The Department of Road Traffic Services, popularly known as the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), says it will take its legal battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal upheld a judgment stopping the agency from impounding vehicles or issuing fines to motorists in the Federal Capital Territory. Acting Director of the DRTS, Deborah Osho, disclosed the agency’s next steps in an interview  on Thursday, warning that the appellate decision had worsened indiscipline on Abuja roads. Earl...

Tension has gripped travellers along the Ilorin–Egbe highway after armed bandits attacked a commercial bus between Eruku and Egbe, a border community linking Kwara and Kogi states. According to eyewitness accounts, the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the gunmen, reportedly in large numbers, ambushed the vehicle and began shooting indiscriminately. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, sources said that the assailants “suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the ve...