A heavy duty vehicle conveying livestock was involved in an accident along the Jalingo-Wukari Expressway in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Saturday night, killing two passengers and over 50 livestock on the spot. The vehicle departed Ganye in Adamawa State and was headed for Lokpanta Cattle Market in Abia State before the unfortunate incident in Taraba...
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Governor Ododo Condoles With Families Of Obajana Accident Victims
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo has condoled with families of victims of the accident that claimed the lives of 13 bus passengers and left two others injured at the Obajana market on Sunday night. Governor Ododo who received a report of the accident upon his return to Lokoja on Monday, condoled with families of the...
Three killed as truck falls off a bridge in plateau
Three persons, on Tuesday, died after a truck fell off from an overhead bridge in Jos, Plateau State capital. It was learnt that the three persons were trapped under the vehicle and died afterwards while three others were also injured. Residents who gathered at the scene along Zaria Road confirmed the accident in Jos on...
Hit-and-run driver kills dispatch rider in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified dispatch rider has been killed in a suspected hit-and-run accident that occurred on the Dorman-long Bridge in Lagos State. Efforts by road safety officials and other road users to arrest the suspected driver proved unsuccessful as he allegedly sped off. In a minute and fourteen-second video shared on the X handle @Gidi_Traffic on...
Trailer crash on ongoing road repair causes heavy traffic
There is heavy traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Tuesday morning. The traffic is on both lanes of the expressway as a trailer was seen to have crashed along Kara bridge, while a road repair is ongoing along OPIC of the other lane of the expressway. The traffic, to the extent of our correspondent’s observation, was...
Six escape death as container crushes car in Ogun
Six people escaped death by a whisker when a truck driver carrying a 40-foot container lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a Toyota Camry on the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The survivors were said to have run out after seeing that the container on the truck was about to fall off due...
Nine die, 13 vehicles burnt in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway tanker explosions, Ekiti crash
NINE persons lost their lives in separate accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Iluomoba-Aisegba Road in Ekiti State on Tuesday. Two persons were burnt to death, while one other sustained injury when fuel-laden tankers exploded in the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Similarly, seven persons died in a crash involving a luxury bus...
How I Escaped Death On My Birthday – BBNaija Star, Cindy Okafor Tells Her Story
Cindy Okafor, the social media influencer and a former Big Brother Naija housemate, has told the story of how her 25th birthday almost ended in tragedy. This comes after she posted the picture of a badly mangled car on her Instagram page on January 14. In an encounter with Sunday Scoop, Okafor said, “I hosted a...
Talent manager Soso Soberekon survives ghastly car crash (video)
Nigerian talent manager, Soso Soberekon, recently had more than a lot to thank God for after he survived an accident that could have turned out worse. READ ALSO: Top 10 Nollywood Actors To Watch Out For In 2021 The celebrity was involved in a car crash but luckily came out unscathed. His BMW car was...