An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 48-year-old nurse in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly failing to pay a commercial bus owned by the Lagos State Government the correct fare. The nurse, Oduwole Taiwo, who lives at Lucky Fiber Road, Ikorodu, was said to have boarded the bus from Ikorodu to Ojota at about 4.15 p.m. A journey which costs N100 […]
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LOCAL AIRLINES LOSE N500M DAILY AS FUEL SCARCITY CRIPPLES SECTOR
Aside the inconveniences experienced by air passengers on account of delayed or canceled flights since the week began, airline operators are counting their loses as the fuel scarcity continue to bite harder grounding at least two in every three flight operations nationwide. The airlines that have been struggling to remain in business due to economic crunch are now in dire […]
Continue reading »TROOPS NAB SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS FUEL SUPPLIERS
A Press Release by the office of the Army Public Relations has confirmed the interception of a fuel-laden truck at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Maiduguri, on its way to make delivery to the Boko Haram terrorists. The Press Release signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman and titled “Troops nab suspected […]
Continue reading »NEW NPA MD, HADIZA BALA USMAN, ASSUMES DUTY
The new Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the new management will strive for enhanced operational efficiency for improved revenue generation and inflows into national treasury. Usman stated this at the handover ceremony between her and the former Managing Director of NPA, Malam Habib Abdullahi, on Monday in Lagos.
Continue reading »NINE DIE, FOUR INJURED IN OGUN AUTO CRASHES
Tragedy struck on Saturday at Wasimi Village on the old Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway after two women lost their lives, while four others were injured in a road accident. Also, seven persons died on Sunday at Fidiwo, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Express in a separate road accident. The Saturday accident involved a Nissan saloon car with number plate, SZ 171 […]
Continue reading »HOW BULLION VAN DRIVER STOLE N100M
The Rivers State Police Command has provided details about how a bullion van driver absconded with N100m in Port Harcourt. The unidentified driver and the bullion van containing the cash had been reported missing on Friday after arriving in Port Harcourt from Aba to deliver cash to some banks. The state Deputy Police Commissioner in charge of Administration, Mr. Uche […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES OWN CONDUCTOR TO DEATH
A truck driver, Suraju Adeyemi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing his conductor, identified only as Jelili, in the Alakuko area of the state. It was learnt that the deceased had hung onto the body of the truck without the knowledge of the driver.
Continue reading »LAFARGE AFRICA ESTABLISHES ACADEMY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS, TRANSPORT FIRMS
Lafarge Africa Plc has inaugurated a logistics academy to train drivers, transport company owners, employees and other stakeholder groups involved in the logistics process of its business. The Group Managing Director, Lafarge Africa, Mr. Michel Puchercos, said the academy was conceptualised to move the operations of the company and its key stakeholders to a proficient level, towards impacting the business […]
Continue reading »TANKER DRIVERS UNION PROTEST OVER LOADING SUSPENSION IN KADUNA REFINERY
The members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (PTD) are presently protesting the suspension of loading petroleum products at the Kaduna refinery by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
Continue reading »TERROR ATTACK UPDATE: MOTORCYCLIST CRUSHED TRYING TO STOP KILLER TRUCK
A German journalist who witnessed the Nice attack said he saw a motorcyclist chase the killer truck and try to enter the cabin but fall and end up under the wheels. “I stood on the balcony, right on the Promenade des Anglais, and saw how people celebrated there, and how suddenly a truck drove through the crowd,” Richard Gutjahr, 42, […]
Continue reading »EKITI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CRASH UPDATE: STUDENT’S LEG AMPUTATED
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared a three-day state-wide prayer for the repose of the souls of the six students of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, who died on Monday night in an auto accident. The accident occurred around 7.30 pm in front of the main gate of the institution when a Lexus car rammed into a […]
Continue reading »NAVY VOWS TO END ACTIVITIES OF MILITANTS IN OGUN WATERWAYS
The Nigerian Navy has pledged to put an end to the activities of militants in and around the Ogun creeks and waterways. Rear Admiral Ferguson Bobai, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, gave the pledge on Tuesday in Abeokuta when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Ibikunle Amosun. He said that plans were underway to establish a Naval […]
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