The police in Niger state have arrested two suspected robbers terrorising the Zuma Rock area near Madalla in the Suleja Local Government Area of the State.
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NNPC DISTRIBUTES HOARDED PETROL FREE IN ABUJA
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has embarked on dispensing of hoarded petrol to motorists to end the current scarcity of the product across the federation.
Continue reading »46-YEAR-OLD FARMER TURNED CAR THIEF JAILED
An Abuja Grade One Area Court in Karmo on Friday sentenced a 46-year-old farmer, Usman Adamu, to 15 months imprisonment for stealing a car.
Continue reading »FCT BUS CONDUCTORS SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF CONDUCTORS’ ASSOCIATION NATIONWIDE
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) bus conductors on Thursday expressed readiness to dignify their job and support the establishment of Bus Conductor Association of Nigeria (BCAN) nationwide.
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 »MEGA FILLING STATION OWNERS VOW TO SHUT DOWN NNPC OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION
Members of the Association of Mega Filling Station Owners of Nigeria, AMFSON, have concluded plans to shut down headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Abuja.
Continue reading »ASSOCIATION HAILS ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUCK TRANSIT PARKS
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has supported calls for the establishment of the Truck Transit Parks (TTPs), to reduce fatigue and accidents for long-distance truck drivers in the country.
Continue reading »WHY WE TRAVEL BY ROAD AT NIGHT DESPITE WARNING, INSECURITY, NIGERIANS SPEAK
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, wants luxury bus owners to keep their vehicles always in good condition and not to use them at night, but the high demand by Nigerian commuters for night journeys has left officials of the agency chasing shadows on both points, an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES has revealed.
Continue reading »POLICE DISMISS TWO TRAFFIC WARDENS FOR EXTORTING N15,000 FROM MOTORIST
The Nigeria Police Force have dismissed two traffic wardens, three weeks after they were found to have extorted N15,000 from a motorist in Abuja.
Continue reading »COLLAPSED BRIDGE TAKE ITS TOLL: HUNDREDS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK
Hundreds of motorists heading towards Abuja and other parts of the North were yesterday stranded at the Osi-Eruku axis of the Ilorin-Omu-Aran-Kabba federal road due to a gridlock.
Continue reading »3 WOMEN, 4 CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH IN ABUJA TANKER FIRE
Tragedy struck in Abuja, the nation’s capital as three women and four children were burnt to death in a tanker fire on Sunday.
Continue reading »FCT ADMINISTRATION TO CONSTRUCT N6BN ROAD PROJECT
The Federal Capital Territory Administration will soon begin massive construction of about 15 kilometers left hand service carriageway of outer southern expressway stage two from Ring Road One (RR1) to Wasa Junction within the territory.
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