Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is defending the age and condition of the buses being procured under the rural school bus system. Used school buses have been imported from the United States of America for use in the school bus system. Vaz said the average age of these vehicles is 10 years old. He also asserted that they are in good condition and have another 10-15 years of useful life. According to Vaz, the Opposition’s claim that the buses are too old is misleading, especially when compared...

Rescuers search for survivors after a bridge collapsed in Vadodara in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 9, 2025.  — Reuters At least nine people lost their lives on Wednesday after multiple vehicles plunged into India’s Mahisagar River following the collapse of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in India’s Gujarat, reported NDTV. As per reports, as many as six vehicles including two trucks and a pickup van fell into the river when the bridge, which connects Anand and Vadodara dis...

Seven police officers were injured on Tuesday after their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Gadudia–Laga Road in Mandera East, Mandera County. According to a police report filed at Khalalio Police Station, the attack occurred between Aresa and Khalalio, approximately four kilometres west of the station. The officers were on board a Mandera Police Station vehicle, registration number GKB 885W, when the explosion went off. The blast caused extensive damage to t...

Sokoto State government will acquire additional vehicles for security agencies as part of its efforts to improve security logistics and response capacity. The commissioner for Information and Orientation, Sambo Danchadi, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Sokoto, said the approval was reached at the fifth State Executive Council (SEC)meeting chaired by Governor, Ahmad Aliyu. Danchadi said 25 units of the 2024 Toyota Buffalo vehicles would be procured, with 10 to be allocated to community-...