The management of Aero Contractors has been explaining the incident that led to the smoke in the flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos on Tuesday evening. The airline’s Managing Director, Captain Ado Sanusi, said on Wednesday, that the smoke originated in the cargo section of the aircraft and got into the cabin through the air-conditioning system. He said the pilot, […]
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TAXI DRIVER DOCKED FOR ABSCONDING WITH 13 KEGS OF GROUNDNUT OIL
A driver, Sikiru Shittu, 40, who allegedly absconded with 13 kegs of 25 litres of groundnut oil valued at N202,000.00 was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who resides at Adealu area, Agege, Lagos, was arraigned before Magistrate I.O. Raji, on a charge of stealing. Shittu, however, denied the charge and was admitted to N50,000.00 bail […]
Continue reading »MAN DAZZLED AFTER CAR WAS CONVERTED TO SHOP IN 15 MINUTES
A Lagos man has saluted the dexterity of traders in popular Lagos auto spare parts market, Ladipo after a first hand encounter. The man who posted his experience on Instagram said he had only left his car for about 15 minutes and before he returned, traders had already displayed wares on his vehicle. He added that when he was about […]
Continue reading »EASTER TRAGEDY: SEVEN KILLED, 19 INJURED IN LAGOS ACCIDENTS
No fewer than seven people lost their lives on Monday in two separate accidents in the Gbagada and Surulere areas of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that while two passengers died and 14 sustained varying degree of injuries in the Gbagada crash, five died and five others were injured in the Surulere incident. Our correspondents gathered that the Gbagada accident […]
Continue reading »10 NEW TRICKS OF CAR SNATCHERS
Cases of car theft have become common in Nigeria. Though not a new trend, car snatchers have continued to devise new methods to carry out their nefarious act. Below are some of the new tricks to watch out for: Ladies as bait In this method, car snatchers use ladies to lure men into giving them a ride. The lady tells […]
Continue reading »VEHICLES VANDALIZED, SCORES INJURED AS CULT MEMBERS GO ON RAMPAGE IN MUSHIN
Scores of persons were injured as a factional cult group yesterday went on rampage in Mushin and Oshodi areas of Lagos State. The hoodlums, brandishing dangerous weapons and aged between 18 and 25, also shattered the windscreens of vehicles parked along Lawanson Road and Oshodi. The fracas, which started around 9:00 pm on Tuesday, spilled over to yesterday morning. Presently, […]
Continue reading »UBER ALERT UPDATE: UBER SAYS SLAIN DRIVER WASN’T USING APP DURING INCIDENT
Ride hailing app Uber has said that although slain cab driver, Ehobosa Alex, was a registered Uber driver, he was however not using the app at the time his killers boarded his ride. According to Uber, “we are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of this tragic news. We are busy reaching out to offer our support to the driver’s […]
Continue reading »UBER ALERT: HOW WE KILLED UBER DRIVER TO STEAL HIS CAR
The long arm of the law has caught up with two men, who allegedly strangled an UBER driver to death in Lagos before stealing and escaping with his car to Edo State. According to the Lagos State police boss, Fatai Owoseni, the cab driver, Ehobosa Alex, was killed on a Sunday at Fagba, Iju-Ishaga area of the state and his […]
Continue reading »LAGOS BEGINS ARREST, IMPRISONMENT OF MOTORISTS WHO BUY GOODS IN TRAFFIC
The enforcement was confirmed when officials of the Environmental Sanitation Corps Agency (LASECORPS) arrested six motorists at Ikeja, along end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway for allegedly buying goods in the traffic. The offenders’ vehicles, a Honda Accent, Hiace, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Sienna, taxi cab and commercial bus, were also impounded by the agency. Four passengers and nine hawkers were also […]
Continue reading »FIRE ENGULFS FAAN HEADQUARTERS, NORMAL SERVICE ON
Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were nearly asphyxiated this morning when thick smoke emanating from serious fire from one part of the headquarters of the agency engulfed the whole offices and forced the workers to scamper for safety. When called, one of the officers from Public Affairs Department he responded, “Please I can’t talk now. This […]
Continue reading »GERMAN NATIONAL DIES AFTER SLUMPING AT LAGOS AIRPORT
A German national, Mr Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, has died at an undisclosed hospital. The spokesman for the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the death of the German to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Alabi said the deceased was waiting to […]
Continue reading »TWO BURNT TO DEATH, FIVE SUFFERED BURNS AS BUS CAUGHT FIRE IN LAGOS
Two people were burnt to death while five others suffered burns yesterday, in Lagos, after a yellow bus (Danfo) accidentally caught fire in Maryland. The incident occurred at about 2.55pm when the bus with Number plate KTU 479 XQ which was heading towards New Garage lost control, hit an unknown Sports utility van and caught fire. Two female passengers were […]
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