Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashes During Training
Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashes During Training A trainer aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force on Thursday experienced a minor accident in Kaduna State. The aircraft, a Super Mushshak trainer aircraft, was involved in a minor accident at about 2.35 pm. According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, the incident occurred while the pilots were returning from routine training. He, however, said the two pilots escaped unhurt. The statement read, “A Nig…
One dead in Lagos truck accident
One dead in Lagos truck accident One person has been confirmed dead in the early hours of Monday after trucks collided around Ojuelegba area of Lagos State. According to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), around 0137hrs, its response team encountered a multiple accident that involved three articulated trucks on Ojuelegba bridge, while returning from a recovery operation in Ijora axis of Lagos. It added, “The multiple accident involved two Shacman F2000 Dangote trucks, registration numbers unknown, laden with sand and a Daf tru…
LASTMA rescues four accident victims in Lagos
LASTMA rescues four accident victims in Lagos Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Saturday rescued four accident victims at Adeniji Adele, inward Oyebanji, Lagos Island. A LASTMA officer, Oladunni Ademola ‘Zebra’ (Zone 1 Sura), who led the rescue team disclosed that the lone accident involved a Toyota Sienna, with registration number MUS 706 EQ. Ademola, in a statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed tha…
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Helicopter crashes in Lagos
Helicopter crashes in Lagos A helicopter on Tuesday crashed into a building at Oba Akran Ikeja, Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at 3:30 pm adjacent to AP Filling Station, and United Bank For Africa, Oba Akran. The aircraft burst into flames near Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), its destination. It was learnt the pilots of the helicopter were rescued. However, there is no information on whether or not there were other passengers on board. Responders from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA…
15 Dead, 5 Injured In Kogi Auto Crash
15 Dead, 5 Injured In Kogi Auto Crash The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, confirmed 15 persons dead and five others seriously injured in an auto crash that occurred in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crash followed a collision between J-5 Boxer Bus and a Petroleum Tanker, at Koton-Karfe along the Lokoja-Abuja highway around 7.30am on Tuesday. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, who confirmed the incident, said that the five injured persons were rushed to Ideal Hospital at Koton-K…
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LASTMA rescues 12 accident victims along Otedola Bridge, Lagos
LASTMA rescues 12 accident victims along Otedola Bridge, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says its operatives rescued 12 accident victims trapped inside a commercial bus that ran into a petrol tanker inward Otedola Bridge, Lagos. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed this in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo. Oreagba said the accident, which occurred around 5 p.m on Tuesday, had the driver of a commercial bus (KJA 364 YA) and…
Calabar Carnival incident: Ayade orders arrest of driver on the run
Calabar Carnival incident: Ayade orders arrest of driver on the run Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has expressed sadness over the incident that claimed seven lives during the Bikers Carnival at the ongoing Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The governor made this known in a statement through his Special Adviser on media, Mr Christian Ita. The incident occurred when a Toyota Camry car lost control and rammed into onlookers during the day five of the annual carnival. The statement said that Ayade was devasted by the incident and directed security agenc…
Fun seeker electrocuted, Lagos shuts event venue
Fun seeker electrocuted, Lagos shuts event venue The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure and suspension of activities at the children’s section of Wonderland Lagos, on Monday, after a guest was electrocuted at the event venue. This was disclosed in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, in a joint inspection with the Lagos State Task Force team, stated that the move would prevent fatalities to children who visit the event. He said, “The c…
Christmas tragedy: Road crash kills three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Christmas tragedy: Road crash kills three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Three persons lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent learnt that the accident occurred at 5.50am at the Kara turning point of the highway in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued on Sunday. Okpe sa…
2 Borno Female Constables Die, 17 Others Injured In Fatal Road Crash
2 Borno Female Constables Die, 17 Others Injured In Fatal Road Crash The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the death of two female Police Constables, who were on their way to Police Games 2022 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Police added that 17 other participants sustained various degrees of injuries during the fatal crash, which occurred at Hawan Kibo around Plateau State. A statement issued in Maiduguri on Tuesday by the Borno State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sani Kamilu Shatambaya, said the Borno State Commissioner …
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Truck Crushes Two Policemen in Ekiti
Truck Crushes Two Policemen in Ekiti Two policemen were yesterday killed on their way to duty by a tipper truck in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The policemen were killed at Adebayo Area of Ado Ekiti metropolis while traveling along the Ado-Ifaki dual carriage way. Speaking with journalists via telephone, yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, DSP. Sunday Abutu, said that the two policemen were coming to Ado Ekiti on a bike when the tipper’s driver, who was negotiating a diversion due to ongoing construction work …
JUST IN: 13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Ghastly Enugu Auto Crash
JUST IN: 13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Ghastly Enugu Auto Crash At least 13 passengers were burnt to death in a fatal accident which happened near the Four-Corners Enugu on Sunday night. The ill fated 14-seater bus said to be traveling from Imo State to Adamawa reportedly ran into a trailer before bursting into flames. All the passengers except one, were said to have burnt beyond recorgnition in the accident which occurred at the Enugu end of the Enugu-Port Hacourt Expressway. Only one passenger survived the auto crash, with varying versio…
2 die, 4 injured on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
2 die, 4 injured on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Two persons died while four others sustained injuries in an accident that involved a commercial bus, truck and motorcycle around Conoil Bus-Stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mrs Temitope Oseni, the Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident on Tuesday. According to her, the unfortunate incident happened at about 10: 03 p.m. on Monday. Oseni explained that a Daf blue truck with registration number, AAA 094 XT, was heading to A…
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Tears flow as BBNaija star Rico Swavey passes away
Tears flow as BBNaija star Rico Swavey passes away Rico Swavey, a Big Brother Naija season 3 housemate with the real name Patrick Fakoya, has passed away. The BBN star was involved in an auto crash leading to his going into a coma before his eventual death on Thursday morning. Tobi Bakre, one of his friends, confirmed Rico’s death. “We lost him. But thanks a lot guys. God knows best,” Tobi wrote on social media. The news set Twitter on fire as Nigerians took to the social media app to eulogize Rico Swavey. BBNaija star Ozo said: “Rest in peace…
1 dead, 6 injured in road accident in Akure
1 dead, 6 injured in road accident in Akure One person has died and six others have sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash near the Nigerian Army Barracks in Akure. Ezekiel SonAllah, the Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. He said the accident, which occurred at about 4:10 a.m., involved a Toyota Sienna bus marked RBC 412 CU and a commercial truck marked MUS 932 XX. The sector commander explained that the accident was caused by speeding and tha…
Four dead, six injured in Kogi fatal accident
Four dead, six injured in Kogi fatal accident The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has said four persons died while six others sustained injuries on Tuesday in an accident on Kabba-Lokoja-Abuja Road. Kogi Sector Commander Stephen Dawulung confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday, explaining that one person did not sustain injury. Dawulung said that the accident involved a bus and that it occurred at 3.10 p.m. on Tuesday, at Km 2, Line 3, Obajana, Kogi on Kabba-Lokoja-Abuja Road. He said that the…
How Calabar woman died in 'car race' with husband over side chick
How Calabar woman died in 'car race' with husband over side chick The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC has explained how a woman was pursuing her husband who was alleged to be with a “side chick” died when she lost control of her vehicle in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. Some reports had indicated that woman sighted her husband leaving SPAR shopping Mall in the company of another female and had tried to block his car with the Toyota Highlander she was driving in. But her husband was said to have maneuvered his vehicle out of the Shop…
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19 killed in FCT auto crash
19 killed in FCT auto crash Nineteen persons have been confirmed killed while eight others were injured in a Sunday auto crash at Yangoji-Gwagwalada Road in the FCT. Mr Dauda Biu, Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the figures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) when he visited the accident scene. Biu said the crash which occurred minutes into Sunday involved three vehicles – two Toyota Hiace buses with registration numbers MUB- 30 LG and DWR-985 XJ and an articulated vehicle. Biu said 31 persons were involved in …
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20 dead in Oyo road accident
20 dead in Oyo road accident At least 20 passengers died in a fire in an accident on Friday involving a commercial bus and a Sienna car. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the accident occurred at Maya/Lanlate Junction in Ibarapa East Local Government area of Oyo State. NAN also gathered that the two vehicles were travelling in opposite direction when they had head on collusion following which the vehicles caught fire, immediately. A witness said that 20 passengers involved in the incident were burnt beyond recognition. Confirming …
'How speeding truck driver crushed 5 to death in Anambra'
'How speeding truck driver crushed 5 to death in Anambra' A girl and four adults died in a road accident involving a jeep and a truck at Enugu-Agidi axis of Awka-Enugu Expressway in Anambra on Sunday night. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the state commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident on Monday in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident was caused by speeding and loss of control. “The fatal crash involved an unidentified driver of a black Lexus with registration number KJA182HS and an unidentified driver …
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