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Ibadan Plane Mishap: NSIB Begins Investigation
By Mosope Kehinde The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has commenced investigation into the incident where a private plane skidded off the runway at the Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan on Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB, Mrs Olawumi Oladeji.Mrs Oladeji said the aircraft,…
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Osogbo Multi-Vehicle Accident Claims Multiple Lives
By Adenitan Akinola No fewer than seven people today lost their lives in an accident that occurred in front of the popular WOCDIF Events Center, Ring Road, Osogbo, Osun State. Radio Nigeria learnt that the fatal accident involved a commercial bus and tricycle, which got damaged beyond repair. Preliminary information has it that three schoolchildren and…
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Rescue Operation Ongoing as Kebbi-Bound Boat Capsizes
Divers, on Monday, began a search for passengers of a boat that capsized in Niger State while travelling to Kebbi State. It was learnt that the boat had over 100 passengers on board, among them traders conveying grains and sugarcane to a market in Kebbi State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management…
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Five Feared Dead, Many Injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash
By Olusegun Folarin About five persons have been presumed dead while 8 people sustained varying degrees of injury in a crash that occurred on Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Fidiwo. The crash which occurred at about two minutes to two O’clock in the afternoon involved a MAZDA BUS marked EKY582 YE MAZDA BUS and A Mercedes Benz Truck…
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Stop Encroaching into Recovered Road Setbacks, Ogun Warns Transport Unions
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Ogun State Government has warned transport unions operating along the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway to stop encroaching into recovered road setbacks and converting them to illegal parks, especially around the Isheri and Kara axis of the road. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment, Alhaji Farook Akintunde gave the warning when he led the…
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Accident Claims Three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Omolara Adasofunjo A fatal accident between IVECO trucks with registration number AAB 414 ZY and a Cabster, ZUR 601 XY at Kara bridge inbound on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has claimed three lives According to a release by the public relations officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the hoodlums,…
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Immigration Launches Online Portal for Passport Application January 8
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will today (Monday) launch the first online portal for passport application in Abuja. He disclosed this during a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday with the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju. According to Tunji, an online passport application platform has been established for both…
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Palliative Buses Not Withdrawn – Osun Govt
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Sesan Oyedele says the Palliative Buses provided by the Adeleke administration to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal has not been withdrawn from the roads. The Commissioner stated this in reaction to the news that Senator Ademola Adeleke’s administration has withdrawn the buses from the streets…
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Oyo Government Begins Distribution of Security Reflective Jackets
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Government has commenced distribution of reflective jackets to commercial motorcyclists in the 33 local government areas of the state. Flagging off the ceremony at Western Hall, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan, Governor Seyi Makinde implored commercial motorcyclists and other stakeholders to support the state government in sanitising the sector. Governor Makinde…
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Accident Claims One on Sagamu-Abeokuta Road
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke One person has reportedly died while one person was injured in a lone crash that occurred on Sagamu-Abeokuta road. The accident which occurred yesterday evening involved a Highlander jeep with registration number, JJJ721 JB . The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, Ogun Command, Mrs Florence Ellen confined the crash…
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Passengers Bemoan Difficulties in Booking Free Train
By Rotimi Famakin Some train passengers travelling to Lagos this morning were allegedly denied access to the free train ride declared by the Federal Government. The passengers also bemoaned difficulties in booking the free train ride ticket online. Speaking with a Radio Nigeria correspondent who monitored the situation at Obafemi Awolowo train station, Moniya, Ibadan, two…
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Another Crash Claims Lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Two persons died while six people sustained varying degrees of injury in a lone crash that occurred around Car Park C Turning of the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The crash which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 26 December 2023 involved a Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number ACA607XT.…
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Two Die in Fatal Collision on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Olusegun Folarin Two male adults have reportedly died while one person was injured in a fatal crash that occurred on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident which occurred at about twenty minutes past 5 in the evening on Christmas day involved a Toyota bus marked TSE266XA and a Mazda bus with registration number FKJ215XX. The Public…
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Nine Escape Brush with Death in Ogun Road Mishap
No fewer than nine persons narrowly escaped death when their vehicles collided along the Orile-Imo section of the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. The two vehicles involved, a Toyota car and a Mitsubishi bus, were said to be at high speed when they collided. The Mitsubishi bus tumbled while the Toyota car skidded off the highway.…
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Omi Adio-Ido Road, Potential Economic Hub – Makinde
By Iyabo Adebisi Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has assured residents of the state that his administration would continue to embark on building infrastructure that impact on the economy of the state. The governor stated this in Ido while inaugurating the 10 kilometres Omi-Adio to Ido Junction Road constructed by Ido Local Government.…
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Ekiti Govt. Clamps down on Unregistered Vehicles
By Amos Ogunrinde Ekiti State Government has decried the threat being posed by unregistered vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles to road safety and security within the state. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Kehinde Ajobiewe whostated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, advised those concerned to do the needful to avoid embarrassment. Mr…
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FRSC Rescues Accident Victims on Idiroko-Ota Road
By Adebola Ajayi Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, on Sunday night, carried out a rescue operation on Idiroko -Ota route, last involving 10 persons which comprised of five male adults, four female adults and a girl. A statement by the Public Education Officer of the Corps, Mrs Florence Okpe…
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Yuletide: FRSC Warns Drivers against Flouting Traffic Rules
By Olusegun Folarin The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, is to deploy two thousand personnel comprising Regular and Special Marshals to oversee traffic activities on highways across Ogun State as part of its 2023 Ember Months Special Patrol Operations. The Ogun Sector, Commander, Mr Anthony Uga, who made this known in a statement in Abeokuta, said the special…
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Expedite Work on Ido-Eruwa Road, Ogundoyin Tells Contractor
By Mosope Kehinde The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has urged the contractor handling the Ido-Eruwa road rehabilitation project to expedite work on the road and ensure that a quality job is done. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin stated this when he inspected the 48km road project which was awarded by Governor Seyi…
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ICAO Day 2023: Nigeria committed to constant improvement, innovation – Minister
By Nosa Aituamen The significance of civil aviation in fostering global trade, air connectivity, tourism, peace, and prosperity takes center stage as the global community celebrates the International Civil Aviation Day, ICAO Day 2023, with the theme: “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”. In this special report, our correspondent delves into Nigeria’s contributions to global…
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Oyo Approves Construction of FRSC’s Two Units Command
By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has approved the construction of two unit commands of the Federal Road Safety Corps, as part of its efforts to ensure safety on the roads. The Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde Sangodoyin disclosed this when he received the management team of FRSC and Staff College…
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Military Helicopter Crashes in Port Harcourt
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter, on Friday, crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt. Though what led to the crash could not be immediately ascertained, it was learnt that the incident occurred around 7.50 am. A source said, “I was inside my apartment when I heard this thunderous sound at the NAF Base.…
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Truck, Car Collision Causes Gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A crash involving a car and a truck occurred in the early hours of Friday at the Magboro end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to an eyewitness account who was at the scene of the accident, explained that no life was lost. The accident involved a Toyota Camry with number plate SMK 436 GB and…
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Ogun Sets to Construct CNG Bus stations
Ogun State government will soon begin construction of bus stations for the take-off of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engineer Dairo Olugbenga, who disclosed while speaking on a radio programme in Abeokuta, said the stations are to be sited in Mowe, Ibafo, Arepo, and…
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1 Presumed Dead, 7 Injured in Lone Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Olatunji Idowu One person has been presumed dead, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident at the Fidiwo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Mrs Florence Okpe who made known in Abeokuta, said the lone accident involved a Daf…
