Another bomb blast injures 3 Shari’a guards in Kano

by Akan Ido A bomb explosion in Kano yesterday injured three paramilitary personnel. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was said to have been planted by unknown persons by the wall of the Juma’at Praying ground at Kofar Mata, where the paramilitary personnel usually take shelter. The injured officers are from Hisbah Guards, Federal Road Safety... Read More

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November 26, 2012

Reports say BRT bus falls off Third Mainland Bridge … Not true, says Lagos State

By Hauwa Gambo The Federal Road Safety Commission has just stated through its Twitter handle @FRSCNigeria that a fully loaded BRT bus just fell off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon. The bus was “fully loaded with passengers”, according to reports. However, a correspondent just spoke with the Lagos commissioner for transport, who... Read More

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November 24, 2012

Sad Friday in Ogun: 4 die, others injured in auto accident

by Isi Esene An accident which happened on Friday at Onihale in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State reportedly took four lives leaving ten critically injured. Reports say the accident involved a bus heading to Lagos from Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The bus was said to have skidded-off the road and somersaulted... Read More

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November 22, 2012

Tragedy in Badagry: Container falls off trailer crushing car occupant to death

by Isi Esene A container on the back of a trailer yesterday fell on a Mazda car on the Lagos-Badagry expressway killing on person. Both vehicles were said to be on their way to Badagry. An occupant of the car with registration number, NJ 339 ARB, died in the accident while the other occupants escaped with... Read More

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November 16, 2012

Tragedy: 4 reported dead in multiple vehicle accident in Lagos

by Isi Esene Reports say four men yesterday lost their lives in a multiple accident around Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The incident caused a gridlock on the highway which left motorists stranded for hours. According to Bisi Kazeem, the deputy education officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), the accident included an... Read More

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November 2, 2012

TICKER: Tragic: One person dies as trailer container lands on car in Lagos

One person has been confirmed dead after a container slipped off a trailer and landed on a car on Oworonsoki Expressway in Lagos on Friday evening. The container fell off the truck as it was descending a bridge connecting the Gbagada section of Oworonsoki Expressway to the inward Ojota section, crushing the driver of the car to death... Read More

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October 21, 2012

Terrible: More bodies recovered from bus which plunged into river in Ogun

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recovered 12 bodies out of the 21 passengers believed to have drowned in the Coaster bus which skidded-off the bridge and plunged into the river around J4 area of the Sagamu-Ore expressway in Ogbere in Ogun State. The bodies were recovered on Saturday through the... Read More

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October 20, 2012

Tragedy: Scores of passengers drown in Ogun as bus plunges into river

by Isi Esene Thirty three bus passengers were reported to have died on Friday along the J4, Ogbere-Ijebu stretch of the Sagamu–Ore Expressway when their vehicle skidded-off the road and plunged into a river. It was learnt that three people survived the accident including a pregnant woman who was said to have hung between a... Read More

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October 7, 2012

Nuptial Tragedy: 20 wedding guests die in auto crash

By Reuben Daba There is a time for everything and a season for every purpose. Sometimes, it seems though that seasons clash. How else can one explain how an occasion meant for merriment – a wedding – could so easily turn to gloom as no fewer than 20 of the wedding guests reportedly died in... Read More

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September 24, 2012

Flooding: FRSC closes Lokoja-Abuja highway, announces alternative routes

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday released a list of alternative routes which can be used by motorists as a result of the flooding of roads normally used by travellers. The flooding was caused by the overflowing of the River Niger shutting off vital roads linking the Federal Capital Territory... Read More

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September 24, 2012

Trapped on treetops: Kogi flooding crisis worsens

by Reuben Daba The flooding situation in Kogi State has assumed critical dimensions. Boats were deployed on Sunday by the Nigeria Red Cross Society to Ibaji Local Government Council of Kogi state to rescue trapped flood victims who took refuge on treetops. Even the Abuja-Lokoja highway was blocked by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)... Read More

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September 22, 2012

FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

by Isi Esene Four Federal Road Safety officers were recommended for dismissal by a constituted disciplinary committee over allegations of receiving a N3,000 bribe from motorists on July 21 in Ogere, Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps members operate under the Zone 2 division of the road safety organisation which comprises Lagos and Ogun... Read More

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September 1, 2012

29 people burnt to death, others injured, in Yobe road crash

by Isi Esene 29 people were confirmed dead yesterday afternoon in an accident involving two Toyota Hiace buses travelling in opposite directions along Potiskum-Kano Road in Yobe State. The buses were reported to have collided head-on and immediately burst into flames killing all 29 people with 11 of the victims burnt beyond recognition. The spokesman... Read More

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July 29, 2012

Thirteen people confirmed dead in Benin-Ore accident

by Isi Esene Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident, today, involving an IVECO Truck and a commuter bus on the Benin–Ore part of the Lagos-Benin expressway. One passenger involved in the accident was said to be critically injured and receiving treatment at Shiloh Hospital at Ugbogui which is not far from the... Read More

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July 21, 2012

Oil vessel burst into flames at Abuloma waterfront

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Rivers State Sector Commander, Dr. Kayode Olagunju confirmed to newsmen that an oil vessel yesterday exploded at Abuloma waterfront in Trans Amadi, Port Harcourt. He could not however confirm the number of casualties involved in the explosion. An emergency services officer told reporters that they were... Read More

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July 19, 2012

Police inspectors die while conveying suspects

by Isi Esene Three people, including two police inspectors serving in the Ogun State Police Command, and an unidentified crime suspect, died yesterday when the vehicle conveying them collided with a car in the Itori area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The two police officers who were identified as Thomas Olorunjuwon and Ojo Johnbull were riding... Read More

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July 12, 2012

PHOTOS: 95 perish in Rivers tanker fire

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it has so far recovered 95 burnt bodies from the Okobe tanker crash scene in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State. The fuel tanker fell this Thursday morning on the Ahoda-Mbiama Road on the East-West Road. The villagers who tried to take advantage of the... Read More

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July 6, 2012

Gird your loins – Minister (finally) flags-off Third Mainland Bridge repairs

by Isi Esene The time you spend shuttling between Lagos Mainland and the Island might soon get a little much longer and tedious with news that the Minister of State for Works, Bashir Yugudu, is set to kick off the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge today. This bridge repairs is expected to cost the... Read More

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June 26, 2012

Traffic control is our job – Lagos State tells FG on Third Mainland Bridge

by Stanley Azuakola In five days, repair work will begin on the Third Mainland Bridge, and the repairs are scheduled last from July 1 to November 6, 2012. Many are already anticipating the massive traffic on the alternative routes. The Lagos State government is however assuring motorists that the situation will not be as bad as they fear.... Read More

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June 16, 2012

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

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April 17, 2012

Scrap ’em, they’re costing us N862bn: Oronsaye Committee says EFCC & ICPC need to go

by Hauwa Gambo Stephen Oronsaye wants to save us some money. So he has recommended the scrapping of 38 government agencies, merger of 52 and reversion of 14 agencies to departments in the relevant ministries – in a move that will affect the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Independent Corrupt... Read More