An eight-year-old girl has died while several other passengers sustained injuries after a commercial bus overturned along the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway in Anambra State. The crash occurred on Sunday near the Anabel Event Centre, Awka, while the bus was reportedly travelling from Nnewi to Enugu. The Anambra State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Media and Publicity Unit, headed by Chukwudi Chiketa. According to the service, the vehicle, a commercial bus popularly known as “tracas,” was carrying 14 passengers when the accident occurred. The emergency call was received by the fire service at about…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has created a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Division to strengthen the verification of election results and tackle the spread of disinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The new division, established under INEC’s Information and Communications Technology Department, will use artificial intelligence tools to identify anomalies and support the commission’s election-monitoring processes. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists and other stakeholders on the commission’s preparations for the 2027 elections. Amupitan said AI-powered auditing tools had already been incorporated into the process of verifying election results. He explained…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has disclosed that the commission is taking steps to improve the remuneration and welfare of its workers ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan said INEC personnel were among the lowest-paid workers in the country, stressing that better pay was necessary to enable them to effectively discharge their responsibilities. He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the commission’s preparations for the 2027 elections at a World Press Conference. According to the INEC chairman, the commission had begun implementing measures aimed at improving staff welfare and strengthening accountability within…
By Ado Oyeyemi The African Democratic Congress has called for an audit of funds released for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following Monday’s crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The opposition party also questioned the disparity in maintenance funding between the Nigerian Air Force fleet and the Presidential Air Fleet, arguing that the figures raised concerns about the government’s spending priorities. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in the crash. While describing the incident…
By Ado Oyeyemi A Nigerian Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Ahamefule Aham Man-Ugwueje, has died in the Ondo State aircraft crash, barely two weeks after he married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle in Abuja. Man-Ugwueje was the co-pilot of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft, NAF 931, which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday. The pilot and Adekunle got married on September 19, 2026, in an elaborate ceremony in Abuja, according to details contained in their wedding invitation and posts shared by vendors who participated in the ceremony. The couple held their…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Nigerian Air Force has released the identities of the 25 people who died when an NAF ATR 42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday. The aircraft, marked NAF 931, was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when it crashed. It had five crew members and 20 passengers on board. The NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said in a statement on Tuesday that there were no survivors, adding that search and rescue operations were immediately activated following the crash. The five crew members who died were identified as Squadron…
By Ado Oyeyemi Two chieftains of the African Democratic Congress in Ekiti State have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly engaging in a fight over the party’s state chairmanship. The defendants, Dr Bamidele Ekundayo, 73, and Ilesanmi Omolayo, 45, were accused of unlawfully threatening violence while laying claim to the leadership position. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants and others still at large committed the alleged offence on or before October 2, 2026, in Ado-Ekiti, within the Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District. Oriyomi alleged that the defendants engaged in a dispute and…
By Ado Oyeyemi Tragedy struck Ayeka in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday when a traditional high chief was allegedly killed by a bullet during a burial ceremony. The incident occurred while traditional funeral rites were being performed for a deceased high chief in the community. According to eyewitness accounts, the ceremony was ongoing when a firearm was discharged, with the bullet reportedly hitting another high chief in the head. The victim was said to have died instantly from the gunshot injury, throwing mourners and other participants into confusion. Preliminary information indicated that some participants in…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Gombe State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged assault of a police inspector, Ibrahim Musa, by an Area Commander, ACP Alex Gwaza. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a telephone interview, saying the Commissioner of Police had directed the Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the matter. Abdullahi said the command was aware of the allegations but noted that the parties involved had given different accounts of what transpired. “We are aware of the report and we have started investigation in that regard,”…
By Ado Oyeyemi A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, was shot dead by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. Omokoye was reportedly attacked around 9am on Sunday when two men arrived at the bus stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 and opened fire on him. A police source in the community, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro on Monday, said the suspects shot Omokoye in the head before fleeing the scene. The source said the victim was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical…