Mrs Abimbola Oso, wife of the late renowned professor of Mass Communication at the School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU), has described her husband as a pillar and banner that shielded all. Abimbola stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sagamu, Ogun....
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 11 persons were killed in a multiple crash on the Ore -Benin Road. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja. The statement said that the unfortunate fatal crash...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton...
Four persons lost their lives to an auto crash on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway on Saturday. Many others were injured in the bus involved in the accident as it somersaulted several times. Unit Commander of the FRSC at Atiba, Oyo, DCC Bayode Olugbesan, blamed the accident on over speeding and...
Three persons were confirmed dead and two others injured on Saturday in an accident involving a Rio car and a Sino truck on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has confirmed four persons dead and 9 injured in a lone auto crash in Elete Community of Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state. Mr Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Sector Commander, in a telephone call, confirmed the incident to the News Agency...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 8 persons escaped death in a ghastly auto crash which occurred in Ilorin on Sunday. A statement issued in Ilorin by the Kwara Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Frederick Ogidan, said two men...
Eighteen passengers were killed in an auto crash on Friday at Zakirai town on Kano-Ringim Road in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano state. Twelve other persons were also injured in the crash while five escaped unhurt, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, has said. Some...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three children and five adults in a lone fatal crash that occurred at Kili Village along Darazo-Kari road in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi, who...
Tragedy struck in Akure on Monday as an over-speeding motorist ran over a Junior Secondary School student, killing her on the spot. An eye witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the student was returning from school and was standing by the roadside when tragedy struck. “Friends...
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has warmed against conveyance of explosive materials like gas cylinders in passenger vehicles. Biu also warned drivers against excessive speed to avoid crashes while on the road. He gave the warning in a statement...
No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday said no fewer than 24 deaths were recorded in 166 road accidents in Gombe State between January and March. Mr Felix Theman, the Gombe Sector Commander, FRSC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafiyawo,...
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that 18...
Six persons have died in an accident on Tuesday involving a truck and Sienna vehicle along Calabar-Ogoja highway in Cross River. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Abdullahi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that one person...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – No fewer than 15 occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition on Saturday when the bus had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway. Spokesman of the FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem confirmed the...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has commended the patrol teams of Osun State command for returning N27.1million recovered from an accident scene. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem on...
The Kano State Fire Service said three female passengers died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries when a commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano. He said the commercial vehicle, a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, says no fewer than six travellers lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Tuesday morning on Ipetu-Ijesa – Akure Highway. The FRSC Ipetu-Ijesa Unit Commander, Mr Bamidele Ayanwale, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of...