To err is human, and to pray for the basic necessities of governance like the security of life and property is Nigerian. ‘Pray for …’ has been the go-to of Nigeria’s ruling elite for generations. Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has put in a fresh spin to the age-old scam by laying curses instead. In... Read More

accidents, bandits, Insecurity, insurgency

August 14, 2017

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Samuel Akinnuga: Road accidents and the failure of FRSC’s emergency response unit

by Samuel Akinnuga It has been submitted that more than 80% of road accidents are directly linked to human errors while 20% happen due to others causes such as bad roads, mechanical faults and so on. The National Bureau of Statistics reports that of the road accidents that occurred in 2016, 33.86% were as... Read More

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accidents, frsc, Nigeria's emergency response units, opinion

October 14, 2016

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Edwin Okolo: Small deaths [NEW VOICES]

Seventeen was an odd year to die. But I did. It was the first of many small deaths. Seventeen had been brilliant. Seven months before, I’d driven through four countries to a Christian youth camp in Ghana into a jeep with Derin, Chris, David and Winifred whose hair grazed the small of her back. Her... Read More

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accidents, children, Church, death, lies, New Voices

October 7, 2016

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Opinion: Of gridlock and incessant abuse of traffic lights

by Usama Dandare Over the years, traffic signals were controlled by electrical or mechanical devices, but with the advent of the microprocessor, they are now programmed and controlled by computer systems. These signal controls are designed around a communication system that ties individual intersection signals together through a central computer system or a series of... Read More

accidents, Sokoto, tax payers, traffic lights, waste culture

September 11, 2016

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In just 2 years, 11, 436 Nigerians killed in road accidents – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps says 11,436 persons lost their lives as a result of road accidents across Nigeria in 2014 and 2015. According to the Head of Policy, Research and Statistics, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Kayode Olagunju, who disclosed this on Saturday at the Cross River State Command in Calabar, 68.7 per cent of... Read More

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accidents, death, devices, Dr. Kayode Olagunju, frsc, Speed limiters

April 25, 2016

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Governor Fayose declares 3 day mourning for dead medical doctors

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has declared 3 days of mourning in the state following the death of six officials of the Nigeria Medical Association, Ekiti state chapter and a driver in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday, April 24 a few kilometres to Kaduna on their way to Sokoto to attend Nigerian Medical... Read More

The News Blog

accidents, death, Ekiti State, Fayose, Governor, Medical association, nigeria, state

October 21, 2014

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This naked boobs advert caused over 500 car accidents in one day

by Temitope Onitiju Some days ago, an advertisement showing a woman’s breasts caused over 500 accidents in a single day. The photo, which features a woman cupping her breasts, was posted on the side of 30 vans in Moscow, Russia, with the caption, “They attract”. The PR campaign caused drivers around the city to be distracted, as cars... Read More

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August 28, 2014

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We will remove all broken down vehicles from the highways

by Iyobosa Omoregie The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) promised to remove all broken- down vehicles along all major Highways across the country. The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this decision was to create free-flow movement of vehicles on the nation’s highways. Oyeyemi, who spoke through Mr Austin Aipoh,... Read More

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accidents, Asaba, Benin, frsc, lagos, roads

December 17, 2013

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FRSC deploys 2,400 marshals on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for yuletide

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Federal Road Safety Commissions (FRSC) Lagos state command said it has mobilised 2,400 personnel for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway December yuletide patrol. Mr Chidi Nkwonta told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the step would ensure accident-free period. He is the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commissions... Read More

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November 16, 2013

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Opinion: This madness in the name of convoys must stop

by Abiola Solanke In a story that circulated on the internet recently, one Ola Adeosun narrated how he became victim of the over-zealous security officials of the Oyo State Governor just because he happened to share the road while the Governor’s convoy at that time. More worrisome was his allegation that the show of brutality... Read More

abiola solanke, accidents, adeosun, convoy, death, opinion, Oyo State Governor, professor iyayi, ynaija

October 8, 2013

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Accidents are God’s will… they are inevitable – Stella Oduah, Aviation minister

Four days after a tragic crash involving an Associated Airline plane killed 14 people in Lagos, Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, on Monday described accidents as God’s will that are inevitable. She said notwithstanding this reality, the Federal Government would continue to ensure there were no accidents. Oduah made the submission while fielding... Read More

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September 10, 2013

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Frightening stats: 1,437 died in 6 months in bus accidents nationwide – FRSC

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to a recently released Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) report, not less than 1,437 people died within 6 months in bus crashes across the country. The FRSC revealed this yesterday, in Jos, Plateau State, through the Corps Marshal, Osita Chidoka, who said that 1,437 deaths were recorded between January and June... Read More

1437, accidents, bus crashes, car crashes, casualties, death, frsc, jos, plateau state, six months

January 4, 2013

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Sad: 2 children, 4 others die in separate road accidents

by Funso Ajewole The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that two children and an adult were burnt beyond recognition in an accident involving a petrol tanker around Idi Iroko area of the state on Thursday. The Idi Iroko Unit Commander of the FRSC, David Irunoje, said that the... Read More

accidents, David Irunoje, frsc, Godwin Ogagaoghene, Idi Iroko, Ipokia, Oshogbo, UCH

December 13, 2012

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Tragedy in Ogun: Truck crushes 8 secondary school students

No fewer than 17 persons lost their lives in separate road crashes across Ogun State on Wednesday. At Itori, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, eight students of Itori Comprehensive High School lost their lives when a granite-laden truck travelling to Lagos, with registration number LAGOS XZ 628 AKD, swerved off its lane... Read More

accidents, angry mobs, Jungle justice, road crashes, students

June 16, 2012

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Death traps: Nigeria ranked second worldwide in road accidents

by Stanley Azuakola If the recent air crash has caused for you a phobia for air travel, then this news will not cheer you up. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, only Eritrea has more road accidents per year than Nigeria. The Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS2 of the FRSC, Adekunle Lawal, who made... Read More

accidents, awujale, frsc, nigeria, road

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Samuel Akinnuga: Road accidents and the failure of FRSC’s emergency response unit

Edwin Okolo: Small deaths [NEW VOICES]

Opinion: Of gridlock and incessant abuse of traffic lights

In just 2 years, 11, 436 Nigerians killed in road accidents – FRSC

Governor Fayose declares 3 day mourning for dead medical doctors

This naked boobs advert caused over 500 car accidents in one day

We will remove all broken down vehicles from the highways

Dele Agekameh: On the sorry state of Nigerian roads

FRSC deploys 2,400 marshals on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for yuletide

Opinion: This madness in the name of convoys must stop

Accidents are God’s will… they are inevitable – Stella Oduah, Aviation minister

Frightening stats: 1,437 died in 6 months in bus accidents nationwide – FRSC

Sad: 2 children, 4 others die in separate road accidents

Tragedy in Ogun: Truck crushes 8 secondary school students

Death traps: Nigeria ranked second worldwide in road accidents

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