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Marcotran okays Goodyear as best tyre choice

Spanish hauler, Marcotran, has endorsed Goodyear as best tyre of choice even as the company proved the savings that Goodyear FUELMAX and KMAX truck tyres offer. This came as comparative tests run by the company show that on certain routes, it can save almost €1,000 per vehicle per year by ...

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FRSC Corps Marshal, others for NAJA Awards

The Corps Marshal, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi and the Acting Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Anofi Elegushi, among many others, will be special guests of honour at the 2016 edition of Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Awards which takes place Thursday at the Eko Hotel ...

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Subaru goes big, unveils SUV concept in Los Angeles

  Subaru is surely going big and is joining the SUV segment of the market soon. The 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show has therefore provided an opportunity for Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, to unveil the Subaru VIZIV-7 SUV Concept. VIZIV is a name derived ...

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All-new Mazda CX-5 unveiled in Los Angeles

Mazda Motor Corporation has unveiled the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV. The fully redesigned model, which refines every element of Mazda’s design and technology to offer new dimensions of driving pleasure, will be launched in Japan in February and is expected to launch in Southern Africa mid-2017. The slogan for ...

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New Porsche 911 RSR for Le Mans

  Porsche said it would tackle the 2017 racing season with a completely re-developed GT racer. The company stated this in a statement issued Wednesday in Dubai. The new 911 RSR, which Porsche described as the most spectacular 911 ever, makes full use of the breadth of the Le Mans 24 ...

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Jeep® Wrangler earns 7th consecutive ‘Hottest 4×4-SUV’ SEMA Award as Dodge Charger takes inaugural ‘Hottest Sedan’ honours

  It is no news that the Mopar brand isn’t alone in choosing the Jeep® Wrangler and Dodge Charger as perfect canvasses for customisation. On November 1, 2016, the Jeep Wrangler received an award tagged “the Hottest 4×4-SUV” on the trade show floor for the seventh year in a row. This took place at the ...

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All-New Ford Edge SUV offers class-leading space, driving dynamics, premium comfort and refinement

      The all-new Ford Edge upscale sport utility vehicle (SUV) delivers premium levels of comfort, sophisticated driver assistance features and class-leading driving dynamics. The all-new Ford Edge is now available in Nigeria at Coscharis Motors. Ford’s refined and boldly styled new SUV offers a dazzling array of new ...

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“LIFE BEGINS @ 40” : The Story of Legal Aid Council of Nigeria

    ( By Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim, FNGE) Whatever meaning is given to the idiomatic or philosophical expression “life begins at 40’, it is a consensus that a journey or a period of forty years is considered long enough to near a destination or attain maturity. Many people consider turning 40 ...

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Jacques Brent visits Lagos, says Ford in Nigeria to stay

President of Ford’s Middle East and Africa, Jacques Brent, Thursday, visited Nigeria for the first time. Brent, who was in Lagos for the media launch of the 2016 Ford Edge, was accompanied on the trip by top Ford Africa officials, including Rob Johnston, Regional Manager – Sales, Marketing, Parts and ...

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Oyeyemi relocates to Lagos over Ibadan expressway gridlock

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said on Thursday that he would relocate from his base in Abuja to Lagos for the weekend to personally supervise traffic re-routing on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway due to the intensity of gridlock on the road. Lagos was practically ...

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