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  • Two die, three injured in accident

    Two people died yesterday and three were injured in an accident on Lagos-Sagamu Expressway.

    A Golf car, marked FKJ 764 XB, a mini-truck, registered as ABG 352 ZD and an unmarked bus carrying musical equipment were involved in the crash.

    It occurred when the bus ran into the truck in a bid to avoid colliding with the car.

    The driver of the bus and a passenger died.

    Spokesman for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed it to careless driving.

    He said the injured were taken to Idera Hospital, Ajaka, Sagamu, and the bodies kept at Fakoya Hospital, also in Sagamu.

     

  • Two die, three injured in Lagos-Sagamu expressway accident

    Road traffic accident on Lagos – Sagamu expressway has left two persons dead and three others injured on Thursday morning.

    The accident which involved a Golf car marked FKJ 764 XB, a mini truck with registration number ABG 352 ZD and unmarked bus carrying musical equipment, occurred when the bus ran into the mini truck in bid to avoid colliding with the golf car.

    The driver of the bus and a passenger died at the accident scene.

    It was learnt that the driver of the golf car created the commotion leading to accident when he drove into the expressway from the adjoining road without looking out for on – coming vehicles.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause to careless driving.

    “We learnt the Benz mini-bus was coming from Ijebu-Ode this morning loaded with Musical instruments, when in an attempt to avoid hitting a Golf car which suddenly entered the expressway, ran into a mini-truck carrying diesel with two occupants inside.

    “Out of the three passengers in the bus, two died on the spot, including the driver, while the third passenger was injured along with two other persons in the truck carrying diesel,” Akinbiyi said.

    According to him, the injured were taken to Idera hospital, Ajaka, in Sagamu and remains of the dead kept at the Fakoya hospital also in Sagamu.

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  • Coal mine accident kills six in West Georgia

    At least six miners were killed and three others seriously injured in a coal mine accident in Western Georgia’s Tkibuli on Thursday, According to the country’s Interior Ministry.

    A preliminary investigation showed that the deformation of walls in a tunnel at the Mindeli coal mine caused a ceiling to collapse, the ministry said in a statement.

    A follow-up investigation would be launched to find out whether the mine violated safety rules, according to the ministry.

    Another mine incident happened in western Georgia’s Chiatura region, only 50 km away from Tkibuli on March 26, which killed one miner.

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  • ‘Seven not 18 died in Sunday’s Lagos-Ibadan road accident’

    The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said only seven persons died on Sunday, and not 18, in the road accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Clement Oladele, spoke after visiting some of the injured at Idera Hospital in Sagamu.

    Oladele told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that seven, as against the 18 earlier reported in the media, died in the incident.

    The sector commander said FRSC would not increase or reduce the number of casualties because the agency holds treats the figures it gives out with utmost honesty.

    He said: “Out of the nine we brought here, some are in serious condition; others are getting better while the hospital has discharged one to his family.

    “We learnt from some of the survivors here that the vehicle was on top speed and it had a tyre burst, which resulted in the accident.

    “FRSC is a transparent and a data-driven organisation. This means our data must be accurate. That’s why we don’t give false information, but we give detailed information.”

    He urged motorists to always exercise caution on the road and drive according to traffic rules.

    One of the injured victims, who spoke to NAN in the hospital, Mr Francis Osifor, said he was coming from Abuja with six other passengers.

    He recalled that on getting to Ibadan, they were transferred to an inter-state bus going to Lagos.

    Osifor said the bus was on top speed and later had a tyre burst, which resulted in the accident.

    He added: “I wanted to tell the driver that the speed was much, but I was feeling sleepy. The next thing I heard was a blast of tyre. The vehicle turned and went to the opposite direction. I was dragged out of the vehicle.”

  • I8 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

    A fatal accident  on Sunday evening along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway has left 18 passengers dead and a survivor with injuries.
    The accident which occurred around 6:30pm at the Alapako corridor of the  expressway, involved Extera jeep marked  KJA  278 DS, unmarked  Ford, and a bus with registration number GGE 873 XU.
    The  Operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE) and  Federal Road Safety Corps( FRSC) were sighted  evacuating victims, clearing obstructions caused by wreckage and direct traffic.
    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause to reckless overtaking.
    Akinbiyi added that the Operatives of the TRACE have taken the remains of the dead  to the FOS mortuary,  Ipara- Remo Ogun State.

  • Obaseki convoy accident: Five-year old cancer patient gets lifetime treatment

    A five-year cancer patient, Freeman Okoro, has received a lifeline treatment from Governor Godwin Obaseki.

    Freeman and his mother, Mary were were among those injured in an accident involving the convoy of Governor Obaseki in front the University of Benin Teaching.

    The accident occurred after Governor Obaseki press crew bus had a break failure and damaged three other vehicles.

    Some journalists and three other persons were injured in the accident.

    The journalists have been treated and discharged.

    Freeman just ended a chemotherapy session at the UBTH when the accident occurred.

    On learning about the condition of Freeman, Governor Obaseki visited them at the hospital and pledged to henceforth take responsibility for the cancer treatment.

    Obaseki also paid the medical bills of Freeman’s cousin, who was ‘detained’ at the hospital over his inability to pay for his treatment.

    Governor Obaseki said, “I came to see the condition of the victims of the accident myself. Just as we have promised on the day of the accident when the victims were admitted. The state government has taken full responsibility of their medical bills.

    “We will also make sure we follow up with the full recovery of those who are still being treated for injuries from the accident.”

    Consultant General and Coordinator, Accident and Emergency Department, UBTH, Dr. Nnadi Nwashile, said six persons in the bus were treated and discharged on the day of the accident.

    He added, “The two patients in the hospital are Mrs. Mary Okoro and her son, Freeman Okoro, who are being treated. Mrs. Okoro sustained a fracture on her upper arm and is being attended to by an Orthopaedic doctor. The son will be discharged soon.”

  • Three injure in Obaseki”convoy accident

    Three persons were on Wednesday evening injured in an accident involving the convoy of Governor Godwin Obaseki.

    The accident happened along the Benin-Lagos express road in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).

    It was gathered that the accident occurred over break failure of the bus carrying the press crew of Governor Obaseki.

    Three vehicles including the bus conveying journalists were badly damaged.

    A source at the scene said the bus had to ram into the cars before it could be stopped.

    Government House sources said some journalists injured in the accident have been taken to the hospital for treatment.

    Reacting to the incident, Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, confirmed the accident but said no lives were lost.
    According to Crusoe, “A bus assigned to the Press Unit of the Edo State Government House was involved in an accident on its way from an official assignment, today, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

    “A number of people in the bus and three other vehicles that were involved in the accident, including a medical doctor and a mother and child, sustained varied degrees of injuries, and are currently receiving treatments at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).

    “An official of the state government has been sent to the hospital to ascertain the degree of injuries sustained by the victims and we are also in touch with the doctors managing the victims, who are in stable condition.

    “We have undertaken to pay the medical bills of all the victims. No life was lost.”

    Meanwhile, policemen attached to Edo Government House used tear gas to chase students of the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi who were protesting continued closure of the institution.

    Governor Obaseki had last year closed the institution to remodel it to meet modern challenges.

    The students had blocked the entrance gate preventing vehicles from going or leaving the government house.

    SUG President of the institution, Comrade Imakpo Kenneth, said the protest was to make the governor listen to their plight

    He said, “Governor Obaseki came to Obaseki and promised us that within three months, he will revamp our school. It was a mistake for us to believe him.

    “He said he will place students on industrial training and pay some stipend at the end of the month but nobody was sent on industrial attachment.

    “They came up with biometrics saying if we do not do, we will have problems with payment. We have protested twice and written several letters but they did not listen to him.

    “We came here today to tell them to either kill us or do something about our school and send us on IT.

    “All they could do was to give orders for security to shoot at us. They fired tear gas at us and I cannot even find many of my students. I wonder why they will shoot tear gas in government house. We voted them into office. It is a failure on the part of government to shoot at us.”

  • Cows cause accident on Ibadan highway

    Cows cause accident on Ibadan highway

    •Seven persons injured on Ibadan-Abeokuta road
    •Police avert bloody clash

    Seven persons were injured yesterday in an accident involving a passenger car and about 20 cows at Omi-Adio in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, end of the Ibadan-Abeokuta expressway.

    Nobody died in the mishap.

    Also, the police averted a bloody clash between Fulani settlers and some residents of the surrounding villages (host communities) on the scene of the accident.

    The policemen were on the scene to convey the injured.

    A blue Toyota car bus loaded with 10 passengers, it was gathered, was heading to Ibadan from Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when the accident occurred between Aba-Teacher and Aba-Oke village at Omi Adio.

    Those who sustained injuries, the driver and six others were said to have been taken to a private hospital for treatment.

    One of the cows with a knee injury was removed from the expressway to prevent it from causing more accident on the highway.

    An eyewitness said immediately the accident occurred, a young Fulani man, who was directing the cows, called the cows and ran into the bush without caring for the injured passengers in the wrecked Toyota car bus.

    The eyewitness said: “It was a terrible scene. This is not the first time we have witnessed accidents by herdsmen. They never listen to the warning that they should not take their cows near the expressway.

    “God has been so kind to these passengers. They could have died. The vehicle was badly damaged. But instead of making effort to save life, the Fulani man just called his cows in his language. Immediately, all the cows ran after him, except the injured one on the expressway.

    “This is very bad. Something urgent must be done to avoid this problem on the highway.”

    The cows were said to have sped off with the herdsman into the bush.

    Sympathisers, mostly people from the surrounding villages, pursued the Fulani man but could not trace him.

    Some residents, who participated in the rescue to remove the trapped passengers from the wrecked vehicle, started mobilising for a manhunt for the Fulani herdsmen.

    It was learnt that while the villagers were about to unleash mayhem on the herdsmen, the driver of the vehicle arrived the scene with two policemen from nearby Omi-Adio Police Station.

    The policemen urged the angry residents to avoid making trouble with the herdsmen, adding that the matter had been reported at the station.

    A police source at the station confirmed the incident, assuring the people that normalcy had returned to the area.

     

     

     

     

  • Shagaya dies in accident

    Shagaya dies in accident

    Former Minister of Internal Affairs, Senator John Shagaya, died yesterday in a road accident along Langtang-Pankshin road in Plateau State.

    A former Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Dan Dandur confirmed his death.

    “Shagaya died in a road crash today; we are right now with the body at the Air Force Military Hospital, Jos,” Dandur told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview.

    Dandur said the 75-year-old retired army general was on his way to Jos from his village in Langtang, when the accident occurred at Amper in Kanke Local Government of the State.

    “Shagaya was traveling along with his driver and orderly when the accident occurred, but the two survived with serious injuries and are receiving treatment at the hospital,” he said.

    Dandur described Shagaya’s death as “shocking and unbelievable”.

    “His death is too sudden. I just can’t believe that he has left us,” Dandur, who holds the traditional title of “Baraya Langtang”, told NAN.

    Born in Langtang North, on Sept. 2, 1942, Shagaya served as minister of internal affairs under military President Ibrahim Babangida, and represented Plateau South in the senate from 2007-2011.

    Until his demise, he was a chieftain of the APC in Plateau State.

    Shagaya, who attended Junior Primary School at Nyer and Sudan United Mission (S.U.M) Primary School, Langtang between 1952-1959, later went to the Nigeria Military School (N.M.S) Zaria in 1960-1964.

    After graduation from the Nigeria Military school, Zaria, Shagaya was posted to the Nigerian Army Corps before  attending the first short service Combatant Commission Course at Nigeria Defence Academy (N.D.A) Kaduna, in 1967.

    He was posted to 3 Marine Command upon commission, where he participated in the Nigeria Civil War from 1967-1970.

    Shagaya became the first Field Commander to chair the Conference of the Joint Chief of Staff of the enlarged ECOMOG having Commanded the 1st Mechanized Division in the Nigerian Army including a Platoon, Company, Battalion and Brigade.

    In addition to being an active politician, Shagaya was Director of the defunct Lion Bank (Nig.) Plc between 1998-2003, and is the author of a book: “The Tarok History”, after publishing two other books – “Governance in Nigeria: The IBB ERA, an Insider’s View” and ”The Ministry of Internal Affairs, an Overview”.

    He was recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as Chairman of the Board of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru near Jos.

  • Four feared dead as truck pushes bus into river in Ogun

    Four feared dead as truck pushes bus into river in Ogun

    Four persons – two males and two females, were killed on Friday in an accident when a truck running on top speed pushed a commercial bus off the Kara Bridge on Lagos – Ibadan expressway into a river beneath it.

    The accident which occurred around 10:50am involved a Sino truck marked KMC 47 ZB and an Urvan  bus.

    Two of the passengers in the bus died at the scene.

    The spokesman of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Mr  Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the auto accident, said the remains of the dead were kept at  the morgue of the  Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, (OOUTH), Sagamu, while the  injured are receiving treatment at the Lagos State Emergency Centre.

    According to Akinbiyi, the truck driver and his boy have also been arrested and detained at the Akute Divisional Police Headquarters, Akute, Ogun State.

    “The truck lost control due to over speeding, then hit the commercial bus beside it, which fell from the Kara bridge down, a few metres from the river.

    “Out of the six occupants in the commercial bus, four died on the spot and their bodies have been deposited at the morgue of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, (OOUTH), Sagamu, while the  injured are receiving treatment at the Lagos State Emergency Centre.

    “However, the two  occupants in the truck (the driver  motor-boy) have been arrested and  detained at the  Adigboluja Police Station, Akute along with  the accident truck  and  commercial bus,” Akinbiyi added.