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Drunk Zambian policeman frees 13 suspects to celebrate New Year

A Zambian police officer reportedly under the influence of alcohol released 13 detainees to celebrate the New Year, sparking a manhunt for the escaped suspects. The BBC reported that Inspector Titus Phiri allegedly took cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at Leonard Cheelo police station in Lusaka on New Year’s Eve, freeing individuals held for
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A Zambian police officer reportedly under the influence of alcohol released 13 detainees to celebrate the New Year, sparking a manhunt for the escaped suspects. The BBC reported that Inspector Titus Phiri allegedly took cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at Leonard Cheelo police station in Lusaka on New Year’s Eve, freeing individuals held for

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Plane crash: South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage

South Korean investigators on Friday started lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed a few days ago, killing 179 people. DAILY POST reports that the flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before slamming into a barrier,
Plane crash: South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage

South Korean investigators on Friday started lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed a few days ago, killing 179 people.

DAILY POST reports that the flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.

The exact cause of the crash still remains unknown, but investigators have pointed to a bird strike, faulty landing gear, and an installation at the end of the runway that the plane struck as possible issues.

Investigators, using a large yellow crane, began lifting sections of the plane’s burned-out wreckage.
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The police head of investigations at the South Jeolla provincial, Na Won-ho, told a press conference at Muan International Airport where the crash happened that they have begun the lifting.

“Today, we will lift the tail section of the plane. We expect there may be remains found in that section.

“For all that to be complete and to have the results, we must wait until tomorrow,” he said.

All 179 victims have been identified and some of the bodies have been released to families for funerals to begin.

However, due to the nature of the crash, officials have warned that some of the bodies suffered extreme damage, saying that it was taking investigators time to piece them together, while also preserving crash site evidence.

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Seven killed, 31 injured in Gombe road crash – FRSC

No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a lone auto crash on Kaltungo-Cham Road in Gombe State. The Sector Commander, Mr Samson Kaura, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Gombe. He said that 31 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the lone trailer crash,
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No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a lone auto crash on Kaltungo-Cham Road in Gombe State. The Sector Commander, Mr Samson Kaura, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Gombe. He said that 31 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the lone trailer crash,

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‘I’ve never seen that in my adult life’ – Rhodes-Vivour on food stampedes

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said the queues for food across the nation during the festive season are an indication of the hardship Nigerians are going through under the President Bola Tinubu administration. The Labour Party chieftain said he has never experienced such a scenario
‘I’ve never seen that in my adult life’ – Rhodes-Vivour on food stampedes

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said the queues for food across the nation during the festive season are an indication of the hardship Nigerians are going through under the President Bola Tinubu administration.

The Labour Party chieftain said he has never experienced such a scenario in his adult life.

DAILY POST reported a number of stampedes where dead bodies were recovered across the country, including Abuja, the nation’s capital.

A similar incident occurred in Anambra State where not less than 20 residents of the Okija community died in a stampede that occurred during an event organized for the distribution of rice.

It was also reported that over 35 people, mostly children, died during a stampede at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.

Rhodes-Vivour said there was nothing wrong in a government embarking on macro economic reforms but faulted the government’s lack of plans to cushion the hardship and effect that the everyday Nigerian would face as a result of such moves.

“You can have a macro economic plan if you are thinking that way, then you should also understand the shock it’s going to do on the ground. So, what did you put in place?” He said on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“There was a point when they said they were transferring money to people. Monies that we couldn’t account for, monies that we couldn’t trace.

“Huge amount of money that just apparently went to the system and disappeared. Without any accountability for it. There was a point when they were sharing food and then there were stampedes at Customs.

“I mean you saw the amount of stampedes that happened this yuletide season. Never in my adult years have I seen Nigerians so desperate to get food.

“You say a place was going to open at 9am, at 3am people were already queuing for food? That shows the hardship Nigerians are facing.” he lamented.

‘I’ve never seen that in my adult life’ – Rhodes-Vivour on food stampedes