Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed that Young Shall Grow Motors should be summoned in connection with Tuesday’s accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, stated this in a statement in Abuja…
Married man posts nude photos of ex-girlfriend on Facebook (Punch)
A married man, Ayan Olubunmi, was on Wednesday handed a two-year jail term with a fine of N500,000 by a Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for posting nude pictures of his ex-lover, Arare Monica, on Facebook. The News Agency…
Customer allegedly owes IKEDC N200,000, assaults official trying to disconnect his building (Punch)
For allegedly beating up an electricity official and damaging his ladder, a 48-year-old driver, Isaac Alegbe, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Alegbe, a resident of Ojokoro, Ijaiye, Lagos, is being tried for damage and…
NSCDC recovers 200 drums of crude oil, navy seizes truckloads of diesel (Punch)
The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday arrested seven suspected oil thieves with over 200 drums of adulterated crude worth over N10m. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Stephen Lar, at…
Clearing agent allegedly steals UK returnee’s goods (Punch)
A clearing agent, Humble Agbonlahor, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing the goods of a builder, Paul Aguhayere. Our correspondent gathered that while Aguhayere was away in the United Kingdom, he sent a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus…
Accident: Young Shall Grow switched off phone after drunk driver was reported, says survivor (Punch)
More details have emerged on the accident involving a Marcopolo bus belonging to Young Shall Grow Motors Limited in which 10 people died. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the bus driver allegedly smoked and drank during the journey and when cautioned…
FG will not restrain activities of organised labour – Ngige (Vanguard)
The Federal Government says it will not restrain the activities of organised labour in the country but will continue to engage them in dialogue. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, spoke in Abuja, when a delegation of…
Mom outraged over viral video of bullies pointing gun at son’s head (NewYorkPost)
A Missouri mother was furious after a viral video showed a teenager holding a gun at her 13-year-old son’s head. The video, which circulated on social media, showed the 13-year-old boy on his knees and being yelled at by a…
Mailed pipe bombs spread fear in several states, and officials say there may be more packages (CNN)
With every intercepted pipe bomb, fear spread from New York to Washington, Florida, Delaware and California. The devices stashed in manila envelopes and mailed nationwide targeted top Democrats two weeks before the midterm elections. The bombs found this week were…