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How A Couple Died A Week After Wedding

Posted 11 years ago by admin

Does the death of a couple, Francis and Ann Edeh, along with two others, in an auto crash have some unseen hands behind it or was it just destiny at work. That is the question begging for answer several days …

Posted in Editorial, News | Tagged 7 september, auto crash, auto electrician, Calabar, camry, cross river state, destiny, electrical fault, family members, gratitude, kilometre, kilometres, motorcycle, n200, okada, spirited effort, toyota camry, uge, unseen hands, vanguard | No Comments

Mermaid: Police Reveals The Mystery Fish as Baby Octupus

Posted 11 years ago by admin

The story of a controversial ‘mystery fish’ which was bought by a middle aged woman, Mrs. Ramota Salawu, and the story spread fast like wide fire after the woman alleged that the fish was half human. However the Commissioner of Police in …

Posted in Headlines, Here and There, Latest News, News, People and Places, Photo Speak | Tagged alfas, bewilderment, civil servant, cold room, commissioner of police, fish seller, frozen fish, kola, mermaid fish, middle age, middle aged woman, muslim leader, mystery fish, neighbourhood, newsmen, okada, oke, oyo state, quran, strange fish | No Comments

Photos: Robbery Suspects Almost Beaten To Death In Ilorin By Angry Mob

Posted 11 years ago by admin

Two robbery suspects, members of a robbery syndicate that specialize in snatching money and valuables from unsuspecting passengers were nabbed by angry mob along stadium road, Ilorin on Wednesday. According to the unsuspecting victim, “I went to change some currency …

Posted in Latest News, News | Tagged a5, angry mob, bank customers, chase, dsp, femi, Ilorin, mazda, naira, okada, public relations officer, registration number, robbers, robbery, sars, taxi cab, taxi drivers, taxi union, unsuspecting victim, valuables | No Comments

Mass Protest in Benin over Motorcycle Ban

Posted 11 years ago by admin

Thousands of operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, took to the streets of Benin City, capital of Edo State Wednesday in protest against the ban on their activities by the state government. The State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole had …

Posted in Latest News, News | Tagged armed robbery, bread winners, commuters, comrade, daily bread, Edo State, family men, heavy traffic, hoodlums, local government areas, mass protest, means of transportation, newsmen, okada, protesters, security reasons, state governor, television stations, traffic jam, vehicular traffic | No Comments

Photo Food Seller Runs Mad After Confessing To Using Mortuary Water To Cook Food

Posted 11 years ago by admin

Owner of a popular buka in Portharcourt confessed last Saturday to using diabolical means to entice customers, as well as take their “destinies.” According to eye witnesses, the woman, who is from Akwa Ibom, suddenly ran mad while at her …

Posted in Latest News, News | Tagged aleto, atrocities, buka, clothes, confession, corpses, destinies, eye witnesses, government area, last saturday, local government, lost, okada, onlookers, photo food, photos, police men, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, sanity | No Comments

Trailer Crased And Kills Okada Man And His Female Passenger

Posted 11 years ago by admin

A terrible accident occurred today around 5pm at Ijoju, Sango Ota, that left two people dead. A trailer used in conveying sharp sand crushed an Okada man and his female passenger while they were trying to cross the road. The …

Posted in Latest News, News | Tagged 5pm, female passenger, okada, ota, photos, sand man, sharp sand, terrible accident | No Comments

Lagosians Trek As Okada Ban, Fuel Scarcity Bite Harder.

Posted 11 years ago by admin

Stranded commuters at Alausa…on Wednesday. With the restriction of okada on some routes and the worsening fuel scarcity in Lagos State, many Lagosians who were stranded trekked to their destinations on Wednesday. Also, motorists were held up for hours following …