An early morning accident that occurred at the Ago Adura axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday claimed one life. The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this to PUNCH Online in a telephone conversation…
Driver escapes death as fire guts vehicle on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A yet-to-be-identified driver escaped death on Monday after his white LT bus caught fire on the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident happened around 10 pm while the vehicle was conveying some goods inward…
Teenager and coach driver die after school bus left on its side in M53 crash
A 15-year-old schoolgirl and a coach driver have died following a motorway crash involving a school bus. Merseyside Police said a 14-year-old boy has suffered life-changing injuries in the crash on the M53 in Wirral on Friday 29 September. A…
Court remands Lagos driver for assaulting FRSC official
A truck driver, Olatunji Alade, has been arraigned before the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the unnamed FRSC officer, while on a…
Driver docked over alleged damage to shop
The Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 47-year-old driver, Emmanuel Shaibu, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly damaging a shop. The defendant, whose address was not given, is being tried for reckless driving, damage and driving without…
Oga driver, respect ya sef – Lucia Edafioka
So, one Tuesday while going to work there was a bit of traffic on the road and as usual people formed multiple lanes to make getting out of the traffic even worse. Beside the vehicle I was in, was a…
Driver sentenced to death in Lagos’ first virtual court sitting
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging for the December 1, 2018 murder of Mrs Jolasun Okunsanya, 76, the mother of his employer, Adetayo. Justice Mojisola Dada delivered the judgment in…
Do you know the difference between a maid and a house girl? – Peju Akande
This last Easter celebration when friends and family gathered over food and old gists, I came across a set of presentable young women. No, they didn’t have weaves or false lashes or loud make-up. They were well groomed, spoke good…
Drunken danfo driver rams passengers into shops (Guardian)
About 18 passengers in a commercial bus, popularly called Danfo yesterday escaped death when a bus driver who turned up the music blaring from the bus stereo, veered off the road and rammed into some shops by the roadside at…
Tipper driver crushes motorcyclist to death in Lagos (Punch)
A tipper driver, Yakubu Kelani, has been arrested for crushing a commercial motorcyclist, Adisa Ekundayo, to death in the Oke-Odo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Kelani, who was driving a tipper with number plate LSR 831 XC,…
