A commercial bus driver reportedly died Saturday morning in auto crash involving a tanker laden with ethanol and the bus he drove.
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Year: 2017
ONE DIES IN TRUCK, COMMERCIAL BUS COLLISION ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
One person died on Saturday while others were injured in an accident involving a tanker and a Mazda commercial bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, an official said.
Continue reading »SARAKI’S N298M BULLETPROOF CAR ROTS AWAY AT CUSTOMS YARD
The N298 million bulletproof Range Rover Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) reportedly belonging to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, is rotting away at the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) yard, nine months after it was impounded.
Continue reading »INFANT, 18 OTHERS KILLED IN EDO AUTO CRASH
No fewer than 19 persons, including an infant and three children, have been killed in a fatal road accident at Igoneki in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State.
Continue reading »SALLAH TRAGEDY: TRUCK CRASHES INTO WORSHIPERS, KILLS TWO KIDS, INJURES SCORES
Two Muslim worshipers were, on Friday, killed, while scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries when a vehicle rammed into them during the Eid-el- Kabir prayer at Etokori praying ground in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Continue reading »CHINA JOINS USA IN THE HYPERLOOP CHASE: PLANS ONE THAT TRAVELS AT 1,000 KM/H
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, one of the nation’s major space contractors, announced that it has launched research and development of a futuristic ultrafast transport system popularly known as hyperloop, in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Wednesday.
Continue reading »NUPENG WARNS OIL MARKETERS OVER MASS SACK THREAT
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned oil marketers over the threat of mass retrenchment of workers (READ IT HERE) if the federal government fails to pay outstanding subsidy owed to them on the importation of petroleum products.
Continue reading »SALLAH: FRSC BOSS WARNS MOTORISTS AGAINST RECKLESS DRIVING, OVERLOADING
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has warned motorists against reckless driving and overloading of vehicles so as to ensure crash-free Eid-el Kabir celebration.
Continue reading »ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT BIDS TO TAKE OVER ARIK AIR
Ethiopian Airlines, owned 100 percent by the Ethiopian government, says it has made a bid to the Nigerian government to take over Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline.
Continue reading »FASHOLA: BEAR WITH US ON THE STATE OF ROADS… WE ARE CONSTRAINED
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, says his ministry is constrained, appealing to Nigerians to exercise patience.
Continue reading »CALABAR TANK FARM EXPLOSION: THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
It was Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of America that once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. According to Murphy’s Law, “anything that may go wrong will”. Therefore it is wise to be prepared for the potential mishaps consistent with any human activity.
Continue reading »AIR TRANSPORTATION CONTRIBUTES $8.2BN TO NIGERIA’S GDP ANNUALLY – SIRIKA
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Wednesday disclosed that transportation which is the cardinal objective of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) of the current administration cannot be over-emphasised.
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