At least four persons including a newly married woman were killed when a truck loaded with sand ran into a motorcycle and tricycle waiting for traffic light at Kaduna Refinery Junction along Kachia Road under Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Though the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, eyewitness accounts,
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Nigerian murdered in US’s Shell facility five months after graduating
A young Nigerian has been murdered in the United States five months after graduating from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial and Systems Engineering. Alexander Nwogu, 23, had just been hired as a tech consultant with Ernst and Young before he was murdered on Monday at the Shell gas station in the 4900 block of
Read moreBus driver kills woman, injures three others in Anambra
A woman was on Wednesday crushed to death while three were seriously injured by a commercial bus along Igboukwu- Nnewi road, Igboukwu, Anambra state. The accident which occurred around 2.50pm involved a white Toyota bus and a KC/Sanya motorcycle, with the deceased and the injured on board. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Andrew
Read moreBus conductor, passenger crushed to death while pushing faulty vehicle in Onitsha
Two persons were on Monday night crushed to death in a fatal motor accident along Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Onitsha, Anambra state. The accident which occurred around 11pm involved a green colored Mitsubishi bus and a M/Benz truck. Am eye witness said the deceased, the conductor and one of the passengers in the bus were pushing the
Read moreTruck driver flees after crushing man to death in Onitsha
A driver of an articulated truck is on the run after killing a middle-aged man along Upper Iweka road, Onitsha, Anambra state. The accident which left four persons with varying degrees of injury involved a Mark Truck with Registration KK837JJJ and a shuttle Bus with REG number FGG455XA. An eye witness who identified himself as
Read more4 people injured, 1 killed as truck rams into bus in Anambra
An unidentified pedestrian was confirmed dead in Friday ’s accident involving a truck and a bus on the Asaba –Onitsha Expressway , Onitsha , Anambra State . Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state , Andrew Kumapayi , confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka . He
Read moreBRT accident claims two lives In Lagos
Two persons died on Wednesday in an auto crash involving a vehicle in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme and commercial motorcycle in the Abule Egba area of Lagos. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred on BRT lane at Ile-Igbo inward Abule Egba area of the state. Meanwhile, Primero Transport Services Limited, operator of the BRT,
Read moreKeke rider crushed to death in Anambra
A commercial motorcyclist on Tuesday lost his life in a fatal accident along Nibo- Onitsha old road, Nibo, Anambra state. The accident which occurred around 8.50am involved a white Toyota Hiace bus and a yellow tricycle. The commercial bus reportedly on a high speed was said to have lost control and knocked down the tricyclist
Read moreFour perish, four injured in Anambra multiple crash
A multiple fatal crash on Monday claimed the lives of four persons in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state. Four others were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury in the multiple crash which occurred near a slaughter house in the area. The Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety
Read moreOgun: Customs Kills One While Chasing Smugglers
Olufemi Adediran Abeokuta A middle-aged man, Atanda Idowu Moses, who sustained gunshot injury during a clash between men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and smugglers in Oja Odan in Yewa South local government area of Ogun State has died. A relation of the deceased, Olatunji Olaniran, who confirmed this to newsmen yesterday, disclosed that
Read moreThree injured, one dead in Ikoyi road crash
One person has died in a road accident that happened in Ikoyi , Lagos State on Sunday.It was gathered that three persons were also injured in the accident. According to the spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency , Nosa Okunbor , the accident occurred around 01 .40 am . Okunbor , who said LASEMA
Read more3 badly injured, 1 killed in stampede for Governor of Sokoto’s cash
An unfortunate stampede for the monetary gift doled out by Governor Aminu Tambuwal in Sokoto on Friday has led to tragedy after a policeman shot dead one person. The policeman also injured three others. The shooter, a police sergeant, identified as Bello Garba, was promptly arrested by the Sokoto Police Command. His victims have also
Read more2 killed, many injured as truck rams into venue of wedding ceremony
Tragedy struck at Umeh community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday, as a truck rammed into the venue of a traditional marriage ceremony, killing two persons and leaving several others with various degrees of injuries. It was gathered that the truck was supplying blocks to a location in the community why the driver
Read moreBREAKING: Many Feared Dead As Gas Tanker Explodes At Ajuwon, Iju Ishaga, Lagos State
Scores of people were on Thursday injured, properties burnt in Gas tanker e xplosion at Ajuwon Iju-ishaga road, Lagos.The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident.Urging Lagosians to stay calm as LASEMA Response Team is at Cele Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga. A Twitter user shared a video of the explosion
Read moreFlood Kills 25, Destroys N950 Million Worth Of Properties In Bauchi
The Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has disclosed that no fewer than 25 persons have lost their lives while 17 others sustained injuries as a result of flood in the state. This was disclosed on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit by delegates of the National Emergency Management Agenc (NEMA), led by the director-general, Air Vice
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