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  A 16-year-old Texas boy was struck by a school bus before being dragged and left catastrophically injured.  Jakxon Kessler was leaving the campus at Clear Lake High School in Harris County, Texas, on October 16th, when an accident with a school bus wrecked his junior year.  As Jakxon hopped on his bicycle and began the journey home, he was struck by a school bus. After being struck Jakxon was dragged for approximately 30 feet. Every second of the ordeal was agony, and Jakxon has a very long road to healing ahead. During the course of the accident, Jakxon's right ear was almost completely torn off. His spine was seriously fractured, and both shoulder blades were fully broken.  These are a combined set of injuries that are extremely painful and hard to recover from. Jakxon has already been fighting the good fight and several surgeries and blood transfusion in the rear view.  Although both parents are grateful Jakxon survived, they hope his ordeal will herald in ...

 A 17-year-old girl is now missing from the same Florida school district where a 14-year-old girl felt she had no way to escape bullies other than to jump from a moving bus.  17-year-old Lillian 'Lily' Bennett has had zero communication with loved ones on October 21st, 2026. This disturbing disappearance comes only days after parents and concerned community members protested outside of the school, and a school board meeting. Those protests were a reaction to Estrella Meras and her harrowing tale we wrote about recently. We are hoping  people in the area see this and can assist with locating Lillian. Now, another family in Okeechobee School District is trapped inside of feelings of helplessness.  17-year-old Lily Bennett was last seen near Okeechobee High School at approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 21st. Her last contact was to her mother on her cell phone at around this time.  At the time of her disappearance, Lily was wearing blue skinny jeans, a purple hoodie...

 Stop Forcing Respect On Me: Jarvis Fires Back at Critics Over Drama With Peller Popular content creator Jarvis has publicly confronted critics who have repeatedly urged her to display more respect toward her partner, fellow online streamer Peller. Addressing the ongoing public scrutiny surrounding their relationship dynamics, the social media personality made it clear that she will not bow to outside pressure or expectations. The controversy erupted after numerous online commenters began calling Jarvis out, demanding that she treat Peller with greater reverence. Refusing to entertain the criticisms, Jarvis firmly pushed back against the narrative in a recent video response. Reflecting Treatment and Rejecting Unwanted Expectations During her direct address to followers, Jarvis stated bluntly that she does not possess the kind of respect people are demanding from her. She questioned why social media users continue to insist on lecturing her about how to manage her personal relations...

 LASG JOINS OTHERS TO CELEBRATE 24TH EDITION OF OLOKUN WORLD FESTIVAL The Lagos State Government, through its Council for Arts and Culture, proudly participated in the 24th Edition of the Olokun World Festival, which commenced with the traditional appraisal of the Olosa deity on October 19th at Ebute Osa, Marina, Badagry and culminated in a grand finale at Kakanfo-Falola Beach on October 20th, 2026. Led by the Council’s CEO, Mr. Idowu Johnson, Lagos joined members of the Oodua People’s Congress from across Nigeria and the diaspora in a celebration hosted by the Olokun Festival Foundation under the leadership of the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams. The presence of the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preserving indigenous heritage and advancing cultural tourism.  Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, through his representatives, the Honourable Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson...

 LASG REITERATES COMMITMENT TO QUALITY DELIVERY, INSPECTS PERMANENT NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP PROJECT On Wednesday, 21st October 2026, the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Abubakre Mobolaji Ogunlende, led a delegation of key government officials on an overnight inspection visit to the ongoing Lagos State Permanent NYSC Orientation Camp project at Odo-Ayandelu, Ikorodu. The delegation included the Chairman, House Committee on Youth, Sports and Social Development, Hon. Abiodun Orekoya; Member representing Ikorodu Constituency, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun; Special Adviser to the Governor on Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Olalekan Balogun; Permanent Secretary, Office of Works, Arc. Olukareh Bolanle, and the Lagos State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Christiana Salmwang. The visit was aimed at assessing the level of work completed, evaluating the project's progress and ensuring adherence to the stipulated delivery timeline. The inspection is part of the Lagos State Gove...

 LASEMA CONTAINS CNG VEHICLE FIRE AT OBADORE BRIDGE, CLEARS MULTIPLE TRUCK INCIDENTS ACROSS LAGOS The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) wishes to inform the public of its prompt emergency interventions across the State in the last 24 hours, with particular reference to a car fire incident along the LASU-Igando corridor. At about 11:30pm on 23rd October, 2026, the Agency received a distress call regarding a car on fire at Obadore Bridge inward Igando, along LASU-Igando Road. The Beta Response Team from Igando Base was immediately activated and deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, the team observed a CNG-powered car with an unknown registration number fully engulfed in flames. The immediate cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of reporting. The Agency’s Response Team, in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, swiftly commenced fire suppression operations and successfully extinguished the inferno. Fortunately, no loss of life was r...

 OPERATION HADIN KAI INTENSIFIES COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATIONS IN BORNO, NEUTRALISES SIX TERRORISTS, ARRESTS 11 SUSPECTED COLLABORATORS, RECORDS JAS MEMBER DEFECTION The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has intensified counter-terrorism operations in Borno State, neutralising six Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)/Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists, arresting 11 suspected terrorist collaborators and recording the defection of a JAS member. These successes underscore the sustained operational pressure being exerted on terrorist groups and their support networks across the theatre. At about 12:37 am on 25 October 2026, troops of 29 Task Force Brigade Garrison, in conjunction with Hybrid Force personnel, conducted an ambush against ISWAP/JAS terrorists along the Targejeri axis of Kaga Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State. The encounter resulted in the neutralisation of six terrorists. Recovered items included one AK-47 rifl...

 South African woman, US-based grandma arrested with large cocaine, loud shipments  - As NDLEA nabs physically challenged lady in Delta, recovers tons of illicit drug consignments in Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo raids  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 34-year-old South African woman, Qhina Beauty, with 36.65 kilograms of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, and 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother, Anetor Gloria Ubong, with 9.45kg of high-grade cannabis, loud, imported from the United States. In separate operations across the country, NDLEA officers also recovered tons of illicit drugs in Kano, Lagos, Bauchi, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Taraba, Oyo and Delta states. Qhina was arrested at the departure hall of the Lagos airport on 7th October 2026 while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to South Africa via Doha. A search of her two travelling bags led to the recovery ...

 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU INAUGURATES 81KM ABUJA-KADUNA HIGHWAY AT CAMPAIGN FLAG-OFF, SAYS THE OPPONENTS  CREATED POVERTY   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday in Kaduna at the flag-off of his presidential campaign for the 2027 general elections, took a swipe at opposition leaders, accusing them of creating the poverty and hunger they now use to campaign against him.   "I hear my opponents talking about hunger and poverty. Who created it? They did. They created the hunger; they created the poverty. We are trying to eradicate it," President Tinubu said at the well-attended rally at the Ranchers Bees Stadium.   His jibe was apparently directed at the ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who served as vice-president between 1999 and 2007, during which many State-run businesses were privatised without paying the gratuities and pensions of thousands of laid-off workers.  Tinubu’s administration has been paying those workers.   A...