous offers to move to Yenagoa. NPFL: Bameyi seals move to Bayelsa United

Okiemute Odah has completed his move to Angola outfit, Bravo do Maquis, DAILY POST reports. The details of Odah’s move to his new club was not disclosed. He joined Bravo do Maquis from Nigeria Premier Football League side, Shooting Stars. The veteran goalkeeper was outstanding for Gbenga Ogunbote’s side last season. Odah registered 12 clean sheets in the 2023/24 campaign. The 35-year-old previously played for Al-Ain, Lobi Stars and Rivers United. Odah moves to Angola club Bravo do Maquis

United States Central Command on Friday announced that forces in Syria had successfully killed a terrorists’ group senior leader, Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki. Hurras al-Din was designated “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” by the US under Executive Order 13224 in September 2019. Fox News reports that Al-Makki was killed in a “targeted kinetic strike” Syria. Al-Makki was a council member and senior leader with Hurras al-Din, which is ideologically aligned with Al-Qaeda in Syria. He was responsible for overseeing terrorist operations for the group in the Middle Eastern nation. “CENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of terrorists in the CENTCOM area…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Usman Austin Okai, has charged Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State to be prepared for constructive criticism. He, however, urged the governor to unite the state and depart from the divisive practices of the previous administration. Okai urged Ododo to prioritize the welfare of Kogi State’s citizens by ensuring timely payment of workers’ salaries and pensions, as well as providing essential facilities and services to the people. He made the call in response to the Supreme Court’s judgment which affirmed Ododo’s governorship election. Okai, however, noted that the Supreme Court judgment did…

Operatives of the Zone 5 Headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested two suspected gunrunners in Edo. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tijani Momoh, revealed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Edo and Delta zone, Arungwa Nwazue, directed the mop-up of illegal arms as the Edo gubernatorial election drew closer. “In line with the directive, on Friday, at about 05:00hrs, Zonal Intelligence Response Squad, led by ASP Mohammed Usman acting on credible and actionable intelligence stormed the Ileh community in Ekpoma, Esan West…

In its resolve to enhance security and ensure the safety of citizens, Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) has introduced a toll-free emergency line for the public. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army Gusau, Lt. Suleiman Omale, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the Toll-free line released is part of OPHD’s comprehensive strategy to combat banditry within its Area of Responsibility and beyond. The statement explained that, “The newly launched toll-free line, 08000020202, is now available for emergency, complaint, and distress calls. “OPHD urges members of the public to make…

A House of Representatives member, Terseer Ugbor (APC-Benue), has warned against politicising the disbursement of loans to students of tertiary institutions in the country. The lawmaker, who represents Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue, in a statement on Friday, demanded openness and transparency in the management and disbursement of loans to students. He also cautioned the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, to be wary of political interests in the management of the fund, including selection of vendors and recruitment of staff. Ugbor, who was a former Chairman, House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Students Loans, said that there must be equity,…

Protest letters from stakeholders have flooded the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State over alleged imposition of aspirants and violation of zoning arrangement by party chieftains ahead of the party’s local government primaries. In one of such cases, some stakeholders of the party from Ohaji/ Egbema LGA under the aegis of Ohaji Consultative Forum (OCF) staged a protest to the government house over an alleged violation of zoning arrangement between Ohaji and Egbema blocks. The group accused a former federal lawmaker, Nana GoodLuck Opiah of trying to drag the Chairmanship position of the Council to his Egbema block, an…