The Diversion For 24-year-old Osas Uwagie, an indigene of Edo State and a tanker driver, nothing better explains why he diverted a tanker loaded with 33 thousand litres of diesel than bad company. Osas who was said to have been recruited by a Lagos-based oil and gas firm (name withheld) was en-route Abuja to supply the said products. He, however, diverted […]
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DEADLY TRUCK ATTACK IN FRANCE: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 84
An attack in Nice, France, where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a “critical condition”, interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France’s national day in the French […]
Continue reading »PRODUCE HAULAGE: TAKING FOOD TO END USERS, MAKING MONEY
PRODUCE HAULAGE Farm produce would not get to end users if those in the chain of distribution fail to carry out their duties. Identifying this important role, some investors have ventured into inter and intra-state produce distribution on a small scale to make money and also to move the various food items from one geographical location to the other. HOW […]
Continue reading »VULCANIZERS BLUNDERS AND TYRE BLOWOUT
PROLOGUE An experience I had with a vulcanizer paints a grim picture of the danger all motorist could be facing on daily basis. My vehicle has tyre pressure specification of 35 psi by the manufacturer. One day, I drove into a vulcanizers shop to pump up one of my tyres. After pumping, the vulcanizer got 35psi reading on his pencil […]
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