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Driver robbed of food items in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

A driver who transports food items like yams, Tomatots, plantain, watermelon has been reportedly robbed in Ajao area in Lagos. The driver was said to be taking the food items to the market when some unknown persons attacked the driver in Ajao Estate area on the Lagos Airport road in Lagos and

Crime

Driver docked for allegedly damaging 5 truck tyres worth N520,000

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

A 27-year-old driver, Olayinka Taiwo, who allegedly damaged five truck tyres worth N520,000 belonging to his employer on Thursday, appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Taiwo with theft  and malicious damage. He pleaded not guilty. READ ALSO: Driver in court for reckless driving, causing death of pedestrian The Prosecution Counsel,

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Fake News: The uber driver who drove the Italian demands 100million

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

According to a post published by AIT News Nigeria on facebook claiming that the man who drove the first person to test positive to coronavirus in Nigeria to Ogun State escaped from a hospital where he was receiving treatment after he also tested positive to the virus. READ ALSO: Coronavirus patient says Lagos isolation centre has […]

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Reckless driver kills 2 customs officers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

Badagry (Lagos State) – A driver, George Augustine on Friday appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly driving recklessly and causing the death of two customs officers on  lawful duty. The police charged Augustine with three counts of manslaughter, reckless driving and driving without driver’s licence. He, however, pleaded not […]

Crime

Driver in court for alleged reckless driving, causing death of 2 customs officers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

A driver, George Augustine on Friday appeared in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly driving recklessly and causing the death of two customs officers on lawful duty. The police charged Augustine with three counts of manslaughter, reckless driving and driving without driver’s licence. He, however, pleaded not guilty. READ ALSO: The […]

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Driver in court for allegedly stealing 50 litres of diesel

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

A 46-year-old driver, Monday Olumilo, on Monday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing 50 litres of diesel belonging to Primero Transport Service Limited. The police charged Olumilo, whose address was not provided, with two counts theft and breach of public peace. READ ALSO: Boat driver, applicant docked for allegedly […]

Crime

Driver docked over alleged reckless driving

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

A 37-year-old driver, Popoola Olajide, on Friday, appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, for alleged reckless driving. Olajide, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of reckless driving, unlawful damage and driving without a licence. READ ALSO: Court remands 5 for allegedly robbing at gunpoint He, however, pleaded not guilty to

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Driver in court over alleged N108,000 fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

A 29-year-old driver, Taiwo Olumekunwa, on Friday appeared in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly defrauding a man of N108,000 on the pretext of helping him to buy a car. Olumekunwa, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on Advance Fee Fraud and conversion of other people’s […]

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Driver charged with sodomising teenage sales rep

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Ikeja – Prince Chinecherem, a 32-year-old driver,  was on Wednesday arraigned at an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for forcibly sodomising a 16-year-old sales representative at his home in Lagos. Chinecherem of No. 42, Araromi St., Ejigbo, Lagos, however,  pleaded not guilty to the  charge of sexual assault by penetration. Mrs Arinola

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Gunmen kill 3 in failed attempt to kidnap expatriates

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2018 0

Unknown gunmen have killed three persons, including one soldier from the 16 Brigade in Port Harcourt, a Mobile Policeman and a civilian driver in a failed attempt to kidnap two expatriate workers of an oil company in Rivers state. The incident happened at about 12:45hrs last Friday in Ogbemakoku Town in Abua/Odual Local Government Area […]

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Don’t pay more than N6,350 to acquire drivers license – FRSC tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2018 0

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has said that the original Driver’s License (DL) in the country costs N6,350 and can be obtained from any DL office by applicants after a bio-metric capturing. Oyeyemi while speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at a one-day workshop organized by the commission for […]

Opinion

“The Nigerian Police is Your Friend?”

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2017 0

“My friend, an Uber Driver who resides in Apapa with number plate APP 78 EZ had this meted on him by officers of the Nigerian Police Force. I was passing through Soloki Street, Surulere, Lagos. I wasn’t aware i drove through a One Way Street as I’m not conversant with the area; The police officers […]

Opinion

Hell stuff in godly shells

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2015 0

They are common sights on major roads across the country. They are vehicles with divine messages of hope, faith, righteousness, piety, patience, love and fairness. The messages are printed in such colourful and attractive fashion that easily attracts attention. At first, the general presumption about such vehicles is that, with such unambiguous godly messages, the […]

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Driver Flee To Escape Angry Owner of Truck After Youths Burnt Down Vehicle

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2014 0

A tipper driver identified as Benedict Odianosen Marcelo Matthew is reportedly on the run to avoid the wrath of owner of the vehicle after angry youths in Benin allegedly burnt down his vehicle . It will be recalled that the tipper driver who is a member of Edo State tipper drivers association St.Saviour chapter was […]