The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Ondo State Command, yesterday disclosed that one person died and six others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash in Akure, the state capital. The accident, THISADY gathered, happened around 4a.m. yesterday…
1 dead, 3 rescued in Anambra accident
One person died on Friday morning while three others were rescued unhurt in a road accident in Awka, Anambra State. The crash which occurred around 6am, along Awka-Onitsha expressway, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a Mercedes Benz Truck with…
FRSC cautions against night travels as 9 die is auto crash
The Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC), has advised drivers against travelling at night to reduce accident risks even as nine persons were killed in an auto crash in the Federal Capital Territory. The fatal accident occurred about 6:05 am along…
FRSC denies shielding officer that allegedly stabbed driver to death in Abia
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Abia State, Mr. Paul Ugwu, has denied shielding an officer who allegedly killed a driver at a checkpoint at Umuikaa junction along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, in Isiala…
9 dead, 12 injured in an auto crash in Kaduna
Nine people died on Thursday while 12 were injured in a motor accident involving 4 vehicles on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway. Sector Commander of the FRSC, Hafiz Mohammed, told journalists in Kaduna that the accident occurred at about 5 in the…
Let me tell you about the good policeman I met-Peju Akande
I had car trouble on my way back from church, one Sunday afternoon. As soon as I made the turn at Motorways to hit the Alapere express way, I felt the car shake; my first thought was, Peju you have…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident: FRSC summons transport company (Punch)
Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed that Young Shall Grow Motors should be summoned in connection with Tuesday’s accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, stated this in a statement in Abuja…
Lagos-Badagry expressway in terrible condition- FRSC (Punch)
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry-Seme Command, has warned drivers plying the Lagos-Badagry Expressway against speeding saying it is still in a deplorable condition. The unit commander, Mr Fatai Bakare, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of…
324,000 applicants jostle for 4,000 FRSC vacancies (Punch)
The Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi, who visited two screening centres at the National Stadium and Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja on Monday, explained that only 4,000 successful applicants would be recruited by the corps. He stated that about 400 would be…
5.8m Nigerian motorists drive with fake insurance (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) has disclosed that 5.8 million out of the 11.7 million registered vehicles plying Nigerian roads have fake insurance. On the other hand, only 5.9 million Nigerian vehicles have genuine insurance certificates. These figures, captured by…