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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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 …
As the 2023 elections draw near, reality TV star and fitness coach, Kemen, has asked politicians to stop using promises of free things to enslave people. Kemen averred that they steal in truckloads and do teaspoon giveaway to the people. See his post below
A US bound truck smuggling 170 migrants crashed on a highway in Veracruz, Mexico, on Wednesday, January 12 injuring 38 of which 8 were children. The trailer was heading to Mexico City when it crashed into a concrete road divider. The truck was disguised with fake logos to look like an official Mexican Food Ministry vehicle, bound for the US. About 132 migrants including the driver fled the scene before authorities arrived while the injured ones were taking into …
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 …
Hip Hop legend, DMX passed away on April 9, at the age of 50 after he suffered a drug overdose that triggered a heart attack on April 2. On Saturday, April 24, DMX’s casket was put on the back of a monster truck as thousands of bikers led the funeral procession from his birthplace in New York to Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center for his memorial service. The monster truck was emblazoned with the words “Long Live DMX” across the side …