Tag: accidents

Laying curses is the latest trend in the incompetence playbook

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Dele Agekameh: On the sorry state of Nigerian roads

by Dele Agekameh Besides causing avoidable deaths to road users, the drivers of articulated vehicles also constitute some nuisance to other road users as they often block the highways at…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

by Funso Ajewole An accident scene The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that two children and an adult were burnt beyond recognition in…

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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…

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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…

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