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In a multiple auto crash which occurred at Abudu along the Benin-Asaba dual carriage way yesterday, about 22 persons were reported dead while five persons sustained various degrees of injuries. Edo sector of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Public Relations Officer, Mr. George Otoaviokhai who confirmed the accident listed vehicles involved to include two buses, one Sienna, one Dyna truck, one tanker, one Ford bus, one Toyota Corolla and one motor cycle. He disclosed that everyone in the two buses, Sienna and Corolla were burnt to ashes attributing the cause…

An order of mandamus has been granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, seeking the arrest and immediate sack of Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his Science and Technology counterpart, Ogbonnaya Onu, over recent allegations levelled against them by two justices of the Supreme Court. The applicant, Human Rights Foundation International, sought the order in its substantive suit where it prayed the court to compel the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “perform their statutory obligations” by…

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu’s confirmation was yesterday deferred by the Senate till next Thursday. Though Magu and his team were on ground in full readiness for the exercise at the National Assembly,  the screening was, however, not captured in yesterday’s Order Paper. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had forwarded Magu’s name to the Senate five months ago for confirmation. He was appointed in acting capacity by President Buhari on November 9, 2015, following the sack of his predecessor, Ibrahim…

Nigerians have been advised by the Nigerian Telecommunication Commission (NCC) on Thursday to take advantage of the 2442 short code to choose the type of messages they want to receive. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, gave the advice at the 79th Telecom Consumers Parliament help in Abuja. He said that the parliament, with its theme: Implementation of the `Do not Disturb’ (DND): the journey so far, was aimed at sensitising the public to the policy. Danbatta said that the short code would go a long way to…

Detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, has prayed the Supreme Court to expedite hearing on two appeals he lodged against his continued detention by the Federal Government. Dasuki, who has been in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, since December 29, 2015, is challenging Federal Government’s refusal to release him on bail as ordered by different courts of competent jurisdiction. In a letter he forwarded to Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former NSA, through his lead counsel, Mr. J.B.…