A middle-aged woman has lost her life while trying to get her husband red-handed with his ‘side chick’. According to the sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Cross River, Maikano Hassan, the woman was in a hot chase of her husband on the Muritala Mohammed Highway in Calabar over his “mistress” when the incident occurred as a result Read More
Popular Nigerian skit maker, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, professionally known as Oga Sabinus has survived a car accident on Sunday morning. Sabinus who confirmed the accident stated that he is safe and sound. He wrote on his Instagram page, “Safe and sound, thank you for the calls and care. “For the people calling, I am receiving messages. I am okay. Don’t Read More
No fewer than 20 passengers were reportedly burnt to death in an accident involving a commercial bus and a Sienna on Friday evening at Maya/ Lanlate, junction in Ibarapa East local government area of Oyo State. Eye witness account said the two vehicles were traveling in different directions before colliding and immediately caught fire. According to the eyewitness, only two Read More
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has tendered an apology to the family of a passenger who was involved in an escalator incident at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos recently. A statement signed by Mrs. Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze, Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN disclosed that the agency would also take part in the Read More
Nine travelers have been confirmed dead while 10 others were injured in a fatal auto crash on Sunday. The accident occurred at Yangoji-Abaji portion of the Abuja-Lokoja expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Confirming the incident, the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, said the crash involved a Toyota Hiance Bus Read More
Kaduna state government in conjunction with security agencies, the Nigerian Red Cross and others have concluded evacuation of passengers of Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by bandits on Monday night. The 6pm train was attacked between Kateri and Rijana where a portion of the rail track was bombed with an improvised explosive device (IED) following which there were reported barrage Read More
Recently, a tragedy occurred along the Airport Expressway, near Federal Housing, Lugbe, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, when a pedestrian was killed after being hit by three vehicles in quick succession. According to eyewitnesses, the victim and his three friends, visibly drunk from a birthday party, chose to sprint across the ever busy expressway instead of using the Read More
Four persons have lost their lives in a motor accident along Lagos-Ibadan express way in the Fadiwo area of Ogun state, on Tuesday. The accident which involved a Mazda bus and a Petrol tanker also led to 12 other people injured in the process. While they are currently receiving treatment at a nearby hospital in the area, the Federal road Read More
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Tuoyo Ideh, survived a car accident in Lagos. The Psychotherapist fitness coach, on Monday, shared on his official Instagram handle, a video of his car after the accident saying, “Thank God for life, and everyone that was with me. Nothing shall take our life this year in Jesus name. Amen.”
A newspaper vendor on Friday escaped death as a drunken driver, driving on a wrong lane, lost control and almost crushed the vendor, popularly called Jane to death but for the electric pole that checked the unfortunate incident from taking place. The driver of a Toyota Camry car in the same vein would have crushed a vulcaniser. The driver, who Read More
The popular Nigerian singer, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, who is better known as Patoranking has escaped death. The Ebonyi state born musician survived a ghastly motor accident on Saturday. Sharing videos of the damaged car, Patoranking said he was seated in front when the accident happened. ”The devil tried and failed some days ago,after Our driver lost control of the brakes. Read More
At least 54 people have been killed and scores more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico, authorities say. More than 150 people, said to be migrants from Central America, were crammed into the truck’s trailer when it rolled in the state of Chiapas. One resident heard a man implore his badly hurt companion: Read More
The Lagos state government has shut down Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, formerly known as Ojodu Grammar School until January, 2022. Education commissioner, Folashade Adefisayo, announced this when she visited the school Wednesday morning.On Tuesday, a speeding truck rammed into some of the students, killed two, and injured 12, according to the police. Some reports, citing eyewitnesses, put the death Read More
No fewer than 40 persons have been confirmed dead and several injured after a boat conveying pupils of Madinatu Islamiyya school in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state, capsized on Tuesday night. An eyewitness said the boat capsized in the middle of the river though the reason for the accident is yet unknown. The deceased students and their teachers Read More
Sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Kwara state, Jonathan Owoade, Monday said the commission had in the last two months of September and October recorded an average of about 96 deaths from 72 road accidents. He identified impatience, wrongful overtaking, night driving, use of phones while driving and over speeding as causes of major accidents on Kwara roads. Read More
The ember months usually come with an upsurge in economic activities, including frequent travels and other activities to generate money for celebration of the yuletide. These activities and frequent travels often lead to increase in road accidents and consequent loss of lives often attributed to the conspiracies of blood-sucking ‘vampires.’ PAUL OKAH writes. The months of September, October, November and December always Read More
The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, Yusuf Abdullahi, said no fewer than six people lost their lives in a lone road crash in Bauchi on Sunday. Abdullahi, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Monday, said 15 others were seriously injured as a result of the mishap. Read More
Nine persons have reportedly been burnt beyond recognition in an accident involving two cars and two trailers in Edati area of Niger state.The accident, it was learnt, occurred on Monday at about 10am. According to an eyewitness account, the accident occurred when a speeding sharon bus rammed into the trailer heading to Minna.It was said to have bursted into flames Read More
Many people and properties including three shops have been burnt to death in an explosion which resulted from the collusion of two trailers one of which was loaded with fuel in Niger state. The accident reportedy occured at about 1 pm on Sunday at Enagi in Edati local government area of Niger state. A resident of Enagi Usman Baba Emigi Read More
Honour is a virtue that is no longer in vogue in most modern societies. It is the least talked about of all virtues. In fact it is almost honourable to be dishonest provided the stakes are high and the benefits will fall down heavily. The antithetical and immoral philosophy of the end shall justify the means is widely held as Read More
The main campus of the Federal University Lokoja, was thrown into mourning on Thursday after a 300-level student, simply identified as Maryjane Imaobong, was reported dead. Mary was a student of Geography in the Faculty of Art and Social Science. An eyewitness told Blueprint that the deceased met her death Thursday evening at Felele when the bike that was carrying Read More
No fewer than 18 passengers and two drivers Saturday evening died in a ghastly auto crash on Iseyin – Moniya road in Iseyin town in Oyo state. It was learnt that in the accident which involved two Mazda buses, all the passengers died at the scene of the auto crash said to be at kilometer 2 cattle market at Iseyin town. According Read More
Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh Lukman, has said opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others are presenting false narrative to paint President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party in bad light. The PGF boss also described as “politically scandalous” for an APC state like Lagos to Read More
The Sector Commandant, Federal Road Safety Corps, Zamfara State command, Malam Iro Danladi, has said that over-speeding and over -loading contribute to over 50 percent of road crashes in the state in the year 2021. The sector commandant made this known at the 2021 Ember Month Campaign Flag-off, held at National Union of Roads Transport Workers (NURTW) conference hall, in Read More
Travellers and frequent users of roads in and out of Niger state went through unbearable ordeal last week over blockage of the road by tanker drivers. AIDELOJE OJO reports on the experiences. In the early hours of Thursday last week, two trailers arrived a spot where Minna road enters Bida road and parked inappropriately.Much later, other colleagues, including Yusuf Ibrahim Read More
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