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Oyo Govt. Dissolves PMS Disciplinary Committee

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By Iyabo Adebisi

The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has ordered the dissolution of the Disciplinary Committee, Park Management System headed by Alhaji Mukaila Auxiliary.

The newly appointed Chief of Staff, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, who disclosed this in a statement today, Friday May 29, 2023, said the dissolution is with immediate effect.

The statement reads, “I have the directive of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde to inform you of the dissolution of the Disciplinary Committee, Park Management System with immediate effect from today, Monday, 29th May, 2023”.

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Oyo Govt Approves Dualisation of Akobo-Ojurin-Odogbo Barracks Road

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has approved the dualization of Akobo-Ojurin- Olorunda Abaa/Odogbo Barracks by N.O Idowu College.

In a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Joel Olaleye Ajagbe, the project will be executed by Lagelu Local Government at a cost of N9.6 billion. 

The statement notes the project will ameliorate the sufferings of motorists and pedestrians.

The Permanent Secretary explained that the award of the contract would be in tandem with Governor Makinde’s commitment to continue working for the people of the state till end of his first term in office.

It would be recalled that the Governor, about two months ago assured that his administration would award the project for the construction of the 8.3 kilometres road in Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan before the expiration of the first term of his administration. 

Governor Makinde’s administration had earlier completed the first phase of the project on the Basorun-Idi Ape-Akobo-Ojurin axis as well as the General Gas Flyover.

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Commuters trapped as Tanker Explodes in Kogi

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A fuel-laden tanker has exploded following a crash along the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway area of Kogi State.

It was gathered that the truck driver was conveying the fuel to a destination in the state when he lost control and rammed into other vehicles.

According to report, the explosion occurred due to the impact of the collision, and the fire that emanated from the explosion razed the tanker, some vehicles alongside some people trapped in it.

As of the time of filing this report, the total number of people trapped in the vehicles could not be ascertained.

However, emergency responders including officials of the Federal Roads Safety Corps had stormed the scene to salvage the situation and commence rescue operations.

Confirming the development, the state Sector Commander, FRSC, Stephen Dawlung, said the crash had caused a backlog of traffic along the expressway.

He also noted that many victims were trapped in the crash.

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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FG Fires FAAN MD

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The Federal Government has removed the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu.

This is as the FG approved the appointment of the current Manager, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Kabir Mohammed, as the new FAAN managing director.

He is expected to assume duty next week.

Mohammed before his appointment as the new FAAN boss was also the Regional General Manager, North Central.

He was appointed as the Chairman of Aviation Roadmap Implementation Committee in January 2022 by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, a position he effectively combined with his office as the General Manager, Special Duties at FAAN.

Details of why Yadudu was removed were still sketchy as of press time.

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Aviation Ministry Gets New Name

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The Federal Government on Wednesday renamed the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.

The Minister made the announcement at the sidelines of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja.

Sirika explained that the alteration became expedient because it is on the exclusive list.

He, however, maintained that the future of aviation had experienced an advancement such that aviation and aerospace were intertwined and Nigeria had the need to proactively set its policies to align with future occurrences.

The minister further linked the development to the establishment of the African Aerospace and Aviation University in Abuja

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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FRSC to Prosecute Trucks Conveying Passengers

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The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it will start impounding haulage trucks conveying passengers.

The Sector Commander in Kaduna State, Mr Zubairu Mato, said this on Thursday in Kaduna at a stakeholders engagement on rising fatalities involving haulage trucks carrying passengers.

The theme of the event was “Reducing Road Traffic Crashes Through Stakeholders Engagement”.

He emphasised that haulage trucks were meant for the conveyance of goods, as such the Corps would also prosecute truck owners and drivers conveying passengers.

“Any vehicle arrested, the passengers will be dropped to find another means to take them to their destinations and the driver would be sanctioned accordingly.

“The Corps henceforth will prosecute any driver or truck owner whose truck is involved in a road traffic crash that resulted in the death of any passenger,” he added.

He lamented that road traffic crashes involving haulage trucks carrying passengers have been on the rise in recent times.

According to him, these crashes have resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries, causing significant economic losses and social disruptions to families and the nation.

Mato said stakeholders such as government agencies, trucking companies, and passenger transport associations, should work together with the corps to reduce the number of road traffic crashes.

“The nation continues to be outraged by the frequency of road traffic crashes and high fatality rate involving overloaded vehicles with goods and passengers on Nigerian roads,” he said.

The sector commander added in the fatalities passengers got crushed under the weight of goods, animals, and sundry haulage items.

Mato said reducing road traffic crashes involving haulage trucks required collaborative efforts of stakeholders, on improving safety standards, education, and awareness.

“These measures can help prevent crashes, reduce fatalities and injuries, and ensure safety on our nation’s highways.

“By working together, stakeholders can create a safer and more sustainable transport system that benefits everyone,” Mato said.

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Group Cautions against Airport Concession

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By Dayo Adu

The Southwest Development Stakeholders Forum, SWDSF, has cautioned against the planned concession of the nation’s airports before the May 29 inauguration of the new administration.

The forum stated that hastening the handover of the airports to private Investors without recourse to due process would plunge the growing aviation sector into industrial disharmony.

In a statement signed by the SWDSF Spokesman, Mr Olalekan Ajia, the forum recalled that the four major airports were concessioned by the Federal Executive Council in 2016 but were marred with controversy bothering on its transparency which it said had yielded unremarkable economic impact.

“We are informed that in 2016, the Federal Executive Council decided to concession four major commercial airports; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, and the Port Harcourt International Airport, ostensibly to attract external or local funding from investors.”

“There are claims that this concession, if it had been handled with transparency, and with due diligence, would have resulted in efficient service delivery, deployment of state-of-the-art terminals, and technology-based facilities from the new investors’ funds and expertise. But there has been a huge controversy surrounding the whole exercise, with key stakeholders labelling it as self-serving and not in the interest of Nigerians. Key stakeholders allege that some of the bidders are mere fronts for some highly placed individuals camouflaging as investors to rip the country off as their own takeaway gifts from the already prostrate Nigerian economy.”

The SWDSF, therefore, urged the Federal Ministry of Aviation to pend the concession process to allow the incoming administration to make input and affect its planned programs on the aviation industry of Nigeria for optimum performance.

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Oyo Assembly Passes Bill Restricting Movement of Motorcycles

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By Mosope Kehinde

Aimed at controlling the movement of commercial motorcycles, the Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a bill stipulating that motorcycles are not expected to be on the roads beyond 10 pm.

The “Control of Commercial Motorcycles (Further Amendment) Bill, 2019,” passed into law at plenary held on Tuesday, prescribes fines ranging from N5,000 to N15,000 for those apprehended engaging in commercial motorcycle operation beyond 10pm.

Chairman, House Committee on Works and Transport, Honourable Olatunde Kehinde, explained that the intent of the provisions of the bill was to reduce the use of motorcycles to commit crimes.

A commercial motorcycle owner or operator who does not register his motorcycle as stipulated shall be deemed guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N5,000 or to a term of one-month imprisonment. 

The bill which is a further amendment to the Control of Commercial Motorcycles Law, 1995, also stipulates penalties and fines for those convicted for reckless or negligent riders.

Section 6 of the bill stipulates that: “Any person who rides a motorcycle recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of the road and to the amount to traffic which actually is at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be on the road, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N10,000 or to a term of two years imprisonment.”

Furthermore, section 7 stipulates thus: “Any person who causes the death of another person by riding a motorcycle recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of the road and to the amount of traffic which is actually at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be on the road shall be guilty or an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or to a term of five years imprisonment.”

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Truck Tyres Kill Vulcaniser in Osun

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By Adenitan Akinola 

A middle-aged vulcaniser on Saturday morning died after tyres from a truck got detached and slammed into him at high speed along with an iron rod.

The unfortunate incident happened in front of his vulcanizing stand, located along Fakunle Area, Osogbo, Osun State capital.

It was learnt that the accident, which occurred at about 7.00a.m, left many sympathisers traumatized, as the head of the deceased was reportedly broken by the impact of the tyres.

An eyewitness, who was lucky to have escaped being knocked down by the tyres, explained that the tyres (two tyres attached to a rim) bounced over his head and knocked down the vulcanizer, who was standing in front of him.

He said the tyres later bounced off, after hitting the vulcaniser, to knock down a woman that sells food close to the vulcanizer and her daughter.
“I and my friend Murphy were discussing with the vulcanizer, where he was brushing his teeth with a chewing stick, before a woman that was traveling to Ore/Ondo called him for direction.
“It was while giving direction to the woman that the tyres that flew off from the trailer knocked him down and killed him instantly.
“If he had not gone to attend to the woman, he would  not have been hit by the tyres.” he said.

Radio Nigeria learnt that the witness, and commercial motorcyclists chased after the trailer drivers, who veered into Ataoja Police Station in Osogbo,  after sensing danger.

It is reported that the driver is now being detained by policemen at the Ataoja Police Station with the trailer.

However, the other two persons knocked down by the tyres, had been taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where they are reported to be recuperating and treated.

The late vulcaniser’s corpse is also said to have been removed by his family members.

Efforts to speak with Osun Police Spokesperson, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, on the accident was unsuccessful as her phone number was not reachable.

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Many Burnt to Death as Vehicle Conveying Gas Explodes in Osun

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By Mojisola Oladele

A vehicle containing gas has exploded, leading to fire outbreak along Ode-Omu road, in Ayedaade Local Government of Osun State. 

Radio Nigeria gathered that the incident affected other vehicles and killed some road users.

Confirming the incident, Osun State FRSC Sector Route Commander, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi who said some people were burnt beyond recognition, explained that those injured have been taken to Ise -Oluwa Medical center Odeomu, Osun State for prompt medical attention.

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Air Peace Offers to Evacuate Nigerians from Sudan

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The Chairman, Air Peace, Allen Onyema has expressed the willingness to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded in Sudan, North-East Africa free of charge.

In a statement on Monday, he said Nigerian students and others stranded in the war-racked nation urgently “need our help.”

”If the Nigerians could be moved to a neighbouring country the airline would fly there and evacuate them, as Sudan’s airspace is closed from civil aviation flights”, he suggested.

Onyema said he is compelled to help because Nigeria cannot afford to lose her citizens in that country, and that everything must not be left to the government alone, especially as the situation calls for urgency and immediate action.

“It will be a privilege and honour of tremendous pride that we will be out there to give every Nigerian stranded in Sudan a sense of pride and oneness in their country”.

“We are very ready to do it immediately. No time wasting. Any action that will promote national pride, national cohesion, peace and unity, we are for it. Again, we have no apologies for believing in our nation and loving the nation despite certain national challenges. If they are moved to Kenya or Uganda or any other country, we will move in to get them out. Some parents have started calling on us to help. We are ready to do this again and again,” he said.

In 2019, Air Peace deployed flights to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa when the xenophobic attack against Africans living in that country threatened the lives of Nigerians.

Meanwhile,

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians in Sudan that their safety is its priority.

In a statement from the Embassy in Khartoum, the Charge D’ Affairs, H.Y Garko, has urged Nigerian students to remain indoors while it makes arrangements for their safe evacuation from that country.  

It also advised the students to disregard the notice circulated by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Sudan, calling on them to converge at the African International University, NANSS office, and El-Razi University, for evacuation or to bring $100 or $200 for evacuation.  

According to the statement, it is still dangerous to embark on a journey toward the borders of Sudan without security clearance and guarantee from the Sudanese authorities.  

On Saturday, April 15, the Federal Government said it has set up a committee to facilitate the rescue of its citizens from Sudan.

In a statement, the Head of the Press Unit, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel said the committee consists of professional emergency responders as well as search and rescue experts.

Since the unrest started about a week ago in Sudan, there have been calls from Nigerians including the Nigeria Labour Congress for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians from that country.

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Motor Parks Witness Low Turnout as Holiday Winds Up

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By Jeff Ahonmisi/Fasilat Lawal

The Agodi Gate motor park in Ibadan witnessed a few passengers traveling back to their respective destinations after observing the public holiday declared by Federal Government to celebrate Eid-El-Fitri.

Speaking with Radio Nigeria, an Official of the Park Management system

Agodi unit, who craved anonymity said people coming out from the recent cash crunch might be the cause for residents deciding to spend the holiday in their homes.

Some of the passengers who commended the federal government for declaring the public holiday expressed disappointment that the transportation was slightly increased.

At the Apata interstate motor park, a few passengers were also seen boarding vehicles to their respective bases.

Some of the passengers who spoke with Radio Nigeria correspondent said they were going early to their base to prepare for the resumption of work tomorrow.

An official of the park, Mr Tunde Fashola said the management of the park always keeps the fares the same in spite of the increase in petroleum products. 

Mr Fashola however urged the government to rehabilitate the Ibadan/Abeokuta expressway for a safer journey.

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Bus Driver Dies after Collision with BRT

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A tragedy occurred on Wednesday morning in Lagos State when a yet-to-be-identified commercial bus driver lost his life after his bus somersaulted following a collision with a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle.

The accident occurred on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos.

According to an eyewitness, the fully loaded commercial bus was coming from Lagos Island and heading to the Ojodu Berger area of the state when the accident occurred.

On hearing of the death of the commercial driver, whose body was lying beside the upturned commercial bus, hoodlums in the area quickly set the BRT bus ablaze.

This resulted in a gridlock that stretched to the Car Wash bus stop area between Gbagada and Oworonshoki.

When contacted, the Deputy Director, of Public Affairs, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofik, confirmed the accident.

Mr. Taofik said LASTMA officers were on the ground controlling the traffic that was building in order to clear the road for easy movement for commuters.

He also said traffic police officers had been deployed to ensure the free flow of traffic on the expressway.

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Commuters Groan as Gridlock Worsens

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Commuters are presently stuck on the Long Bridge, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway due to the ongoing reconstruction of the road.

Although there have been traffic improvements throughout the week on the road until Friday when the usual long hours of gridlock resurfaced.

According to reports movement inward Lagos was at a standstill, as commuters groaned, while many were stranded at bus stops.

The traffic stretched to the Magboro end of the expressway as some motorists drove against traffic.

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Aviation Unions Threaten to Withdraw Services

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Unions in the Aviation Industry have threatened to withdraw their services over the non-release of the reviewed Condition of Service, CoS as negotiated between them and four aviation agencies for over seven years.

Others are the non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet since 2019 and the planned demolition exercise of all the agency buildings in Lagos by the Minister of Aviation for an airport city project.

In a notice of a two-day warning strike to workers of all aviation agencies and signed by the Secretaries General of the five unions, Comrade, Abdulrazak Saidu, Comrade Ocheme Aba, comrade Frances Akinjole, Umoh Ofonime and comrade Sikiru Wahab, states that, if the warning strike billed to commence from the 17th to 18th of this month fails, an indefinite strike shall ensue.

The scribes of the unions, National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, and others said, they had earlier issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Minister of Aviation on February 7, 2023 on the same matter.

According to the notice, the ultimatum had since expired without a tangible resolution reached.

The unions have directed all their members to comply with the directive, while all state councils, branches and executives have been urged to enforce the directive without compromise.

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Repair: Osun Govt Closes Ife-Ede Road for Three Weeks

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By Olubunmi Adewumi

Osun State government has ordered the immediate closure of Ife-Ede Road for three weeks as construction activities commenced on a section of the road in Ile-Ife.

In a statement issued in Osogbo and signed by the spokesperson for the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the directive followed the inspection of the area by the governor.

The statement said Governor Adeleke who was taken around the road and the collapsing bridge, ordered the Osun State Ministry of Works to mobilise to the road and fix it without delay.

Mallam Rasheed also said the ministry had mobilised to the site for the commencement of the construction work.

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FG remains committed to bridging Nigeria’s infrastructural gap – Minister

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to the efforts at bridging the nation’s infrastructure gap through a gradual process of repairs, renewal and construction on major highways across the country.

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola gave the assurance at the official handing over of the eight hundred and fifty metres internal road project executed within the premises of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Idi Aba, Abeokuta.

Represented by the Federal Controller of Works, Ogun State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede, the minister explained that the present administration had successfully intervened in the provision of the internal road network for 64 federal tertiary institutions. 

The minister pointed out that special repairs were being carried out on other roads in Ogun State, including the Lagos-Ota, Abeokuta-Ibadan, Ibooro-Ilaro and Papalanto-Obele roads. 

In a remark, the Medical Director, FMC, Idi Aba Abeokuta, Professor Olawale Musa-Olomu expressed gratitude that the federal government’s intervention in internal roads would greatly enhance accessibility within the health institution and prevent flooding during the rainy season. 

Professor Musa-Olomu also urged the government to expedite action in ensuring the completion of the remaining two-and-a-half kilometre road yet to be tarred.

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FRSC Begins Prosecution of Traffic Violators Nationwide

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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has commenced the process for the prosecution of the drivers involved in both the Liba and Bunza accidents which led to the loss of many lives and victims sustaining varying degrees of injuries.

The corps said it was a decision to protect the rights of passengers and as well to serve as a deterrent to other traffic violators.

The Corps’ spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem said in a statement on Tuesday that the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, decried the continuous violation of traffic rules and regulations by some drivers, adding that, their recklessness on highways had destroyed properties and loss of lives, and also had ordered a nationwide clampdown on such violators.

According to the statement, “The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, has directed the Legal Department of the Corps to set in motion processes for the immediate prosecution of reckless drivers who were involved in the Liba and Bunza fatal crashes to protect the rights of passengers and also serve as a deterrent to others.

He decried the continued and indiscriminate violation of legal speed limits as well as other established traffic regulations by some drivers, which has led to the wanton destruction of lives and properties on the highways.

“In the same manner, he also directed Commanding Officers to begin with immediate effect, aggressive clampdown on violators nationwide.

“The fatal crashes that occurred on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 March 2023 in Liba around Gonan Rogo, and Bunza area all in Kebbi State.

“The Monday 27 March unfortunate lone crash which occurred at exactly 1730HRS, involved a DAF Trailer with registration number SKF 131XA, conveying 61 people plying through the Jega-Yauri route in Kebbi State.

“The crash report reveals that a total of 61 people were involved, out of which 36 victims comprising of 1 Female Adult and 1 female child sustained different injuries including fractures, bruises and head injuries.

“More so, 23 victims comprising 21 male adults, 1 male child and 1 female adult were killed. It occurred as a result of overloading and tyre burst leading to loss of control that resulted in avoidable fatalities.

“The injured victims were rescued at Maiyama General Hospital while the dead bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.

“On the other hand, the Sunday 26 March crash which happened at Kwanar Tunga Junction in Kamba Local Government Council of Kebbi State, involved a Toyota Carina saloon car registered as BDG129CZ and a Mercedes Benz Tipper with the following registration details NSR 495 NS.

“The crash involved a total of 14 people comprising of 3 Male adults and 11 female adults. Out of this, 2 male adults sustained injuries while 12 victims, comprising one male adult and 11 female adults were killed. The investigation report also reveals that the crash was primarily caused by Speed violation and wrongful overtaking.

“The victims have been taken to Bunza General Hospital, in Kamba Local Government Council of the State.

Dauda Biu commiserates with the families of the deceased and wishes the injured the quickest recovery while reiterating that the Corps will continually put in its best to ensure that the roads are made safer for all to use.”

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State Partners FG on Decongesting Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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By Omolara Adasofunjo

The Ogun State Government has signified her intention through the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies to collaborate with the Federal Government, Lagos State Government and other relevant stakeholders to ease traffic jam and other incumberances along the Kara, Berger-Opic corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

In a statement by the state commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, The state government gave this assurance at the end of a technical session with all stakeholders directly connected and related to the decongestion of traffic build-up along the boundaries between Lagos and Ogun State, from Secretariat to Otedola Bridge, Berger and Opic, in view of the review of the traffic management plan, occasioned by the low pace movement of traffic along the route.

Consequently, the Ogun state government, through the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, and the Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, would synergize with the Federal Road Safe Corps, FRSC and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, along the Kara, Berger-OPIC corridor to guarantee effective traffic management, as the last phase of the ongoing reconstruction work by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing reaches its crescendo, in order to mitigate the inconveniences experienced by motorists.

The general public, particularly the motoring public were admonished to cooperate with all stationed traffic control personnel along the routes, by adhering to traffic rules and regulations to ensure free flow of traffic along the corridor.

 

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Tanker Crushes Four to Death

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By Francisca Irekpita 


Four people have been confirmed dead in multiple accidents involving a tanker and two cars in the Lafenwa area of Abeokuta in Ogun state.

The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun state command, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta

Mrs Okpe explained that the accident involved a tanker marked T-15321LA, a BMW car with registration number TTD 421 CX and an unregistered Nissan jeep was caused by speeding on the part of the tanker driver.

According to her, the tanker driver was trying to make a turning at the Lafenwa Roundabout, lost control and rammed into two vehicles and fence of a building.

She said the deceased were standing by the fence before they were trapped.

Mrs Okpe stressed that the content spilled was quickly transloaded into another truck with the help of fire service and other traffic managers.

She added that the deceased have been taken away by their families, possibly for burial.

Meanwhile, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar, has expressed sadness over the incident, lamenting the carelessness of some truck drivers, who refused to consider other road users.

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5 Feared Dead, Scores Injured as Train Crushes Lagos BRT

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By Abiola Peters

Five persons have been feared dead and many others severely injured in a fatal accident involving a BRT Bus and a fast-moving train at a PWD bus stop, in Ikeja, Lagos.

Radio Nigeria Correspondent Abiola Peters who visited the scene of the accident reports that the bus with the emblem of Lagos State Government and marked with the number 250033, was hit in the middle by the train while it attempted to cross the track, dragging it a few metres.

Eyewitnesses especially passengers on board the train blamed the driver of the bus for not heeding the blare of the horn of the train from as far as Ikeja before PWD, the spot of the tragic incident.

The driver reportedly attempted to escape but was apprehended by bystanders.

Victims of the accident include persons hanging on the train which took off from Ijoko in Ogun State.

It took over thirty minutes before any ambulance arrived at the scene, while rescue services were carried out by well-meaning individuals.

An eyewitness, Mr Musa Hayatou and many others blamed the unfortunate incident on the absence of officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation to control movement at terminals.

Mr Hayatou also expressed disappointment over the late arrival of the emergency service providers, despite the closeness of the scene to the Lagos State General Hospital and Police State Command.

Rescue operations by a combined team of Emergency Management agencies are ongoing as of the time of this report.

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Wike, Makinde Inaugurate Aviation Fuel Depot, Olunloyo Airport

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By Iyabo Adebisi

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has commended residents of Oyo state and Governor Seyi Makinde for supporting the return of power to the South in the just concluded presidential election. 

He said this during the inauguration of an aviation fuel depot and a 3.2km dual carriage airport road project in Ibadan by Governor Seyi Makinde-led government

Nyesom Wike, who is the leader of G-5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, had been agitating that power returned to the South before the February 25th presidential election.  

Governor Wike, who explained that the people had made history by backing equity and justice, equally urged them to re-elect governor Makinde in the March 11th governorship election for continued good governance in Oyo state. 

In his address, Governor Makinde said his administration would continue to take action which would put Oyo state on the path of sustainable development.

Governor Makinde, who named the road project after the former governor, Dr Victor Olunloyo, assured that his government would continue to honour heroes and ensure their labours were not in vain. 

Responding, the former Governor of Old Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, expressed excitement at the honour bestowed on him by Governor Makinde.

It would be recalled that the dualization of the Airport road was inaugurated in February 2022

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First Commercial Flight Lands at Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport

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By Bolanle Adesida

People of Ogun State have witnessed the landing of the first commercial flight at the Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport, located in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the State.

Speaking at the official landing of the maiden test flight into the Airport, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, expressed optimism that the airport would help to transform the state’s economy and serve as the catalyst to boost development in the South West region and the nation.

The Vice President who described the International Agro Cargo Airport as the Engine room of robust economy, commerce and business, also announced ongoing efforts to ensure that Kajola Dry Port in the state would soon become operational.

Addressing the excited residents, Governor Dapo Abiodun explained that the airport was part of an integrated development programme aimed at unleashing the full potential of the state

He pointed out that the construction of the airport would strengthen his administration’s bid to provide a conducive atmosphere for industries and attract more foreign investors.

Earlier, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi  Sirika had emphasized that the airport would improve the socio-economic development of the people of the state, noting that the gains of the airport with the ability to enhance the movement of cargo to designated locations could not be quantified.

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Transportation

FG Suspends Train Services Temporarily

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The Federal Government says there will be no train operations from Saturday the 25th of February to Monday the 27th of February.

A statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakub Mahmud says this is to allow Nigerians to participate in the elections.

The suspension will affect the Lagos Ibadan, Warri Itakpe, Abuja-Kaduna and Iddo Lagos- Ijoko routes

The statement adds that operations will resume on Tuesday, February 28.

The statement reads; “In view of the forthcoming presidential general election in the country, the Board and management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), hereby inform the general public, particularly our valued passengers of the temporary suspension of train services from Saturday 25th to Monday 27th February 2023, to enable Nigerians to exercise their civic responsibilities.

“These train services include; Abuja – Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), Warri – Itakpe Train Service (WITS), Lagos – Ibadan Train Service (LITS), and Iddo Lagos –  Ijoko interstate Mass Transit passengers’ train services. However, the management assures the general public of the normal train services recommencement on Tuesday 28th February 2023.”

FRCN Abuja / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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Transportation

Makinde Flags off Road Project in Oluyole

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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has flagged off the 4.7 kilometres Odo-Ona Kekere-Arapaja-Asunle Road in the Oluyole Local Government Area of the state.

The flag-off ceremony of the road took place when the governor took his re-election campaign to Oluyole and Ido Local Government areas of the state, ahead of the general election starting on February 25.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on behalf of the Media Committee of Governor Makinde Campaign Council, made this known in a statement.

Mr. Taiwo Adisa said that the governor while speaking during the flag-off of the road project explained that the road project would put an end to the lies that his administration had not paid attention to rural roads.

He said that under Omituntun 2.0, more developments would also come to Ido Local Government.

According to him, Governor Makinde’s administration said he had ensured that communities were involved in his administration’s development efforts both at the state and local levels in the last forty-four months, and got value for its money on all the projects.

The governor noted that his administration had delivered on his promises to the people of the state across the four pillars of his administration, adding that the government would up the ante of performance under Omituntun 2.0.

PR/Iyabo Adebisi

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