LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Drivers attached to cab-hailing apps, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, have cab-hailing firms to review taxi fares in light of the recent removal of fuel subsidy and the attendant ripple effect. The group urged App-Based Transport firms, such as Uber, Bolt, Lagride, Indriver among…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman said to be in her thirties has decided to end it all by jumping into the lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. It was learnt that the woman had disembarked from a cab and headed towards the railing of the bridge. She was said to have consequently plunged into…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There have been controversies in regards to the rate at which vehicles stopping at the arrival lounge of the Murtala Muhammed Aiport (MM1), also known as the General Aviation Terminal, are impounded by Turas Towing Services, the towing company responsible for enforcing sanctions to violators of airport traffic rules. Turas Services have…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang leader in Brazil mobilised his members on a revenge mission and killed 2 UBER drivers alongside 2 other drivers with another cab-hailing app after an UBER driver canceled his sick mum’s ride. The incident according to reports, happened on December 16th when five drivers were summoned to the Jardim Santo…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman walking across an Arizona road was hit and killed by a self-driving car from Uber Technologies Inc. on Sunday — probably the first pedestrian fatality for the fast-growing movement toward driverless vehicles. Tempe police said Elaine Herzberg, 49, was struck by an Uber test vehicle operating in autonomous mode. In…
