SANGO-OTA, (Ogun) — The Info Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has identified reckless driving and impatience as major causes of road crashes in the state. The Ifo Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr. Joseph Akinsanya, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun. Akinsanya stressed the need for motorists to be patient and be cautious as most of the roads...

KANO — No fewer than 12 persons have been burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred at Tsamawa Town, Garun Malam Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Tuesday in Kano. “We received a distress call from one Isah Mai-Fetur at about 3:00p.m that a commercial Hiace bus and another J5-bus...

KADUNA — An explosion suspected to be Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) rocked a liquor joint at Kabala West, along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Western bypass in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state on Sunday leading to confusion. The incident was said to have occurred when several football fans were watching the League Cup final (Carabao Cup) between Chelsea and Liverpool football teams at about 9.00 pm. An eyewitness said when the owner of the...

JOS — Two teenagers have reportedly drowned at the dam in Rayfield Resort, Jos, Plateau state while trying to get back the shoes of one of their friends that fell into the dam. The victims are Michael Nyam, eight years, and Elijah Solomon, six years old. Gyang Pwol, a witness, told newsmen on Sunday in Jos that the boys, both residents of Rayfield community, drowned Saturday evening. “They jumped into the deep water in the...

ABEOKUTA — No fewer than 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a tanker at Ishara bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Umar explained that the accident occurred at 5:00 am, saying that number of people involved in the accident could not...

SANGO-OTA (Ogun) — The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) said on Friday that three persons died in an accident that involved four vehicles near Danco Filling Station on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Ahmed Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that one other person sustained injuries while others were unhurt. Umar said that the accident, which occurred at about 5 22 a.m., involved four vehicles, an...

MAIDUGURI — An official of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in Gamboru Ngala of Borno state, Malam Yusuf Gulumba says the strange fire outbreak at the internally displaced persons IDPs camp at Gamboru Ngala in Borno has rendered over 100 inmates homeless. The Gamborun Ngala camp has a population of over 40,000 IDPs and witnessed such an incident in April 2019. The latest fire outbreak had destroyed three mudbrick shelters, 12 makeshift shelters and...

ORE, (ONDO) — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned its operatives against risking their lives by jumping on the road to stop moving vehicles in a bid to perform their duty. Mr. Sikiru Alonge, the Commander, Ore Unit Command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ore, Ondo State that many operatives had been killed in the process. He said that operatives must always imbibe professionalism and safety in the...