By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than nine staff of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) escaped death narrowly in an accident close to Daudu town in Guma Local Government Area when they were returning from an official assignment. A statement by the Information Officer of...
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Benue State Police Command on Monday said a truck ran into a residential compound in Okete Village, Otukpo Local Government Area, and killed nine members of a family. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Sewuese Anene confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed Seven persons dead in a fatal road crash in Panti along Bida-Mokwa Road in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the FRSC First Information Report (FIR), Kutigi Command, the crash occurred at about 18:09 hours on Monday at...
An accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi on Tuesday left six persons dead and 60 persons injured, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official has confirmed. FRSC Kogi Sector Command, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, who made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a road traffic crash on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway . The Sector Commander, Corps Commander , (CC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed nine people dead and 21 others injured in a road crash in Dankama, Kaita Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Sector Commander, Mr. Aliyu Ma’aji, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Shamsudeen...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recovered a mini-bus driver lifeless from an accident scene. The accident involved the mini-bus and a truck. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commiserated with the Government and people of Ondo State over the death of Temitayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to the State Government. Oluwatuyi, fondly called Tukana, died on Sunday following hospitalisation for serious injuries sustained in an accident on Dec. 15, 2024, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a lone auto crash on Kaltungo – Cham Road in Gombe State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Samson Kaura, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Gombe. He said that 31 other persons sustained...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command, says no fewer than 13 people were burnt to death along Ikare-Akoko/ Owo Road on Saturday in the state. FRSC State Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Tragedy has once again struck the family of Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, following the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, in a fatal car accident. The incident occurred barely 24 hours after the governor lost his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi. According to eyewitness accounts, Abdulwahab was...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has condoled with his Jigawa counterpart, Gov. Umar Namadi, over the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Namadi, who lost his life in a tragic auto crash. The incident occurred after the passing of Hajiya Maryam Namadi, Abdulwahab’s paternal grandmother, on Wednesday. The governor’s...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed, says it recorded low Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) despite high traffic volume at some critical corridors across the country. Mohammed disclosed this to newsmen while controlling traffic at the Asaba-Onitsha Niger Bridge corridor, alongside other senior officers on...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than 3 student of Olabisi Onabanjo University have been killed in a lone accident along Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye Road in Ogun State. The state police command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, who gave the confirmation in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday, said that the...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said a Howo Tipper had brake failure, veered off its path and instantly killed a pedestrian, on Tuesday. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Borno State University (BOSU) community as well as parents and guardians of students affected by the tragic motor accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The accident which occurred at Njimtilo area on Wednesday evening...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Danlami Saku, the Chairman of Katcha Local Government Council, who lost his life in a motor accident near Kwakuti on the Minna-Suleja road. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago described...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in collaboration with emergency response agencies, has rescued 18 individuals involved in a vehicular collision on the Third Mainland Bridge. The LASTMA’s General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki in a statement on Saturday, in Lagos said that the accident occurred on Third Mainland...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – At least 12 passengers have lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Baimari – Geidam Road in Yobe State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRCN) in the state, Mr Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the deaths in a statement in Damaturu on...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has rescued no fewer than six victims of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) from a deadly container accident. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide on Monday in Abuja....