The students of Obafemi Awolowo University on Thursday engaged themselves in a free for all over controversies surrounding the purchase of a bus worth N2.5 million by the Students Union (CLICK TO READ EARLIER REPORT HERE).
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AMBODE REBRANDS KAI, LAUNCHES SANITATION CORPS AND CLEANER LAGOS INITIATIVE: VEHICLES, COMPACTORS AND TRACKED BINS TO BE DEPLOYED
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday launched Cleaner Lagos Initiative, CLI and the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, to tackle the problem of environmental nuisance in Lagos.
Continue reading »FG, SORT OUT APAPA PORTS ROADS MESS – PUNCH EDITORIAL
Lot of Nigerians believes that government is ponderous and lacks the leadership acumen to move the country forward. The result is a dysfunctional entity where there is chronic infrastructure deficit.
Continue reading »WHY NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL JET IS PARKED IN LONDON – PRESIDENCY
The Presidency says it is constrained to decry criticisms, mostly on social media, on the retention in London of Nigeria’s Presidential Aircraft, NAF 001 as “mostly informed by lack of understanding of protocol around foreign trips by Heads of State all over the world”.
Continue reading »NCAA ISSUES FIRST DRONE LICENCE TO OANDO FOR AERIAL PROTECTION
Oil giant, Oando Plc, has become the first firm to be granted permission to operate unmanned aircraft in the country as the oil firm was awarded a certificate to secure the operation of a Lockheed Martins SN 248-255 aircraft.
Continue reading »WOMAN ESCAPES DEATH AS CAR RAMS INTO HER SHOP
A woman escaped death by the whiskers on Wednesday, as a car rammed into her shop moments after she closed for the day. The incident happened at Okorie Street off Tetlow Road, Owerri in Imo state. The woman had just locked her shop and was on her way home when the incident happened. There was no casualty recorded fortunately. More […]
Continue reading »THREE FRIENDS DIE IN GHASTLY TRAILER ACCIDENT ALONG KADUNA-ABUJA EXPRESSWAY
Three friends have lost their lives after the Peugeot car they were riding in crashed under a trailer along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway Wednesday June 28th.
Continue reading »KEEP OFF ROADS OR RISK SHUT DOWN – LAGOS GOVT WARNS TRADERS
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock and other environmental nuisance to desist henceforth otherwise markets where such illegal activities are perpetrated would be shut down till further notice.
Continue reading »MOTORISTS LOSE N2BN MONTHLY ON LEKKI-EPE ROAD
Many motorists are guilty of lane indiscipline, a major cause of highway gridlock that is costing the nation a huge loss, the Founder, Safety Beyond Borders, Mr. Patrick Adenusi, has said.
Continue reading »ROAD TRANSPORTERS PROPOSE NEW BODY TO TACKLE CHALLENGES
A coalition of inter-state transport operators known as the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, the Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria and the Benin Transport Owners Association have revealed plans to form a new association to tackle some of the challenges they face.
Continue reading »4 DIED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN ONDO STATE
No fewer than four persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident which occurred on Ododibo Street, in the Yaba area of Ondo town, Ondo State, at 10.30pm on Monday.
Continue reading »2 MEN DOCKED OVER ALLEGED VEHICLE THEFT
A driver, Godwin Okpe and his conductor, Dare Shobola, who allegedly stole a vehicle valued at N850,000.00 were, on Wednesday, arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
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