The heroic act of a truck driver has been hailed by Nigerians after he risked his life to save others. The man, identified as Mr Ejiro Otarigho, drove a burning truck away from a densely populated residential area in Agbarho Town, Ughelli North, Delta State, to a sparsely populated area to reduce the damage it would cause if it explodes. In a video shared online, the driver is seen driving the truck, not minding the risk of explosion. He …
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Suleiman Ibrahim, who was kidnapped together with a Kaduna Polytechnic lecturer , Engr. Ramatu Abarshi and her daughter Ameera, has said that it was by divine intervention that he escaped being killed by his kidnappers. Ibrahim was driving a Golf car when the trio were kidnapped along the Kachia-Kaduna highway. Speaking after he regained freedom, Ibrahim said one of the bandits kingpins, nicknamed Kachalla Doctor, had planned to kill him and the lecturer then keep the lecturer’s daughter Ameera …
A hit-and-run bus driver has killed a yet-to-be-identified man in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. According to a Facebook user, Danny, the accident happened along Eleshin road on Thursday night, April 8. He said they don’t know the victim’s family and no form of identification or phone was found on him. “Happened on Eleshin road at the front of just for you eatery last night. It was a hit and run by a korope bus. We rushed him to St …
Former Commissioner for Environment in Bayelsa State, Professor Sylvanus Abila, has allegedly been killed by a reckless truck driver. Prof Abila was fixing his vehicle along the East-West road on Wednesday, March 23, when the truck driver ran him over, killing him instantly. Abila served as commissioner during the administration of Senator Seriake Dickson, pioneer Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa Branch and was among those shortlisted for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in …
The Lagos state police command has confirmed the arrest of the BRT driver, Andrew Nice, suspected to be responsible for the adoption and murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who got missing on board a BRT bus on February 26. A statement released by CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, spokesperson of the state police command, says Andrew was arrested by operatives of the DSS and has been handed over to the police. The command assured the public that the suspect (driver) will be …
A Hilux truck conveying alcohol fell inside ditch close to the Hisbah office in Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano State. It was gathered that the truck driver sustained injuries in the incident which happened on Tuesday evening, November 16. Residents rushed to the scene to rescue occupants of the truck and discovered that it was carrying alcoholic drinks. Confirming the incident to Daily Trust, spokesperson of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Ibrahim Lawan Fagge, said …