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

News

Yuletide: Stop using fake, substandard tyres to avoid road crashes- Olagunju

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

Birnin Kebbi – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists against using fake and substandard tyres to avoid road crashes during Yuletide. Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode Olagunju, Zonal Commanding Officer of FRSC in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, gave the advice on Tuesday while flagging off the 2019 “Ember Month” at the Birnin […]

Business

SON raises alarm on fake tryes, says 15% of products not roadworthy

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

The Akwa Ibom state Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) Mr. Dauda Mshella, has urged motorists to confirm the standard of tyres before buying them. He said this is because 15 per cent of tyres in the markets are not road worthy at all. Speaking with The Daily Times correspondent in Uyo on Thursday, Mshella […]

Crime

2 Chinese arrested in Nigeria for importing over N5 billion worth of substandard tyres

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2017 0

Two Chinese, Tanlong Shen and Xu Jing Yao, have been arrested by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, for importing substandard tyres believed to be worth over N5billion. This was made known by the SON Director General, Osita Aboloma, as he led journalists on a tour of the warehouse in Satellite Town, Lagos, where two […]