Ex-Eagles star, Odiah turns taxi driver in USA

Former Super Eagles defender Chidi Odiah now faces life after football since he relocated to the United States of America(USA). Sources close to the player in Port Harcourt revealed to Express Sports that he had been working as a taxi driver since arriving the United States last year from his former base in Russia.

“Chidi has stopped playing and is now in USA.I heard…

Why I Left Banking Industry To Become Truck Driver With Dangote – Ph.D Holder

Henry Pender is a graduate of Political Science from the University of Ibadan. Pender graduated in 2000 and has worked as a banker, yet he is among the about 100 graduates undergoing training to become truck drivers; or rather logistics assistants. Pender is also the class governor of this first batch of trainees.

“After…

33 die as sleeping driver plunges bus into river

33 persons were feared dead on Friday when a coaster bus loaded with passengers ran-off a dual carriage bridge and plunged into a river at J4, Ogbere -Ijebu stretch of the Sagamu – Ore expressway.

The long medium range luxury bus still remained drowned at the point of entry to the river but the three survivors that included a pregnant woman who hung between a tree branches have been rescued.

The…

Driver beats up policeman [and tore his uniform] in Ilorin, Kwara State

An unidentified driver, who allegedly defaulted during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Kwara State, beat up a policeman and tore his uniform on Saturday.

The man who was driving a truck during the exercise was accosted by policemen at Zango area of Ilorin.

It was learnt that an attempt to arrest the man later degenerated into a fight.…

Zenith Bank driver arrested with 19 ATM cards and N652,000 cash in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Dare Oladujoye, a driver with Zenith Bank, for allegedly being in possession of 19 Guaranty Trust Bank ATM cards and the sum of N652,000.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was using the cards to withdraw money from an ATM at Ogba branch of GTB when a security guard raised…

Driver Sent To Prison For Blocking Fashola’s Convoy

For allegedly blocking the Lekki-Epe Expressway with a truck at Ilasan area of Lekki, Eti- Osa, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, thereby causing obstruction to the convoy of Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, a driver, Mr. David Abiodun, 31, has been arrested by the police at Ilasan Division.

He was arraigned Wednesday before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, on a five-count charge of dangerous and reckless driving without regard…

3. Driver arraigned for attempting to kill judge

A 33-year-old commercial driver, Quadri Kasali, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court, Tinubu, Lagos, for attempting to kill a Lagos High Court Judge, Justice Adebanji Adebajo, on March 1, 2012.

The accused was said to have been driving a commercial Vanagon bus at about 2.20pm along Moloney Street,…

Riot In Onitsha Over The Killing Of A Bus Driver By A Trigger Happy Policeman

Violent protest sparked off in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State Thursday, over the killing of a commercial bus driver simply identified as Edwin by a trigger happy policeman for failing to part with N50 tip.

According to the conductor of the bus, Samuel Ekwueme who was crying uncontrollably, the police, at Anambra State Broadcasting Service (ABS) Awka Road Onitsha junction check point, had stopped the Coaster…