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Omoleye Omoruyi September 1, 2017

6 injured in accident involving FC Ifeanyi Ubah bus

The management of FC Ifeanyi Ubah has confirmed the road accident involving members of the team - who were on their way to a match with Sunshine Stars of Akure…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 2, 2017

5 dead, 10 injured in auto crash in Edo

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of five persons in a road traffic accident involving several vehicles on the Benin-Auchi road in Edo, on Saturday, NAN…

Azeez April 11, 2017

Air Force loses 3 personnel to road accident in Kaduna

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said three of its personnel has died in a road accident along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway. In a statement on Tuesday, the NAF…

Oludolapo Adelana February 8, 2017

Kaduna govt. bars FRSC

The Kaduna Government has barred personnel of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from mounting checkpoints in Kaduna and other urban centres in the state. The government gave the directive…

Azeez September 9, 2016

Railway transport has drastically reduced road accidents – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said the inauguration of the light rail system has reduced the number of car accidents as well as traffic in the country. The Corps…

Azeez September 8, 2016

One dead, 3 injured in Ogun road accident

A road accident at Wasimi junction, Ewekoro Area of the Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State on Thursday has claimed the life of one and left three injured. According to an eyewitness, a…

Azeez August 28, 2016

Epileptic driver causes accident in Enugu (PHOTOS)

An epileptic driver on Sunday caused a road accident at the New Haven area of Enugu State. According to reports, the driver who was behind the wheels of a pathfinder…

Op-Ed Editor March 14, 2016

Opinion: James Ocholi’s death and the dearth of road safety in Nigeria

Until last Wednesday, I never knew the mandate and responsibility of the Federal Road Safety Corps extended to investigation as to the cause of road accidents and making the reports…

Op-Ed Editor August 21, 2014

Ife Adebayo: #RipKunleOlaifa- Dear Nigeria, how many more will you kill? (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo I got a chat message from a friend yesterday saying “we lost Kunle Olaifa to an accident”. The only reply I could give was “WHAT???”. I met…

April 23, 2013

Ebonyi LG boss dies in car crash on his way back from an official assignment

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: FeelFree Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha might have survived a road accident recently with a minor scratch to the head but the Chairman of Onicha Local…

April 22, 2013

Gov Rochas Okorocha expected home after head scan in London following car accident

by Chi Ibe Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has undergone a successful head scanning in a London hospital, online news reports say. [READ: Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car…

April 21, 2013

Gov Rochas Okorocha flown abroad for further medical treatment after car accident

by Rachel Ogbu Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha was flown abroad for further medical treatment after being in a car accident on Friday. [READ: Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car accident, reportedly…

April 20, 2013

Governor Rochas Okorocha involved in car accident, reportedly injured on the head

by Rachel Ogbu Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, received an injury to his head on Friday after his car collided with a Mercedes Benz 200 on Orlu-Owerri Road in Imo…

April 13, 2013

Callous: How Lagos police at accident scene ignored woman stuck under truck – Eye witness (PHOTO)

by Chi Ibe The fully-loaded articulated vehicle after falling off on Airport Road, Mafoluku-Oshodi, Lagos that got the woman trapped underneath...on Thursday (PUNCH) Reports claim that a woman, Ifeoma Oraka,…

April 6, 2013

Friday Tragedy: 50 reported dead in a road accident along the Ore – Benin highway (VIDEO)

by Rachel Ogbu Nothing less than 50 was reported dead in an accident which occurred on Friday afternoon in Ugbogui, Edo state. According to reports, the tragedy occurred yesterday when…

March 30, 2013

Friday tragedy: 2 accidents leave 3 dead on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch Two highway accidents on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway has claimed the lives of three persons on Friday, ten others were seriously injured. Reports claim that the…

February 25, 2013

Sad: 8 people, 1 child die after accident on Lagos-Ibadan road

by Chi Ibe Dangerous driving and over speeding were cited as part of the reason the road accident involving a Mitsubishi Bus and a trailer around Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan…

February 6, 2013

“Reckless driving”: Truck driver rams into busy bus stop killing 4 children and 2 others in Ota (PHOTO)

by Chi Ibe credit: The Punch The Scene Six people have died with one more in critical condition after a road accident at Iyana Iyesi, Sango, Ado-Odo / Ota Local Government of…

November 23, 2012

Raw Tragedy: 140 cars involved in a single accident, 2 dead, 80 injured (WATCH)

Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of…

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