hit and run
22 Jan
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has apprehended a hit-and-run driver, Dauda Bello, over alleged reckless driving. The task force’s Director, Press and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, left the victim, Oluwole Bukola, severely injured. “Preliminary…
19 Aug 2024
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended a trailer driver involved in a hit-and-run incident at Anthony Oke, heading towards Oshodi. Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Adebayo said the driver, operating a trailer owned by Honeywell Flour Mill Plc…
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ActionAid Nigeria, in collaboration with key government agencies and the Women and Children Health Empowerment Foundation (WACHEF), has launched the Innovative Action for School Feeding Programme in Taraba State. The launch, which took place on Thursday in Gembu, the administrative headquarters of the Sardauna Local Government Area, as noticed by The Guardian, is being implemented…
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The Ogun State Government has shut down two industries – Quantum Steel Industry, Ogijo, Sagamu Local Council, and Xinfeng Plastics Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – due to industrial accidents that resulted in fatalities. While Quantum Steel was shut down due to an industrial explosion that resulted in fatalities, with some victims still hospitalised, Xinfeng…
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two Pakistanis who are the leaders of a notorious kidnapping ring in the state. They were arrested on Wednesday after sources informed the police of the abduction of a 48-year-old Pakistani in Ikeja, the state’s capital. The police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, identified the…
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Five days after the Federal Government announced the appointment of Professor Lucian Chukwu as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of Admiralty University, Ibuzor, Delta State, it has reversed the decision. In a statement by the Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday, the government admitted erring in the appointment of Prof. Chukwu as Vice-Chancellor. The statement, signed by…
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The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has called for urgent reforms to address overlapping laws and regulations in the gas sector, which continue to increase the cost of doing business. The president of the association, Akachukwu Nwokedi, delivered this critical message during a goodwill address at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) 2025, themed "Aligning Nigeria’s…
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American model Amber Rose has announced that she no longer identifies as a feminist. In a recent interview with Club Shay Shay podcast, Amber Rose explained that her decision was influenced by witnessing the “dark side of what some women are capable of.” Amber revealed that she has seen friends deceive men by lying about…
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While Nigerians continue to bask in the euphoria of a crash in food prices, traders who have hoarded grains are bemoaning the 40% drop in prices between December and March 2025. In December, many traders bought grains for storage, intending to sell when prices rose by February-March, as has been the norm in the last…
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President Bola Tinubu has granted automatic employment to 774 fellows of the National Health Programme, ensuring their absorption into the workforce after their one-year tenure. Tinubu made the announcement on Thursday during the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja. Addressing the young fellows assigned to monitor Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across all 774 local…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Professor Jimoh Famakinwa of the Department of Philosophy. According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, Professor Famakinwa began experiencing abnormal breathing during a departmental meeting on Wednesday. Concerned colleagues quickly intervened…
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Students of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on Wednesday, staged a protest against what they described as a deliberate attempt by some external forces to destabilize their university. The students accused the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) National Women's Committee of being allegedly sponsored to disrupt the peace and smooth academic calendar through…