The Federal Government has inaugurated additional enhanced e-passport facilities at selected Nigerian embassies in Italy, Greece, Austria and Switzerland.

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian embassy in Rome.

A statement by the service Public Relations Officer, Dr Adedotun Aridegbe, on Tuesday in Abuja, stated the new passport processing centres were part of efforts to streamline passport processing and acquisition for Nigerians residing in the diaspora.

Mr Tunji-Ojo emphasised the dedication of President Bola Tinubu’s government to citizens’ diplomacy and the enhancement of services to the diaspora community.

The interior minister, represented by the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju, announced the phased rollout of the enhanced e-passport in Europe.

According to him, the Federal Government is unveiling additional enhanced e-passport facilities at select Nigerian embassies in Europe.” Phase one, which includes Spain, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy is officially introduced in Rome while phase two is scheduled to be implemented by the end of the week, “he said.

Mr Tunji-Ojo said that the e-passport complied with the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

This, he said, positioned Nigeria as the first country in Africa and the fifth worldwide to embrace the technological achievement.

“This accomplishment has garnered high regard from the international community,” he said.

Mr Tunji-Ojo highlighted that the enhanced e-passport would significantly reduce processing delays in Europe, provided applicants adhered strictly to application guidelines.

This, he said, includes utilising the online application and payment platform at passport.immigration.gov.ng and ensuring the synchronisation of their passport application data with their National Identification Number.

He added that the advanced travel document offers three categories; 32-page five-year validity category, 64-page five-year validity category and 64-page ten-year validity category (for adults only)The event witnessed the presence of senior officials of the High Commission, a diverse representation of Nigerians in Italy, and members of the diplomatic community.

Lawmaker representing Ethiope West/Ethiope East federal constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, has dedicated her victory at the Court of Appeal, in Lagos to the people in her constituency.

Ibori-Suenu, daughter of James Ibori, a former Delta State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, described the ruling as a victory to God and her constituents.

According to her, with the development, democracy has come to stay.

Ibori-Suenu won Mr Ben Rolands Igbakpa and Mr Halims Ahoda of the New Nigeria People’s Party and the All Progressives Congress respectively in the February 2023 general elections.

Justices Festus Ogbuinaya, Jumia Samchi and Waziri delivered the judgement on November 7 in Lagos.

The appellate court held that the appeal of the PDP candidate was meritorious and set aside the earlier ruling of the lower court which ruled against her.

She further urged her supporters to be law-abiding and be magnanimous in victory.

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa abruptly resigned on Tuesday, hours after police raided his residence, government ministries, and other properties as part of a major corruption probe.

Mr Costa said in a brief televised address that he handed in his resignation to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

The socialist politician said his conscience was clear, but the allegations were too serious for him to continue holding office.

The investigation revolves around suspicions of bribery and favouritism in the allocation of concessions for lithium mining in the Montalegre area and the production of green hydrogen near the southern town of Sines, the state news agency Lusa, the state broadcaster RTP, and other Portuguese media reported.

Five people were reportedly detained, including Mr Costa’s cabinet chief, Vítor Escaría.

Entrepreneur Diogo Lacerda and the mayor of Sines, Nuno Mascarenhas, as well as two other businessmen, were also taken into custody, RTP and Lusa said.It was not initially known what exactly each was accused of.

The prosecutor’s office confirmed that searches had been conducted at dozens of residences and offices, including the ministries of infrastructure and environment, as well as Mr Costa’s residence.

But neither the prosecutors nor the police have provided further details.

The shock of the resignation came after opposition parties demanded Mr Costa, 62, step down and new elections be held. He has been prime minister since 2015.

The region of Montalegre in the far north of Portugal is believed to have the largest lithium deposits in Europe, set to be mined despite strong opposition from residents.

The metal is crucial for battery production.A decommissioned coal-fired power facility in Sines, near the capital, Lisbon, ceased operations in 2021, but it is now positioned to produce green hydrogen by harnessing sustainable energy sources.

Both projects are seen as essential components of Portugal’s transition away from the use of fossil fuels.

Chef Hilda Baci has congratulated  Irish Chef, Alan Fisher, who emerged the lastest Guinness World Records holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

The Guinness World Records on Tuesday disclosed that Fisher from Ireland cooked for 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan.

Reacting to Fisher’s success,  Baci who is the former record holder, congratulated Alan on her X account on Tuesday.

She wrote, “Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!”

Tennis legend Serena Williams has been named a fashion icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

The organisation awarded Williams the title on Monday night at a ceremony in New York.

“I explored fashion and style as a way to distinguish myself,” Williams told the crowd.

“In many ways for me, the tennis courts became my runway.

“Williams is the first athlete to win the award. Previous award recipients include Beyoncé, Zendaya and Rihanna.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion rocked the red carpet at the American Museum of Natural History, wearing a bespoke black sequin dress designed by CFDA Chairman Thom Browne.

On the fashion industry’s equivalent of Oscar night, Williams was presented the 2023 CFDA fashion icon award by fashion mogul and television star Kim Kardashian.

In her acceptance speech, Williams spoke of her love for fashion and its role on the tennis court.

“I designed skirts out of denim and I wore purple tutus and bodysuits and put beads in my hair, and braids,” she said.

“It was really just a fun time for me.

“Williams studied fashion during her playing career – attending fashion school between Grand Slams – and in 2018, launched her S by Serena clothing line.

In 2019, Williams told Essence magazine that her clothes “represent women everywhere – indomitable mothers, daughters and sisters; resilient businesswomen and entrepreneurs; outsiders and underdogs; little girls with crazy dreams and unflinching women of colour”.

Williams, 42, ended her 27-year professional career in 2022 in New York at the US Open, though she has said “I am not retired”, and “the chances (of a return) are very high”.

She referred to her career’s end in a Vogue magazine article as “evolving away from tennis”.

At the awards ceremony, Williams thanked several people but saved the last one for her mother.

“Watching her sew created this creativity in me that I still have to this day,” Williams said.

Big Brother Naija reality star, Pere Egbi has revealed that he and his love interest, Mercy Eke have decided to keep their relationship out of the public eye.

The duo who fell in love at the twilight of the just concluded BBNaija All Stars season, have been maintaining a low profile as regards their relationship since coming out of the show.

Speaking in a recent interview with TVC, Pere said they are cool but have decided to go low-key with their relationship.

He said, “We [Mercy and I] are friends and we are just keeping everything out of the public. Let’s see where it goes.”

On the post-show drama going online, especially between female housemates, Pere said, “Women are full of drama. So, they are just doing them. And they’re just being women. Maybe we would all just sit down with some popcorn and watch the drama unfold.”

He said if he had the chance to change anything he did in the House, he would be “a lot more firmer. I took it easy on a lot of the housemates and they were lucky. Because if they were in my season ‘Shine Ya Eye’ 2019, dem for hear am.”

KAA Gent defender Jordan Torunarigha is determined to make Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The centre-back represented Germany at youth level but later switched international allegiance.

The 26-year-old was handed his maiden invitation for Nigeria’s 2023 AFCON qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe in September.

Torunarigha, however, waited until last month before making his debut in the friendly against Mozambique.

With the Super Eagles set to compete in Cote d’Ivoire in January, the player hopes to be selected by head coach Jose Peseiro.

“I’m just doing my best and hoping for a selection. It remains an honor to represent Nigeria,” he told Belgian news outlet, Het Nieuwsblad.

“Nine boys from our team can indeed be called up in January, which is quite a lot. But first we go to Iceland. I’ve never been there before, but I’m not afraid of the temperatures. I often take ice baths”.

Letters confiscated by Britain’s Royal Navy before they reached French sailors during the Seven Years’ War have been opened for the first time.

Written in 1757-8, they were sent by loved ones for crew onboard a French warship, but never reached them.

Prof Renaud Morieux, who discovered the letters, said they were about “universal human experiences”.

The Seven Years’ War was a battle mainly between Britain and France about control of North America and India.

It ended with the Treaty of Paris, which gave the UK considerable gains.Prof Morieux, a University of Cambridge academic, unearthed the collection of 104 letters from the National Archives in Kew, and said it was “agonising how close they got” to reaching their intended recipients onboard the Galatee.

The French postal administration took them to multiple ports in France to attempt delivery, but were unsuccessful.

The Galatee was captured by the British on its way from Bordeaux to Quebec in 1758.

Upon learning the ship was in British hands, French authorities forwarded the letters to England, where they were handed to the navy and ended up in storage.

British Admiralty officials deemed the letters had no military significance.Prof Morieux said he only asked to look at the box in the archives “out of curiosity” before discovering them.

“I realised I was the first person to read these very personal messages since they were written,” he said.

“Their intended recipients didn’t get that chance. It was very emotional,” said Prof Morieux, whose findings were published in the journal “Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales”.

Prof Morieux identified every member of the Galatee’s 181-strong crew, with letters addressed to a quarter of them – he also carried out genealogical research into the men and their correspondents.

They include a letter from Marie Dubosc to her husband, the ship’s first lieutenant, Louis Chambrelan.

She wrote: “I could spend the night writing to you… I am your forever faithful wife.

“Good night, my dear friend. It is midnight. I think it is time for me to rest.

“Researchers say she did not know where her husband was or that his ship had been captured by the British.

He did not receive her letter and they did not meet again, with Dubosc dying the next year in northern France.

Chambrelan returned to France and remarried in 1761.

In another letter, Anne Le Cerf told her husband Jean Topsent, a non-commissioned officer: “I cannot wait to possess you.”

“These letters are about universal human experiences, they’re not unique to France or the 18th century,” Prof Morieux said.

“They reveal how we all cope with major life challenges.”

“When we are separated from loved ones by events beyond our control, like the pandemic or wars, we have to work out how to stay in touch, how to reassure, care for people and keep the passion alive.

“Today we have Zoom and WhatsApp. In the 18th century, people only had letters but what they wrote about feels very familiar.”

The territorial dispute between Ethiopia’s northern Amhara and Tigray regions will be settled through a referendum, the government says.

The row has threatened to disrupt the fragile peace following the end of the civil war in Tigray a year ago.

Tigray controlled the fertile lands before Amhara forces seized them in 2020 during the conflict.Rights groups have accused those forces of carrying out ethnic cleansing in the disputed areas.

The allegations were dismissed by Amhara’s regional government.

The disputed areas, near Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, were a key flashpoint in the two-year conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government.

The war ended after a peace agreement was signed last November in South Africa.

Many of the one million displaced people, who remain sheltered in makeshift camps throughout Tigray, are reported to have fled the contested areas.

The Amhara administration says the territory was forcibly annexed by Tigray in the 1990s when the TPLF was the dominant political force in Ethiopia.

In a lengthy report last year, rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said evidence collected through interviews showed that the disputed areas had been the site of some of the worst atrocities committed during the conflict and were been largely ignored.

The African Union envoy, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said around 600,000 people died during the conflict overall.

Researchers put the hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths down to fighting, starvation and lack of health care.

In Monday’s statement evaluating the year since the peace deal, the government said the displaced people would be returned and the federal military would assume responsibility for local security.

The federal authorities say they have “taken a position on the fate of the disputed areas to find a solution mutually beneficial to all sides”.

“A direction has been put in place for a referendum to be held in accordance with the constitution,” the government’s communication service said.

It did not say when the referendum would be held.

The statement – released in Amharic and English – also hailed progress made in the past 12 months including the formation of an interim administration in Tigray. But it accused the administration of “dragging its feet” over fully implementing the peace deal.It also suggested the administration was still keeping combatants despite agreeing to disarm.

Tigrayan forces have handed over their heavy weapons but it is believed that small and light arms have not been given up. The TPLF, in a statement last week, said the ceasefire had not been fully implemented because large numbers of people were still displaced.

This comes amid heavy fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and local militias across large parts of the Amhara region.

The fighting broke out in April after the federal government’s directive to disarm regional forces and armed groups.

Fighters from the Fano militia say they have captured several towns in Ethiopia’s second-biggest region. The federal government has not yet commented on the claims.

In August, the militias entered several of the region’s main cities, temporarily taking control of an airport in the historic town of Lalibela before they were pushed out by the army.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has accused federal forces of human rights violations in the clashes with Fano rebels.

The Ethiopian government denied the EHRC report, terming it “unbalanced”.Western countries including Britain and the US have called for a dialogue.

The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and killed 34 people in California four years ago has been found guilty of negligence.

Jerry Boylan, 69, was convicted of one count of “seaman’s manslaughter” after a 10-day trial in Los Angeles.

Prosecutors said the captain failed to have a night watchman or conduct fire drills as required by law.

All 33 passengers and a crew member sleeping below deck died – among the worst maritime disasters in California.

The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning on 2 September 2019 while the Conception was moored in Platt’s Harbour near Santa Cruz Island, south of Santa Barbara.

It was hosting a diving expedition over the Labour Day holiday weekend.

Boylan was among five crew members who managed to escape the blaze on the 75ft (23m) vessel.

They escaped by jumping overboard and swimming to another vessel nearby.

The crew members told investigators at the time that the flames were too intense to save anyone trapped in the passenger quarters.

This ship captain’s unpardonable cowardice led to the deaths of 34 lives on Labor Day 2019,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada.

“As the jury found, this tragedy could have been avoided had Mr Boylan simply performed the duties he was entrusted to carry out. We hope that today’s verdict brings some solace and closure to the victims’ loved ones.

“Boylan faces a sentence of up to 10 years behind bars and will learn his fate on 8 February.

Victims of the tragedy include five members of a Californian family who were celebrating a birthday.

Michael Quitasol, his daughters Evan, Nicole and Angela Quitasol, and his wife, Fernisa Sison, were all on the Conception when the fire broke out.

Other victims include marine biologist Kristy Finstad, physics teacher Scott Chan and his daughter Kendra, and Arizona couple Patricia Beitzinger and Neal Baltz.

The FCT Fire spokesman, Ibrahim Tauheed, says no casualties were recorded in the fire that gutted the popular Samsung Headquarters located near Banex Junction in Wuse 2, Abuja.

Mr Tauheed made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, “When the fire gutted the building, one Ms Ngozi, the owner of Mozini Spa, situated behind Furniture House, made a distress call to him at 7:38 p.m.’’

He explained that the fire, which was commercial in nature, engulfed a two-storey building filled with Samsung products.

The police spokesman explained further that a preliminary investigation indicated that the fire resulted from careless welding activities near a pile of empty, combustible cartons.

He said that fire-fighters from Asokoro Fire Station were the first to arrive at the scene at 7:43 p.m.

However, they faced hostility from some hoodlums who started pelting their fire trucks with stones.

“So, to ensure the safety of the firefighters and their equipment, the leader of the crew, DSF Ahmed Katsina, directed the driver to take an alternate route to Ahmadu Bello Way and alerted the police control room.

“Upon the arrival of the Nigeria Police personnel, they fired shots in the air and used tear gas to disperse the unruly crowd, allowing firefighters to commence their firefighting efforts, but regrettably, the delay caused the fire to intensify and spread throughout the building.

“Nevertheless, concerted efforts were made to prevent it from spreading to nearby structures and the nearby filling station.”

He further said that many had expected that the fire would spread to other buildings and the nearby filling station, but with the combined efforts of multiple stations and agencies, it did not.

Meanwhile, the fire continued to rage for over six hours, from 7:38 p.m. on November 6 until 1:37 a.m. on November 7, before it was finally extinguished.

However, both the Federal Fire Service and FCT Fire Service maintained one station each on standby until in the morning.

The acting director of FCT Fire Service, Engr. Zacchaeus Adebayo, closely monitored the operations from the onset until it was finally brought under control.

He commended the firefighters for their steadfastness and commitment, pledging to enhance operational conditions promptly.

Nollywood ‘martial arts’ actor, Natty Bruce, is dead.

Film critic, Shaibu Husseini, confirmed the news on his Facebook page late Monday.

Sharing a photo of the deceased, Husseini wrote, “I have just been reliably informed that light has dimmed on foremost Nollywood’s ‘martial arts’ actor Natty Bruce.

“The green belter was passionate about integrating Martial Arts in Nollywood movies.

“He also tried to produce a full length Martial Art movie… Good night Oga Natty…… bye bye Sir.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has knocked reality TV star, Otabor Josephina aka Phyna, over her altercation with officers in the state.

The Big Brother Naija season 7 winner had stated that police officers filmed her and she made them delete it.

In a now-deleted tweet, she wrote, “Police bring out phone dy film me… Me sef bring out my phone dy go live.

“Some unfortanate people where busy encouraging police to deal with me. Na win I win I no kilI person bcuz of hate, y’all don’t even know when to have sense. I sha made sure he deleted it.

“He said taking pictures and video of the person they stopped is in the law. I have never heard of that….PHYNA MADE SURE HE DELETED IT!!!!!!

“Reacting to the tweet on his X page on Tuesday, Hundeyin wrote, “If you were in my shoes, somebody carries phone on your face, you’ll get angry. You’ll get angry! – a Nigerian 🙄

“You guys can’t even take what you dish out. A police officer uses his phone to record you, not randomly, but while you’re breaking a traffic rule and you’re all worked up about it, asking which law empowers him to rightfully get evidence. 🤔 You’re unusual.

“But law does not matter when you record police officers in the line of duty, sometimes just to agitate them and quickly scream harassment.”

Alan Fisher, an Irish chef and restaurant owner based in Japan, has broken two Guinness World Records related to cooking.

This was made known in a post shared by the Guinness World Records on their X account on Tuesday.

Sharing the news, GWR said, “Nigerian cooking queen Hilda Baci has been dethroned 😳

“Alan Fisher from Ireland cooked for an incredible 119 hours and 57 minutes at his restaurant in Japan 🥄

“Alan secured the title for the longest cooking marathon (individual), setting a new record with an astonishing time of 119 hours and 57 minutes.

This achievement surpassed the previous record held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci by over 24 hours.In addition to this, Alan also claimed the title for the longest baking marathon (individual), clocking in at 47 hours and 21 minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Wendy Sandner from the USA, who had a time of 31 hours and 16 minutes.

Alan took on both challenges consecutively, spending over 160 hours in the kitchen with just a little over a day of rest in between the two record-breaking attempts.

An actor and stunts man known for his work in Black Panther and The Avengers has died in a car crash that also k!lled three of his children, including a newborn daughter.

Taraja Ramsess, 41, was driving a car full of his children when he crashed into a broken-down tractor-trailer on a highway exit in DeKalb County, Georgia, on Halloween night, October 31, 2023.

His family members have now confirmed that Taraja’s 13-year-old daughter Sundari, 10-year-old son Kisasi, and eight-week-old daughter Fugibo have all d!ed since the crash.

Taraja and his daughters died in the crash on Tuesday night while son Kisasi was rushed to hospital.

His grandmother confirmed the 10-year-old died of his injuries four days later.

Taraja’s three-year-old daughter Shazia survived and is in the hospital recovering from minor injuries.

Another 15-year-old girl who was in the car was barely hurt.

Police confirmed that Taraja was behind the wheel when the car slammed into the trailer, but the cause of the crash remains unclear.

Taraja earned stuntman roles in Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.

Also among his 78 listed credits on IMDb were dozens of art department roles in films like The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Fast & Furious 7.

“All who knew and met him know how special Taraja was,” His mother, Akili wrote in a heartwrenching post announcing his death.

“He had a deep capacity for love and loved his children more than all.

“He loved his martial arts, motorcycles, and all things related to filmmaking.

A new statement from the family of actor John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, disclosed that one of his legs has been amputated to keep him alive.

News surfaced in October that the veteran actor was ill and required financial assistance to aid in his treatment.

In the statement shared on the actor’s Instagram page Monday, it was revealed the actor had undergone seven successful surgeries, including the amputation of one leg, in a bid to keep him alive.

The statement read, “Good afternoon, Nigerians. We want to appreciate everyone who has come through for our dad; saying we are grateful is an understatement, and only the good Lord can thank you all enough for every help you’ve rendered.

“As of 1 pm, noon today, Daddy has gone through 7 successful surgeries, but to keep him alive and increase his chances of recovery, one of his legs had to be amputated.

“This development has been hard on us all, but we’ve had to accept it as Daddy’s new reality to keep him alive.

“Please, we are still soliciting support from well-meaning Nigerians as, at this stage, Daddy is still very delicate, and he needs all the help he can get.

“Thank you, everyone, the Okafor family is grateful and we don’t take you for granted. In due time, Daddy will personally acknowledge everyone who supported him during this period as soon as he’s stable.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the allegation of forgery against the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah.

The court also imposed a fine of N5 million on NYSC for alleging that the corps’ discharge certificate held by Mbah was fake.

Mbah had sued the NYSC and its Director, Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad, for publishing a disclaimer, denying the issuance of a discharge certificate issued to him on January 6, 2003.

But the NYSC, in its preliminary objection dated May 19 and filed May 22, sought an order dismissing or striking out the suit for want of jurisdiction and competence.

Delivering judgment on the matter on Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the certificate presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by Mbah, was authentic and validly issued by the NYSC.

Ekwo added that the Director-General of the NYSC and the corps, who were defendants in the suit, were guilty of misrepresentation of material facts.

The court said Mbah, midway into his service, sought and, after receiving permission from the NYSC to attend the Nigeria Law School, was reinstated into the NYSC in 2003.

The court held that with the unchallenged evidence of the plaintiff on how the discharge certificate was issued to him in 2003 by NYSC after serving in a law firm in Lagos and the inability of the Corps to come up with counter-evidence, it was crystal clear that the plaintiff served the mandatory one-year service.

Among others, Justice Ekwo held that the onus to prove forgery allegations lies heavily on the NYSC, stating that the organisation failed in that regard.The court found that Mbah’s evidence was heavier and more believable.

The building of the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria was engulfed in flames shortly before noon on Monday, which 0could lead to a temporal collapse of the services and consultations that the office facilitates.

FCT police spokesperson Istifanus Bako confirmed to Peoples Gazette that the commission’s building on Diplomatic Drive in the Central Business District was on fire for several minutes.

He added that the situation has been successfully controlled.

The precise cause of the fire remains unknown, but the police and sister agencies are working to understand the cause of the incident.

No casualty or injury has been recorded so far, and the responders are currently ascertaining the extent of the damage.

A Magáistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, on Monday, granted singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, known as Sam Larry bail in the sum of N20m with three responsible duties.

Naira Marley, Sam Larry and two others were on October 6 arraigned and remanded over their alleged involvement in circumstances surrounding the death of a musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.

The magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun told the defendants to submit their passports and ordered that they are to report weekly to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti.

“As part of the bail conditions, the defendants are to surrender their passports and make weekly appearances at the State Criminal Investigation Department,” Olatunbosun ruled.

She also warned that no one should contact her directly on the case.“Any attempts to contact me directly would be recorded and potentially disclosed in open court proceedings,” she added.

A multiple-car accident involving a tricycle (keke), a car, and a truck occurred on Monday at the Daleko link bridge inward LASPOTECH in the Isolo area of Lagos State.

This was revealed in photos shared on X by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority.

According to LASTMA, the crash was a result of the brake failure of the loaded truck.

The photos reveal how the crash left the keke badly damaged and trapped under the truck.

The car involved in the collision also sustained significant damage to its front end.

LASTMA added that no casualties were involved, adding that police officers from the Ilasa Division, along with LASTMA officers, were fully on the ground as efforts were on for evacuation.