Day: August 14, 2020

Impounded vehicles gutted by fire at LASTMA office

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Office of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency(LASTMA) at Oshodi, Lagos has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire outbreak is still unknown, but fire fighters and the Lagos State Emergency Agency officials are working hard to put out the fire. Reports say the fire started from the compound where impounded vehicles were kept within the yard. No fewer than ten cars and one trailer were said to have been razed by the inferno. As at time of this report, there has been no death recorded, but only…

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Gunmen kill 14 people in Niger State, rustle cows

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Gunmen attacked Ukuru Village in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger state, leaving 14 people dead while about five others escaped with injuries. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the killings. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Wasiu Abiodun, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), in a statement, said the attack occurred on Wednesday during which the gunmen also rustled cattle. He said the injured were receiving treatment at Mariga General Hospital. It was gathered that the gunmen, riding on motorcycles, began shooting sporadically when they stormed the…

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Months before wedding: Confectionery store manager crushed to death

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It was indeed a sad tale for the family of Late Immaculate Okochu, a native of Delta State, as the beautiful lady met her untimely death in Lagos. She was crushed by a moving truck, few months to her wedding which was billed for October, 2020. Before her death, Okochu was the store manager of Cold Stone Creamery in Apapa. To some, it was as if she had premonition of her death, as she displayed several photos of herself and wrote: “Been a while you saw me”. This was on…

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