A tragic scene unfolded on the Katsina-Ala highway in Benue State when a multiple-vehicle crash claimed nine lives and left several others badly injured. Witnesses said a MAN diesel truck with registration number TARABA ARD 967XA was among the vehicles involved in the carnage. According to authorities, the disaster...
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Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has re-emphasised that for the Fund, prevention of accidents is a top priority. He stated that every compensation is a story of pain and no amount of compensation can replace a human life adding that is why...
Three people have been confirmed dead following a late-night collision on the Gombe–Yola Road, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State said on Wednesday. Sector Commander Samson Kaura, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), explained that the tragic crash occurred around 9 p.m. on...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun State has confirmed that three passengers narrowly escaped death in a lone accident that occurred along the Gbongan–Ibadan highway on Monday afternoon. The Sector Commander, Mr. Leye Adegboyega, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Osogbo, noting that the crash...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four passengers, including a child, following a lone accident along the Cham–Numan Road in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. FRSC Sector Commander in Gombe, Samson Kaura, who disclosed this on Sunday, said 14 other children sustained various...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, has confirmed that six people lost their lives in a series of fatal accidents that occurred between October 29 and 30 along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near Kara Bridge. According to the FRSC Lagos Sector Public Education...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of its Commissioner for Internal Security, Retired Colonel Abdullahi Bello, who tragically lost his life in a car accident. In a statement released by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya through his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba-Misilli, the...
A fatal accident in front of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, has claimed the lives of eight people on Wednesday night, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State. The State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the tragic incident in a statement issued...
Former Benue State Governorship, Samuel Ortom, has expressed shock over the bereavement suffered by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, who lost his son and grandson within the space of two days. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Immediate past governor, Terver Akase quoted Ortom...
At least 35 people have lost their lives, and 46 others sustained serious injuries in a fuel tanker explosion on the Bida–Agaie highway at Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. Confirming the incident on Tuesday in Minna, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps...
Nigeria has recorded a notable decline in road crash fatalities compared to previous years, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, shared the update during a press briefing held on Monday in Abuja to launch the 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Sensitisation...
A cloud of sorrow hangs over the family of Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, as they grapple with a tragic double loss—his son and grandson passing away within a span of just two days. Sources close to the family according to DAILY POST reports, revealed that Senator Moro’s...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the deaths of 10 passengers, with 11 others injured, following a late-night road crash along the Obajana–Lokoja highway in Kogi State. According to the Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, the tragic accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Friday at the Apamaru axis...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the loss of five of its personnel in separate road incidents during the month of September, all caused by reckless driving. The Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, described the deaths as tragic reminders of the growing dangers faced by officers while serving...
A tragic accident in Lagos on Tuesday claimed the lives of a police officer and a female commuter when a fully loaded 40-foot container truck overturned and landed on a tricycle in the Ijora area of the city. According to a statement by the General Manager of the Lagos...
A tragic road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at New Garage claimed one life and left nine others injured, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The incident, which occurred around 6:55 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025, involved a collision between a white Iveco truck (registration MEK...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has reported the tragic loss of 10 lives in two separate accidents along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway near the Ozalla/Four-Corner axis, with 10 others sustaining injuries. The injured are receiving medical care in local hospitals. According to the Command’s Public...
A devastating accident on the Benin–Sagamu Road in Edo State claimed four lives and left eight others injured on Tuesday, according to authorities. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, disclosed this to journalists in Benin on Tuesday. He said “The incident occurred at...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic passing of Miss Ruth Otabor, a victim of a fatal crash involving a Dangote truck and a commercial motorcycle on August 11, 2025, near the Sports Complex of Auchi Polytechnic along Auchi Road, Edo State. Despite medical...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A suspected kidnapper has been arrested in a joint operation by the Nigerian Police and the Military after a lone crash around Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on...