The Nation Newspaper

Tag: TRACE

  • Car crushes three men to death in Ogun

    Three young men believed to be friends were crushed to death on Wednesday afternoon at the Adedero village, off Kobape – Siun Road, Ogun State, by a hit- and run driver.

    The victims hailed from northern part of the country.

    It was learnt that the trio were standing at the roadside when the speeding vehicle veered of its track and knocked them down.

    Two of them died on the spot while third victim was taken to a private hospital in Abeokuta by the Operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE).

    He died some minutes later.

    The Nation gathered the driver was driving a private vehicle and heading to Abeokuta along with his family members.

    He was intercepted by a police team attached to the Quick Response Squad (QRS) stationed at the entrance of the Governor’s Office in Oke – Mosan.

    The Public Relations Officer of the TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the remains of the victims have deposited at the State hospital in Ijaiye, Abeokuta.

    He said: “it was hit and run situation and two of the victims are all confirmed dead while the third victim was been taken to Joseph and Christianah Hospital, Oke Ilewo, Abeokut, but later died.”

     

     

  • Accident claims 12 lives on Lagos – Ibadan expressway

    A dozen of passengers – six males and six females, have died in a road accident which also left five other persons  injured  on Saturday afternoon when a commercial bus collided with a truck.
    The accident which occurred at the Ogunmakin(Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway near the Foursquare Camp, involved a truck marked  LSD 138 XQ and a bus with registration number : AAA 886 XR.
    The accident created not a small traffic gridlock for travellers on the highway even as the Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE) were sighted frantically clearing obstructions, evacuating victims and re – directing traffics.
    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said 17 people were involved.
    Akinbiyi attributed the cause to
    “wrongful overtaking on the part of the bus which collided with an oncoming truck.”
    The TRACE Image Maker added that 12 people died in the accident while five persons were also injured.
    He noted that the injured were taken to the IFE-OLUWA PLUS Hospital, Ogunmakin, while the dead victims were taken to the FOS Mortuary, Ipara, Ogun State.

  • TRACE commences Operation Safety Patrol

    Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has commenced the Operation Safety Patrol for Easter to ensure safety of lives and property in the state.

    The Corps Commander, Olaseni Ogunyemi, made the disclosure while addressing reporters on the importance of the exercise in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.

    He said the traffic agency had deployed over 350 personnel, 23 patrol vehicles and 20 towing trucks to cover major roads in the state before, during and after the Easter.

    He said that the exercise was to ensure effective traffic management in all the nooks and crannies of the state, especially at diversion points where the re-constructions were going on.

    Commander Ogunyemi explained that TRACE would collaborate with other sister agencies to ensure the timely clearance of obstruction, prompt rescue and emergency service, adding that the exercise would involve all road users through the TRACE traffic whistle blower initiative for quick response to any emergency on the road.

    He reminded the people that safety on the roads was a collective responsibility of all road users and implored motorists to be safety conscious and ensure strict compliance with traffic rules and regulations, saying any contravention of traffic rules during the celebration would make us impound vehicles and these motors would not be released until April 9.

    Ota Divisional Commander, Adekunle Ajibade, his counterparts in Atan, Tayo Rinaye, and Ifo, Ebunoluwa Akinkunmi, had pledged to mobilise their operatives to work in accordance with the corps’ directive to ensure its goals were achieved during the Easter celebration.

  • Bus conductor dies in Ogun auto crash

    Bus conductor dies in Ogun auto crash

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed on Wednesday that one person died while two others sustained severe injuries in an auto crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, said in Ota that the accident occurred in front of ASCON Filling Station at 8: 02 a.m.

    Akinbiyi said two vehicles and 12 people were involved in the accident.

    He said a commercial bus with registration number KTU 449 XU was trying to overtake a Honda Civic car with registration number EKY-65 EQ but had a tyre burst and rammed into the Honda car.

    Akinbiyi said the conductor of the bus hit his head against a metal object in the bus, resulting in his death.

    “The corpse has been deposited at the mortuary of the Divine Hospital at Ibafo while the injured persons are also receiving treatment at the same hospital,” the TRACE official said.

    NAN

     

     

  • 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 speeding truck pushed a commercial bus off the Kara bridge on Lagos – Ibadan expressway and thrust it into a river beneath it.
    The accident which occurred around 10:50am involved a  Sinotruck marked  KMC 47 ZB and
     an Urvan  bus. Two of the  passengers in the bus died at the scene.
    The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE), 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 Babatunde, 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, four  died on the spot and their bodies have  been deposited at  the morgue of the  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,” Babatunde stated.
  • Money-for-video allegations: Trace reveals video selection criteria

    Money-for-video allegations: Trace reveals video selection criteria

    The management of notable African music channel, Trace, has denied allegations that it demands money to play videos on its channels, revealing its music video selection criteria to the public.

    The company, which operates in about 50 countries and runs five-channel brand – Trace Naija, Trace Mziki, Trace Urban, Trace Africa and Trace Toca, says Trace does not charge for video submission or airplay. Rather, royalties are paid to artists and record labels for broadcasting their works.

    According to Sam Onyemelukwe, Trace West Africa’s Managing Director,

    Trace’s channels are the most highly prized platform by artists, hence, getting a video on Trace is considered to be an endorsement that an artist has attained their career success.

    “For years, despite constant communication, there has been speculation by artistes and the music industry at large about what it really takes to get a music video on Trace channels. We understand the demand because artistes know that getting their video on high rotation on Trace could change their life and make them a superstar,” said Onyemelukwe.

    He said due to high demand and low supply, there is an imbalance and Trace is unable to meet the demand because there are only about 50 videos in rotation on the channel at any one time, while the channels receive over 100 new video submissions a week.

    As a result, Onyemelukwe said that “Some unscrupulous people have gone so far as to charge unknowing record labels and artists with a fake guarantee that their video will air on Trace, we even heard of a guy in Ghana who offers a price list for airplay on Trace and other music channels and shows.”

    He reveals that due to a recent escalation in requests and an incident in Cameroun where Greenpeace paid 2000 Euros to a fraudulent “middle man” who did not even submit the video, Trace decided to release video selection guidelines, a document that has been used internally since 2011.

    According to the statement, all artists, managers, promoters and industry stakeholders are encouraged and welcome to foster relationships with Trace staff in all departments but no one person can guarantee to get your video played.

    For 2018, the music channel has re-organised its local talent and music organization, urging concerned persons to reach out to nigeria@trace.tv or submit videos directly on www.trace.tv.

     

  • 10 killed in Ogun auto crash

    10 killed in Ogun auto crash

    Ten passengers in a commercial bus travelling to Ibadan in Oyo State were confirmed dead in an auto crash when the bus collided with a truck on Abeokuta/Ibadan Road in Ogun.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer ( PRO ), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps ( TRACE ), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) on Wednesday in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi said that the truck driver only sustained injury in the accident.

    He told NAN that the incident occurred around 8.00p.m on Tuesday, adding that speeding and negligence on the part of the truck driver caused the accident.

    Read Also: One dead, two injured in Ogun auto crash

    “The truck with registration number BDG 7I4 XE was coming from Ibadan inward Abeokuta, while the Toyota Litace marked EKY I85 XH was travelling to Ibadan outward Abeokuta.

    “Due to speed and negligence on the part of the truck driver, it had head on collision with the bus, leading to the accident that claimed the lives of all the passengers in the bus.

    “Eleven people were involved in the crash; two females and eight males died in the accident, while driver of the truck was the only one injured,” Akinbiyi said.

    The TRACE spokesman said that the corpses of the victims had been deposited at the Adeoyo Hospital Morgue in Ibadan, while the injured was receiving treatment in the same hospital.

  • Truck crushes roadside vulcanizer to death in Ogun

    Truck crushes roadside vulcanizer to death in Ogun

    A road side vulcanizer and his friend were crushed to death on Tuesday morning in Owode, Yewa South local government area of Ogun State.

    The accident occurred at about 10:00 a.m. when a truck driver lost control of the wheel, veered off the road and mowed down the victims at their shop in Oke Ore area of Owode.

    The accident triggered tension at the area as angry youths moved to torch the fallen truck, forcing operatives of the  Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) to momentarily suspend rescue work at the scene.

    The vulcanizer and his friend whose identities were yet to be established as noon on Tuesday, were discussing when the truck came from behind and ran over them.

    The duo died at the scene.

    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the accident happened at Oke Ore near Owode in Ogun State.

    He said two persons died in the accident while two others – truck driver and his boy – were injured.

    He said: “The truck (driver) lost control and ran over the road side vulcanizer. The area is tense at moment and operatives have to move back a bit. Soldiers and police officers have been contacted to forestall breakdown of law and order in the area.

    “The driver and his motor boy were injured and taken to Iya kayode hospital at OKe Ore while one of the dead victims has been taken by his family.”

  • One dead, two injured in Ogun auto crash

    One dead, two injured in Ogun auto crash

    One person has died and two others injured in a road accident involving Leyland truck and a pick – up van on Abeokuta township road, Ogun State, on Monday morning.

    The accident occurred around 22:50am on Abiola Way, Abeokuta, when the pick – up van rammed into the rear of the Leyland truck carrying bunches of bamboo, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.

    Akinbiyi stated that one person died in the accident while two others were injured.

    “The fatal accident involved a Leyland lorry blue colour with registration number XA 306 KJA
    and Ford pick – van marked KSF 659 CY.

    “There were three male occupants at the time with two of them injured while one person died. The driver of the Ford pick up was over – speeding and ran into moving loaded bamboo  lorry from rear.

    “The remains of the dead were  deposited at state hospital ijaye while the two accident vehicles have been evacuated to state Motor Traffic Division(MTD),” Akinbiyi said.

    Read Also: Three die in Ogun road accident

  • Truck crushes nursing mother in Ogun

    A truck crushed a nursing mother to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday morning.

    Two other persons were seriously injured in the accident that occurred at Orile – Elmo village along Abeokuta – Sagamu expressway.

    The Nation gathered that the truck marked PKP 464 XA, crushed the woman and injured two others while they were crossing the road at 9:15 a.m.

    The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State traffic agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the woman died on the spot while the driver of the truck ran away.

    Akinbiyi said policemen are making efforts to evacuate the truck off the road.

    “Reckless driving caused the accident. The truck ran over the woman while attempting to cross the road to other side of the Siun road. The remains of the woman had been handed over to family,” he said.