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,…
Only God can explain my husband’s suicide – Wife of FRCN driver (Punch)
The family of Rauf Oladejo is currently in a state of confusion as to the reason why the sexagenarian would take his own life by jumping into the lagoon. Saturday PUNCH had reported the accounts of eyewitnesses on how the driver…
Anas Jibrin: I make N20k a month
Anas Jibrin is a driver who sells ‘pure water’. Like most young people he has dreams and he believes they will one day come true. As a matter of fact, he is working hard to make sure of this. That…
Samson Dorlar hustles in Lagos
Samson Dorlar’s childhood dream was to be an architect but time and chance happened to him and now he is a professional driver. He is not complaining but making a living like many others in Lagos. Watch him talk about…
Lagos newcomers, welcome to Danfo 101 – Hymar David
You’ve probably heard a lot about the yellow-and-black danfo buses that run through the heart of the city like blood through veins. You must have been told a lot of stuff that sounded like outright lies if not exaggerations. Here’s…