The Nigerian Navy on Friday said it had successfully blocked all escape routes of the pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State and Isawo, Ikorodu in Lagos State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Fergusson Bobai said this at a news conference held at the Command’s Headquarters in Apapa, Lagos. He said, “We the blocked […]
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RESIDENTS, MOTORISTS LAMENT SLOW WORK PACE ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the slow pace of work and the demarcation of the expressway from the Warewa end of the long bridge, Ogun State, and the resultant gridlock. They lamented that Julius Berger Plc, the construction company working on the expressway, used dividers to block a major part of the bridge and worked sluggishly without caring […]
Continue reading »TOYOTA UNVEILS INITIATIVE TO AID VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
New after-sales initiative introduced by Elizade Toyota is aimed at helping Nigerians survive current economic slowdown, the organisation has said. Managing Director of Elizade Nigeria Limited, Ademola Ade-Ojo, said the organisation has introduced a driver loyalty card, expanded its maintenance centres and currently considering a discount voucher reward system that would offer 50 per cent discount on service and 17.5 […]
Continue reading »SUPER HIGHWAY PROJECT: CROSS RIVER COMMUNITIES AGAIN REJECTS EIA REPORT
The Ekuri communities in Cross River State, on Friday protested against the report of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the construction of a super highway in the state.The protesters, including women and children, rejected the report and urged the Federal Government not to honour it as submitted to it by the state government. They carried placards bearing different inscriptions, as […]
Continue reading »AIRLINES SEEK 45% INCREASE IN FARES AS GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO END AVIATION FUEL SCARCITY
The current spike in the exchange rate of the dollar to the naira may be taking its toll on the country’s foreign-exchange-dependent aviation sector as airline operators seek to increase their fares by 45 per cent. The dollar exchange rate, which currently stands at N350, according to the airline operators, has further pushed the cost of running the business beyond […]
Continue reading »MAN ON TRIAL FOR BITING OFF DRIVER’S EAR
A 35-year-old man is standing before a Magistrates’ Court in Kano on a charge of causing grievous hurt after allegedly biting off a driver’s ear. The prosecutor, Sgt. Sani Kura, told the court on Wednesday that Ikechukwu Ogbonna committed the offence on July 10. Kura said that one Cletus Nweke, a driver in charge of a luxury bus, reported the […]
Continue reading »OJUELEGBA CONTAINER TRAGEDY: DRIVER FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Wasiu Adeleke, the driver of the container-laden truck which fell off the Ojuelegba Flyover in Lagos and killed three people on September 2, 2015, is to be tried for manslaughter, a court has ruled. This followed advice from the State Directorate of Public Prosecutions to an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, recommending the driver for a manslaughter charge. The magistrate, […]
Continue reading »MARKETERS SELL KEROSENE, BLACK OIL MIXTURE AS DIESEL
As the scarcity of kerosene continues to hit many households in the country, some fuel marketers are mixing the product with black oil to get Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as diesel, our correspondent has learnt. Sources said the rise in the price of diesel was responsible for the development, which, according to them, has been on for some time […]
Continue reading »VEHICLE PRICES RISE OVER FOREX SCARCITY, HIGH DUTY
Two factors, scarcity of foreign exchange and increase in import duty, are largely responsible for the rise in prices of imported new vehicles. Already, the prices have risen astronomically in the last one year. Investigation by our correspondent shows that the price hike cuts across all segments and it affects virtually all brands. The Managing Director, TNL, Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo, […]
Continue reading »TOXIC HAULAGE: N4.7BN FRAUD – I TRANSPORTED POLL FUNDS FOR OBANIKORO, SAYS EX-AIDE
An officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lt.-Cdr Olumide Adewale, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he helped his former boss, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to transport money, which was flown to Akure and later handed over to Abiodun Agbele on the instructions of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. Adewale, who was the Aide-de-Camp to Obanikoro when the […]
Continue reading »ONE KILLED, 12 INJURED IN ABIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL STUDENTS ROAD CRASH
One person has been confirmed dead after a fatal road accident involving medical students of the Abia State University, Uturu, along the Isiala Ngwa end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. It was gathered that 12 others who sustained varying degrees of injury were receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. It was learnt that the students were returning from […]
Continue reading »SARS POLICEMAN SHOOTS MOTORIST DEAD
A trigger-happy policeman has in Kano killed a motorist and a patent medicine dealer identified as Tochukwu Iro. It was gathered that Tochukwu, 42, who just got married, was shot on Wednesday by the policeman, said to be from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, because the deceased refused to stop when ordered to do so. A source said, “The incident happened […]
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