ENUGU — A water tanker fully loaded has crushed at least four persons to death in front of the popular Nza Street, close to the Bush bar in Independence Layout, Enugu. An eyewitness account reports that the tanker suspected to have lost control due to brake failure crashed into a tricycle, Keke, loading spot. “The tanker came into Nza Street from UNICEF end and obviously must have lost its break and came crashing on Keke...

ENUGU — Over twenty shops were on Monday gutted by fire in Ogige Main Market, Nsukka, Enugu State destroying goods and properties worth millions of naira in the Phone Villa section of the market. According to a source who pleaded anonymity, most of the affected shops are where new phones and phone accessories are sold and the fire started from one of the shops and spread to others as shop owners were at home due...

ABUJA — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Command, has deployed radar guns to check over speeding by motorists in the territory. The sector commander, Mr. Samuel Ochi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that overspeeding was the leading cause of road traffic crashes nationwide. Ochi said that Gwagwalada was a critical point identified by the Corps in the FCT for overspeeding, noting that radar...

MINNA — Niger state government has condemned in stronger terms the attitude of tanker drivers, heavy-duty trucks, and other articulated vehicles for blocking Bida-Lambata and Lambata-Izom expressways causing heavy gridlock. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, and made available to journalists on Sunday in Minna, said the development poses risks to innocent motorists and commuters alike including the people of the communities. Matane also appealed to owners...