A 30-year-old private driver, Emeka Osuh has been dragged before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos after he was caught having sex with the wife of his employer.
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RECONSTRUCTION OF OSHODI-AIRPORT ROAD BEGINS NEXT MONTH, SAYS AMBODE
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said that work on the proposed expansion and reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road would commence next month.
Continue reading »FOR NIGERIA, NO MORE FUTURE IN OIL – PUNCH EDITORIAL
Ever since the emergence of oil and gas as the dominant feature of the Nigerian economy, starting from the 1970s, successive administrations in the country have only been paying lip service to the need for economic diversification.
Continue reading »LAGOS BUS CONDUCTORS TO START WEARING UNIFORM FROM TODAY
From today, bus conductors in Lagos will start wearing uniform as part of efforts to promote the Smart City Initiatives, SCI, of the state government.
Continue reading »SOLDIER STABS OKADA RIDER TO DEATH FOR SHUNNING HIM
A power-drunk soldier, Abiola Odedeji, has brought sorrow to the family of an okada rider (commercial motorcyclist), a resident of Agbado, Ogun State.
Continue reading »FEC OKAYS N20.6 BILLION FOR ROAD CONTRACTS
…Approves policy for technology acquisition The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N20.6 billion for road contracts in Plateau and Kwara states.
Continue reading »EL-RUFAI FLAGS-OFF FLIGHTS OPERATIONS BY ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE IN KADUNA
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Tuesday flagged–off flight operations by Ethiopian Airlines from Ethiopia to Kaduna.
Continue reading »INLAND WATERWAYS: LAGOS ISSUES BOAT OPERATORS, DREDGERS SEVEN-DAY ULTIMATUM
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to boat operators, dredgers and all stakeholders in the inland waterways sector to comply with all the applicable laws, rules and guidelines concerning their operations failure of which appropriate, stiff sanctions would apply.
Continue reading »1,279 KILLED IN AUTO CRASH IN THREE MONTHS, FCT LEADS – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said Nigeria recorded 1,279 deaths in 2,503 road crashes in the second quarter of this year.
Continue reading »CAR FALLS OFF BRIDGE IN IBADAN LANDING ON A COMMERCIAL BUS (PICTURES)
Many people were forced to run for their lives after a car fell off a bridge and landed on a bus at Olorunsogo along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD: FALAE, AFENIFERE, YCE, OTHERS SLAM FG, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Yoruba Council of Elders, pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and a youth organisation, Yoruba Socio-Cultural Association have blamed the executive arm of government and the National Assembly for the suspension of work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Continue reading »TWO KILLED, EIGHT INJURED IN OGUN AUTO CRASH
Two passengers died while eight others were reportedly injured in an auto crash at the J3 area along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway on Monday.
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