This horrific accident occurred on Sunday night near Buzaye village along Bauchi-Jos road.
A minibus loaded with commuters had burst into flames after it was crashed into by a big truck.
All the occupants of the bus were burnt to death save an elderly man who was found dead by the roadside.
Credits: Daily Post
The Nigeria Union, South Africa, NUSA has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to use the occasion of the visit of President Jacob Zuba to Abuja to press for adequate compensation for Nigerians who were victims of xenophobia attacks in that country in 2015.
The President of NUSA, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, made the call in Abuja on Monday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.
NAN reports that the Federal Government had on Sunday said that the challenges being faced by Nigerians in South Africa would be addressed in the course of Zuma's 2-day visit.
Anyene expressed regret that none of the Nigerians affected by the April 2015 xenophobic violence in South has been compensated.
"Lots of Nigerians lost their means of livelihood, material possessions and for many, all their hard work.
"We have sought for compensation on behalf of these victims from the South African government through the Nigerian government so that the victims can be adequately compensated.
"Up to this point in time nothing has been heard about the compensation request on behalf of the victims,” he said.
The NUSA President lamented that the harassment and killing of Nigerians in South Africa has continued till date.
"For some years now, a lot of Nigerians in South Africa have been victims of assassination by unknown people and rogue officers of the South African Police Service.
"Most of the cases have not been solved and nobody has been arrested in majority of the cases, even as many of them were reported to the police with official case numbers.
"This is strange in a country where the police force is efficient and the rate of successful prosecution is high up to 92.2 per cent in 2014/15.
"We implore the minister to demand from the highest level of South African authorities to set up a panel to investigate our claims and address our concerns,’’ he said.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN recalled that the xenophobic attacks followed Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's call for foreigners to leave South Africa as they were taking job opportunities from the citizens.
Three players including defender Segun Oduduwa and midfielders Stanley Dimgba and Usman Mohammed have been barred from coming to the Super Eagles camp at Bolton White Apartments for reporting late to the camp of the U-23 team without authorization.
“We cannot have those three in camp anymore. This is very serious business, and only serious minded persons can be involved. They reported late to the camp of the U-23 team, so they cannot be tolerated in the camp of the senior team.
“I have said it over the past few days that the right mentality would count big among the traits we are looking for in the players to feature against Egypt,” he said.
With the exclusion of the three players, only 40 players will fight for shirts in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations double header against the Pharaohs of Egypt, with 19 home based players training for two weeks before the arrival of 21 foreign–based professionals just days to the first leg encounter in Kaduna.
Samuel O Zibri SAN, counsel to the embattled former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh rtd, has denied media reports that $1,000,000 cash was recovered by the EFCC from the home of his client.
In a statement he issued yesterday, Zibri said:
“The said publication is not only malicious but wicked. It is totally false and smacks of media campaign of calumny against the person of Air Marshal Alex. A Badeh (rtd).
“The 10-count charge against our client along with the proof of evidence in the Federal High Court are public documents and can be accessed by the general public.
“There is no such allegation and we challenge the faceless EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) official to substantiate his claim.
“The trial has commenced and as a law-abiding citizen, our client will defend himself in accordance with the law."
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh be remanded in Kuje Prison.
Justice Okon Abang gave the order in a ruling he made following Badeh's arraignment on a 10-count charge of criminal breach of trust and corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/46/2016.
The former Defence Chief is accused among others, of diverting about N3.97 billion from the account of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF in 2013 while he was the Chief of Air Staff.
He is alleged to have lavished the funds on choice properties in highbrow areas of Abuja.
In one of the charges, Badeh is accused of expending about N400m to purchase, renovate and equip a duplex at No. 19 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja,for his son Alex Badeh Jr.
Badeh however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Having fixed March 10 for hearing, the judge ordered that the accused be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the determination of his bail application.
27 year-old Suleiman Ibrahim who runs a carwash was on Monday, handed a prison sentence of one month by a Grade 1 Area Court in Kado, Abuja for mischievous behavior.
The prosecutor, Salisu Khaleel had told the court that the complainant left his Blue Mazda car with Ibrahim for washing.
He said that the complainant, Yusuf Kingsley of Karmo, Abuja who reported the case to the Life Camp Police Station on Feb. 29 alleged that Ibrahim drove the car without his consent and crashed it along Gwarimpa expressway, Abuja, causing damage to the rear.
He said that the offence contravened Section 327 of the Penal Code.
When the one-count charge of mischief was read to Ibrahim, he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency, promising not to commit the offence again.
The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced Ibrahim to one month in prison with an option of N5,000 fine.
He however, warned the convict to desist from further involvement in mischief.
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