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Odibo Victory A video capturing the moment a driver fell asleep while driving before crashing the vehicle has generated widespread reactions online. The scene was recorded by a passenger which caused people to ask why the passenger couldn’t alarm the rider instead of recording. In the video, the driver was repeatedly dozing off before he eventually lost control of the wheel, leaving the passengers injured.  The incident sparked diverse reactions online, with some people comparing it to the current government, while others criticised the passenger for the reckless act. “This highlights a deeper delusion in Nigeria, its exactly how we…

Agency Report The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Jimoh Yisawu, former Managing Director, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, for money laundering. Yisawu, who was arraigned on eight-count charge before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, pleaded not guilty to all the counts. After his not guilty plea, the EFCC Counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, sought a date for the commencement of trial. The Defence Counsel, Wale Balogun, SAN, subsequently sought and obtained the court’s permission to move the defendant’s bail application. Although Iheanacho opposed the bail application, Justice Ekwo granted it on…

Odibo Victory No fewer than 12,000 members of various political parties have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The defectors were received on Sunday in Ramin Kura and Gure/Kahugu wards by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, who represented Gov. Uba Sani. The event was attended by party leaders, government officials, community leaders and supporters from Ramin Kura, Lere and Gure/Kahugu wards. Speaking at the event, Buba said Gov. Uba Sani’s administration remained committed to justice, fairness and equal treatment of all residents of the…

Odibo Victory The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) have launched a search and rescue operation for two persons swept away by floodwaters in the Kaduna River. The operation, which began early Sunday at Hayin Mallam Bello community in Kaduna South Local Government Area, involves the Kaduna State Fire Service, local divers and other emergency responders. According to reports, the victims were swept away on Saturday evening while attempting to cross the swollen river after heavy rainfall in parts of the Kaduna metropolis. The Head of NEMA Operations Office in Kaduna, Hajiya Halima…

Odibo Victory The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested four suspected kidnappers and robbers linked to separate kidnapping and robbery incidents across the state and recovered a firearm. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Sunday in Awka. “As part of the ongoing security review and sustained offensive against violent crimes, the Anambra Police Command has recorded significant operational breakthroughs with the arrest of four suspected kidnappers. “They were involved in separate kidnapping and armed robbery incidents across the state,” he said. Ikenga said that…

Odibo Victory The Kastina State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim and foiled cattle rustling attempt in Kastina. The operation took place at Funtua and Musawa Local Government Areas (LGAs) rescuing one kidnapped victim and recovering 15 rustled cows. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, on Monday in Katsina. According to Aliyu, in the latest operation, credible intelligence received on Sunday indicated that suspected armed bandits were moving rustled cattle across the border between Funtua and Dandume LGAs. He said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Central…

Agency Report Three young men died on the spot on Sunday after a Toyota Camry with number plate ABC 833 CE lost control and crashed into the culvert of a bridge on Deidei- Idu- Karmo New Road in Abuja. The accident occurred around 3:45 pm and involved four young male occupants, according to officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and eyewitnesses at the scene. A FRSC Route Commander, Jubrin Lawal, who led the rescue operation, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that three of the four men in the vehicle died on the spot. He said that…

Odibo Victory The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old grandpa, businesswoman, couple and Chadian woman in Edo, Kogi, Rivers interdiction. This was disclosed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said operatives of the agency in Rivers State arrested the 80-year-old suspect for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. He said the octogenarian was apprehended at Ahoada on Tuesday, July 14, with 800 grams of skunk in his possession. In another operation, Babafemi said a Chadian woman and her Nigerian accomplice were arrested in Lagos…

As Canadian Varsity Don Tours Nigeria With Latest Poems Odibo Victory A Nigerian-Canadian university don and poet, Dr. Adesola Ademola has identified the use of rice as bait Nigerian politicians use to secure votes knowing that the qualities of lives of the citizens have been badly reduced owing to bad governance. Ademola, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Languages and Cultures at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada, Dr. Adesola Ademola, said at every election circle, the hapless citizens believe they have no choices than to accept the meagre handouts from political office seekers knowing that their lives have…

Odibo Victory The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has confirmed that three persons died while four others sustained serious injuries in a lone truck crash along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka Road. The Sector Commander, Mrs Bridget Asekhauno, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Awka. According to Asekhauno, the crash occurred on Friday near St. Jude Catholic Church, Adazi-Ani, and involved a Mercedes-Benz 608 commercial truck with registration number XB270NNL. She said preliminary findings showed that the truck developed a mechanical fault while in motion, caught fire, and the driver lost control before crashing into a roadside…