How Ojo boat mishap occured – LASWA boss
FOllowing last Wednesday’s boat mishap which led to the death of six school children along the Irewe water-ways, in the Ojo area of Lagos State, investigation by the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA , revealed that all passengers onboard the canoe did not have life jackets on. The Managing Director, LASWA, Yinka Marinho, said incident report gotten at 8.30am on that fateful day stated that the accident involved a motorized boat (Fibre boat) which crashed into a non-motorized canoe heading towards Irewe locality along the Ojo axis of Lagos State.
AFN golden league: Brume targets big jump
Commonwealth and African long jump champion, Ese Brume is hoping to put her 2015 season back on track at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria golden league meet Saturday at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State.
Five arraigned by Dss over N2m theft
BENIN—FIVE persons were, yesterday, arraigned before an Evboriaria Magistrate’s Court, Benin, by the Department of State Services, DSS, for allegedly stealing N2,090,000 belonging to one Suberu Shaibu.
Man dies after ingesting 55 wraps of cocaine
LAGOS—A 32-year-old Lagos-based trader and suspected drug trafficker has died of cocaine ingestion at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Enyimba, Pillars crash out of Federation Cup
Kano Pillars and Enyimba Football Club of Aba were knocked out of this year’s Federation Cup, round of 32, on Wednesday.
Robbers take over Mile 2, attack Vanguard staff, motorists
Motorists and commuters that ply Oshodi-Apapa Expressway have harrowing experiences in the hands of armed robbers as the bandits rob them of money and other valuables, taking advantage of the perennial traffic gridlock at Mile 2 and environs.
