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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has urged youths in Lagos State to shun destruction.
He said this during the inauguration of the Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge in Lagos State on Friday.
According to him, youths must learn to communicate their grievances to the government without violence and disruption of peace.
He said, “To all of you – youths, if you see the kind of progress and economic resuscitation that is going on in this neighbourhood and Lagos State as a whole, you should be commended for cooperating with the contractor.
“But that is not alone, we commend you for maintaining peace and don’t copy vagabonds, don’t emulate those who are in thuggery. There is no development if there is no peace, we must embrace peace to have development.
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Auto crash kills one, injures another on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
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The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Thursday confirmed the death of one person while one other sustained injury in an accident involving a truck and a Mazda Bus at Aseese, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Ojuoro Olushola, the Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of TRACE, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun State, that the accident occurred at about 8.10 a.m.
Olushola said the accident that involved a mini truck with registration number APP-312 XP and a Mazda Bus marked KJA-670 XM was due to speed and careless driving.
Driver Gets 9-Month Jail Term For Assaulting FRSC Operative In Benue
Driver Gets 9-Month Jail Term For Assaulting FRSC Operative In Benue
Markudi – An Upper Area Court, sitting in Wannune, Tarka Council Area of Benue State, presided over by Aaga Torkaa, Esq on Wednesday, convicted a road traffic offender for assaulting an operative of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, along Wannune – Gboko Road.
The driver, whose name was given as Mr. Suaga J Terkumbur was on 9th January 2021, said to have assaulted the FRSC operative who was diligently carrying out his lawful duty.
The offender who was convicted on a 3 count charge, resulting to nine months imprisonment, but was handed an option of fine amounting to the sum of N9,000.00.