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Three Killed, Nine Injured In Abuja Multiple Accidents ... Police launch manhunt for driver Multiple motor accidents along the Abuja/Keffi Expressway have killed three people and left nine with various degrees of injuries.  Our correspondent gathered that the accident happened around 9 p.m. on Friday, and no fewer than 11 vehicles were involved in the multiple crashes.  A commercial driver who plies the area,  Tobi Adebayo told our correspondent on Saturday that the accident was caused by a heavy-duty truck that lost control.   He said the driver of the truck fled the scene after the incident.   Adebayo said,  "A trailer going towards Keffi lost control and rammed into a vehicle that also rammed into another, and it kept happening like that. About 11 vehicles were involved in the accidents.   "12 people were rushed to the hospital out of which three have died. The remaining nine are still in the hospital receiving treatment. The driver o...

OPERATIONAL TOUR: COAS ARRIVES SECTOR 2 JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH EAST OPERATION HADIN KAI...Extols troops for deconstructing Insurgents' Notorious Haven  In continuation of his operational tour of the North East theatre of operations, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja today Saturday 2 September 2023 arrived Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, where he was briefed by the Commander Sector 2, Maj Gen Lander Saraso, on the security situation in Yobe state and ongoing clearance operations code named "Operation Desert Sanity" to rid the Timbuktu Triangle of insurgents. The COAS  was also briefed on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School by the Commandant, Brigadier General Wara Bello Idris. Addressing officers and soldiers of the Sector, the Army Chief extolled the troops for their service to the nation and the successes of the ongoing  operations, which he said, has demystified and deconstructed the notorious Timbuktu Triangle which hitherto, was a...

RIP. He is buried next to Dodi 26 years after his son died with Princess Diana. GONE TOO SOON 😢 Egyptian businessman Mohammed Al- Fayed former owner of English Premier League side Fulham has passed away at the age of 94. • Al Fayed died early Friday morning and was buried in central London after Friday prayers at London Central Mosque in Regent's Park. Mr Mohamed Al Fayed, Founding Patron of West Heath School   27th January 1929-30th August 2023   It is with deep sadness and a personal sense of loss that we record the death of our founding patron, Mr Mohamed Al Fayed on the 30thAugust 2023. Mr Al Fayed set up the Al Fayed Charitable Foundation in 1987 aiming to help children with life-limiting conditions and children living in poverty. In 1998 he bought Princess Diana’s old boarding school, West Heath School and helped set up the new school, dedicated to the memory of Princess Diana and his son, Dodi Al Fayed. Together with Mrs Val May, the first appointed Principal of the s...

Disaster looms in about 13 States over release of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam Authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been alerted to a possible flooding along the River Benue basin in a few days due to the imminent release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the alert in a letter dated August 21, signed by the director of African Affairs, Umar Salisu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, East and Central African Division, in the letter, noted that it received a Note Verbale from the High Commission of the Republic of Cameroon indicating that Cameroon’s officials had resolved to open the flood gates of the Lagdo Dam on the Benue River. The development, according to the letter addressed to the director general of NEMA, said it was due to increased rainfall in the dam’s catchment areas in Northern Cameroon. There has been massive flooding in many states across the country attributed to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam. A...

The U.S 🇺🇸 State of Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has officially added Yoruba language for drivers' permit test, Vehicle Registration and Study Materials.  The Yoruba language was added based on latest data from the United States Census data which shows that Yorùbá was one of the largest non English languages spoken in the state.  This means that starting from this September, Maryland residents will be able to take their learner's permit in Yoruba language. A development which is not even available in Nigeria, the country with the largest concentration of Yoruba language speakers.   The announcement is part of the several new initiatives around the state to reflect its growing and diverse population.  

"Former President John Mahama paid my medical bills" - Wayoosi discloses  Popular Ghanaian actor, Joseph Osei, famously known as Wayoosi, has lashed out at critics who politicise him, expressing gratitude to ex-president John Dramani Mahama.  According to Wayoosi, JM was there for him when he suffered kidney failure which is why he feels indebted to him and shows his appreciation every time he gets the opportunity.  Photo by @wayoosiw @officialjdmahama (Instagram)  

Many Worshippers Gunned Down In Mosque September 2, 2023 Suspected bandits have attacked worshippers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven people. Five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area. The incident happened around 8pm when the villagers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers at a local mosque, according to local sources. A resident of the village, Dan Asabe, said two other villagers who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the hospital for treatment. The village Head, Malam Abdulrahaman Yusuf, confirmed the incident, saying the head of the vigilante in the village was among the victims killed inside the mosque. “We suspected they traced him (vigilante boss) to the mosque to attack him. We were inside the mosque praying when they arrived and started shooting. Five persons were killed at the mosque, while a driver who brought...