The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Sunday, confirmed the death of an adult male in a multiple accident at the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s permanent secretary, who confirmed this in a statement, said that several others were also injured in the accident. He said the accident happened at Ile-Epo Bust Stop, … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday expressed concerns over the rising loss of lives through road accidents, infringing on right to life. The commission also highlighted the excessive use of force by security personnel against protesters in the country. During the presentation of its eighth monthly dashboard report at its headquarters in Abuja, … Read more
Three passengers in a minibus were killed on Friday in a fatal road accident in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. at Orie Emene, along Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway in the state. How it happened PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident happened when a truck laden with laterite collided with the mini-£/bus … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday said there was a 51 per cent reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) during the 2024 Eid-el Kabir special patrol operations when compared to the same period in 2023. The Corps Marshal of FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, said this during a press briefing on the outcome of the … Read more
Five people have been confirmed dead while 12 others were injured in an accident that occurred on Tuesday around Foursquare Church, Ajebo, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, which occurred at about 1:07 p.m., involved a Mazda bus with registration number SMK685YG and a Howo truck with registration number ZE-1210G. Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector … Read more
