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FRSC confirms 15 dead, 25 injured in Niger road crash

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Niger, Aishatu Sa’adu, has confirmed the killing of 15 travellers with 25 others hospitalised following a fatal road crash along Enagi-Mokwa Road. Speaking with the newsmen on Sunday in Minna, the Sector Commander said the accident involved two buses coming from the same direction. According ...

Onion dispute: Nigerian traders halt exports to Ghana, seek ECOWAS intervention

The National Onion Producers and Marketers Association has sought the intervention of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over lingering trade disputes between Nigeria and Ghana. The association’s national president, Alhaji Aliyu Maitasamu, made the call in an interview with newsmen of Sunday in Sokoto. Maitasamu disclosed that Nigerian onion marketers had halted ...

Accord rejects Tinubu endorsement claim

The Lagos State Chairman of Accord, Mr Dele Oladeji, has dismissed claims that the party endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027. Oladeji, also Secretary of the Forum of Accord Party Chairmen in Southern Nigeria, described the claim as false and contrary to the party’s position. He spoke on Sunday in an interview with ...

Police release Osun Commissioner arrested over alleged shooting in Ilesa

The Police Command in Osun has released the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mayowa Anjorin, arrested over alleged shooting at a political procession in Ilesa on Saturday. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the release to newsmen on Sunday. Ojelabi said: “The commissioner has been released. He was released around 1.00 p.m ...