Tag: Driver
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[Graphic photo] Hit-and-run driver kills OOU final year student on Xmas day
It was a black Christmas Day for the family of Boluwatife Oyeleye, a final year student of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Eyewitnesses said the victim had just alighted from a vehicle and was about to cross the…
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Badeh’s driver survived gunshot wounds, friend abducted – Police
…as military, police launch manhunt for killers The military and the police have launched a probe into the murder of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). Some crack detectives have been deployed in Nasarawa State by Inspector-General (IG) Idris Kpotun Ibrahim. More details emerged on the murder of the former…
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FRSC urges drivers to rest after 4hrs of driving
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nasarawa Sector Command, has urged drivers to rest after four hours of driving. Mrs Faustina Alegbe, the state sector commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Wednesday that the move would prevent fatigue and accidents on the roads. Alegbe tasked drivers to take a minimum of…
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Driver seizes police woman’s phone, inflict injuries on her
A 29-year-old driver, Ikechukwu Abonyi, on Wednesday appeared before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja for allegedly assaulting a police woman while on lawful duty. Abonyi, who resides at Idu Abuja, is facing a three-count of causing obstruction, criminal intimidation and assaulting a police woman. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.…
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Lagos fire: Police arrest tanker owner, driver still at large
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday said it had arrested one Hassan Maiwake, the owner of the fuel-laden tanker that caused the explosion on Otedola Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The command stated that the owner of the tanker with the number plate, NSR 888 YQ, was apprehended in Kano State. The ill-fated tanker had…
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Lagos explosion: LASG confirms 12 dead, to prosecute truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government on Monday confirmed twelve casualties in the June 28 petrol tanker explosion on Otedola Link Bridge. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, made this known at a news conference in Lagos. According to him, 10 of the victims, including a minor, died at the scene of the accident, while…
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Lady murdered in Abuja after firing guard, driver
A woman identified as Onise Ismail, has been murdered by an unknown assailant at her residence in Citec Estate, Mbora, Jabi bypass, Abuja. The deceased, popularly known as Ize, was reportedly stabbed several times in her chest and in the neck till she gave up the ghost. According to a report by The Punch, she…
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Sad! Driver commits suicide over protracted loan
A bus driver, Ayokunle, has reportedly committed suicide at Oke Ibukun, Ondo town, Ondo State. A source said that Ayokunle who was found dead in his room on Saturday, allegedly took his own life by consuming poison after he could not repay a loan he took from a cooperative society. The source said the…
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UPDATED: How ‘young, inexperienced driver’ caused fatal accident on Festac bridge [Videos/Photos]
More facts have emerged on how a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) tumbled and exploded on Festac link bridge in Lagos on Wednesday afternoon. A visit by TheNewsGuru.com to the scene of the accident which happened around 12:45 pm revealed that the tanker driver heading to the popular Apple Junction in Awumo…
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APC spokesperson, driver die in car crash
The spokesperson of the Bauchi State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Auwal Jallah and his driver Shamsudden Mohammed has died in a car crash. The spokesperson and the driver were involved in a ghastly motor accident on Monday along Azare/Gamawa road. The accident which instantly claims the life of his driver…