Tag: Driver
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Driver detained for ‘consuming five buckets of burukutu’
A driver in Adamawa State, David Donald, has been detained at a correctional centre in Yola for allegedly consuming five buckets of the local beer called burukutu and not paying for it. The charge against the man includes taking of two plates of pepper soup and not settling the bill. Donald, who faces the offence…
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Driver slumps on wheel, dies in accident
An unidentified driver of a mini commercial bus ” Korope”, on Wednesday, died in an accident that occurred on the Olaiya overhead bridge in Osogbo. An eyewitness, Mrs Funmi Adeyemo told NAN that the accident, followed the bus driver allegedly slumping while on the wheel.
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Court refuses bail application of BRT driver who rammed into train
An Ikeja High Court has refused the bail application of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, who allegedly caused grievous harm and involuntary manslaughter by running into a moving train. Justice Oyindamola Ogala gave the ruling on Friday in Lagos.
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SAD: Lady shoots Uber driver dead, out of fear of abduction
A U.S. lady, Phoebe Copas, has been charged with murder for killing an Uber driver, Daniel Piedra Garcia, whom she thought abducted her to Mexico. The police authorities in Texas, said Ms Copa who was travelling to see her boyfriend, while on the way thought that she was being abducted and taken into Mexico. Ms…
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Just In: BRT driver who crashed into train arraigned for manslaughter
A Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit driver, Osibanjo Oluwaseun, who collided with a moving train at Ikeja and allegedly killed six people was, on Tuesday, arraigned before Ikeja High Court. The defendant, who was arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala, is facing 16 counts charge bordering on involuntary manslaughter and previous harm, preferred against him by…
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SAD! Bride killed moments after Wedding by drunk driver [Photo]
A newly wedded bride, Samantha Miller, was killed by a drunk driver who slammed into the newlywed’s golf cart on a South Carolina beach, authorities disclosed on Monday. According to the Charleston County coroner’s office, the 34-year-old who had just gotten married hours earlier died in the wreck which left three others in the golf…
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Police investigate death of Bolt passenger in Lagos
Police in Lagos State have begun an investigation into circumstances that led to the death of a passenger in a Bolt car in Lagos. The spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told NAN about the investigation on Wednesday in Lagos.
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Travelers, commuters stranded as Lagos drivers begin seven-day strike [Photos]
Some commuters were stranded in Lagos State on Monday as commercial bus drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria commenced a seven-day boycott of Lagos roads. The drivers are observing the boycott over alleged extortion by men of the motor parks and garages management in the state. These pictures…
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Sleeping driver kills bus conductor in Anambra
A sleeping driver has killed his conductor in an accident on Ihiala-Owerri Road, Anambra, on Tuesday. Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Anambra, confirmed the incident in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident which occurred at about 5. a.m. was caused by fatigue and loss of control by the…
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How I was raped by Lagos BRT driver – Witness
A prosecution witness in the rape and murder trial of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, on Monday narrated how she was allegedly raped by Ominnikoron after boarding BRT. Ominnikoron is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, and rape. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.