The family of Effiong Etim has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly killed by a company driver, Henry Uduze. It was learnt that 37-year-old Effiong was returning from work on his motorcycle when he was allegedly crushed to death by Uduze on Omole Estate Phase II. Witnesses said the suspect was receiving a telephone call when the incident […]
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The investigation into the kidnap of Sierra Leonean diplomat, Maj.-Gen. Nelson Williams (retd.), has led to the arrest of members of a syndicate, who work with kidnappers and armed robbers to sell stolen vehicles. The suspects – Abdulrahman Hassan (42), Abubakar Datti (45), Aminu Adamu Yakasai (49) and Shuaibu Yahaya (48) – confessed to receiving more than 100 vehicles from […]
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Following the persistent rains and attendant floods, residents of Ugbor community, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the Ugbor-Amagba road. The residents, who made the call during a protest at the weekend, lamented that the road had become a nightmare for motorists and traders.
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged state governments to cooperate with the Federal Controller of Works in their states in order to ensure smooth road rehabilitation and construction. He said that the Federal Government was committed to making roads in the country motorable as part of efforts in meeting the expectations of Nigerians.
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Twenty-year-old Oluwole Sunday is not your average commercial motorcyclist. In fact, the only thing “commercial” about his okada business is that while other okada riders transport members of the public from one point to another in the Lagos metropolis, he made his money by transporting robbers on their daily operations. But that didn’t last. His “business” was shut down recently […]
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The Ogun State Government has revealed plans to construct 100 roads in 100 rural communities in the state. The government said before the end of the year, work would commence on construction of infrastructure in border communities such as Arepo, Ibafo, among others. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Adedayo Adeneye, spoke on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to PUNCH […]
Continue reading »Another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. This is coming in less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced an indefinite suspension of its scheduled flight services and its staff with effect from Thursday, September 1, 2016.
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Leveraction [August 26, 2016 @ 08:40AM] This is a very ignorant plan/idea. It is obvious the DOT does not run the roads of America daily. We already have most corporate owned trucks only running between 60 and 68 mph max. Get on any Interstate and they back up 7 – 10 deep side by side and cause huge back-ups. I […]
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Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly on Aug. 26 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The NPRM comes after a decade-long push by trucking and safety advocates to put […]
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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) says truck and bus tyre manufacturers in China are dumping tyres in the U.S. at less than fair market value, and those tyres should be subject to tariffs of at least 20%. The tariffs are retroactive. The DOC announced its preliminary results Aug. 29.
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Be careful when you engage these guys on the road. They may be a little bit more civil in their approach but know for sure that they are as tough as they come! With drills like this, who wouldn’t be!
Continue reading »The Ekiti State Government says the four persons who died during the week after their boat capsized at Egbe Dam in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state were neither World Bank officials nor workers of the state government. It had been reported earlier that four World Bank Consultants drowned in Egbe River on Tuesday night.
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