Policeman drives against traffic, knocks down woman, baby

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A police corporal, identified simply as Friday, has been accused of knocking down a teacher, Mrs. Taskirat Anjolaiya, and her baby, Ammarah. It was learnt that as a result of the incident, the mother and daughter sustained pelvic fracture, brain injury and a broken jaw among others.

According to eyewitness, the policeman, who is attached to FESTAC Police Division, was driving against traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway when he knocked down the victims. PUNCH Metro learnt that the graduate of Mathematics Education was alighting from a commercial bus with her child and had not noticed the police patrol van coming from the wrong direction.

The victim’s husband, Sulaiman, said the policeman claimed he was running an errand for the Divisional Police Officer, Ibrahim Zango.

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Passion drives real estate business – Practitioners

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Real estate attracts hundreds of new entrepreneurs every year, each with the hope of making it big but the practitioners say only those with passion for the profession do well in it, writes MAUREEN AZUH

One of the most common business ventures in the world today is real estate agency. Every other year, the sector records a high number of new entrants.

From those who are into it on full-time basis to others who choose it as an additional source of income, real estate has taken a new dimension, with people leaving their white collar jobs for the business. But how profitable is real estate business?