At least, 15 persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash on Funtua-Gusau road, in Funtua, Katsina State, by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Aliyu Ma’aji, confirmed the accident in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer...
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A former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara House of Assembly, Christopher Tunji-Ayeni, on Thursday died in a fatal road accident. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Kwara Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Olayinka Basambo, confirmed the death in a statement on Thursday in llorin. She said the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has inaugurated its 2024 nationwide ember months sensitisation campaign to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) during the end-of-year travels. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Malam Shehu Mohammed, said this a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Thursday in Abuja....
Six persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Sunday when a Volkswagen commercial bus collided with a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Mr William Manga, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Command, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people in a fatal auto crash on Saturday along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Unit Commander of the FRSC, Mr Williams Manga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident occurred at 7:10 a.m. near the...
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead and nine others seriously injured in a lone crash on Abakaliki end of Abakaliki-Enugu expressway. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ebonyi Command, Mr Igwe Nnabuife, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki that the accident occurred...
The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) on Sunday faulted the National Assembly on a bill seeking firearms for personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The National President of the CHSR, Mr Alex Omotehinse, expressed this position at a news conference in Lagos Omotehinse said that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi- Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has promised to strengthen her resolve to partner the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enable it perform optimally for the benefit of the people of the state. The governor said this on Thursday during a maiden stakeholders town...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that no life was lost in Wednesday’s tanker explosion in the Ibafo axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, on Thursday. Okpe said that the incident occured...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town, which claimed over 100 lives. The government delegation will comprise...
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), to investigate the circumstances surrounding petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa. Lokpobiri expressed sorrow over the incident that occurred at Majiya town I Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa on...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Monday at Oke Eleshin, Amuloko area of the State. The FRSC Public Education Officer in the State, Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has reported a devastating accident involving a fully loaded tanker that experienced brake failure, resulting in the loss of three lives. According to LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the incident occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Second Rainbow, inward...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of the son of the former State Governor, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Faisal, in an auto-crash along Kaduna to Kano highway on Saturday. Its Kaduna State Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, on Saturday confirmed seven passengers dead in a road traffic crash on Hayin Gada to Saminaka to Kaduna road. The Sector Commander, Mr Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Nadabo said, ”...
The Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Gombe State Command said that witches were not responsible for road traffic crashes but recklessness of road users. The Sector Commander, Gombe State Command of FRSC, Mr Samson Kaura, stated this in Gombe on Thursday while briefing journalists on efforts to ensure safety...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has unveiled groundbreaking strategies to combat Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), shifting focus from motor park rallies to community-based initiatives across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday ordered security and law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals involved in trafficking stolen vehicles. The agencies tasked with this responsibility include: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Ports...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commiserated with the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria over the death of 40 of its members killed in an auto crash on Sunday. Scores of others were injured in the incident. The victims were on their way from Kwandari in...