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  • I suffered head injury after car accident-Helen Paul laments

    I suffered head injury after car accident-Helen Paul laments

    Helen Paul, Nigerian comedienne and actress has stated that she concealed her pain from fans and friends after she was involved in an accident.

    The 43-year-old comedienne took to her Instagram page on Sunday to share photos of the injury she sustained to her head after the car crash in Abuja.

    She said she would often use dark sun shades to conceal her black eye but many people assumed it was a show of pride.

    “I suffered a concussion to my head and had to wear sunglasses for a while. When taking pictures, I would leave my sunglasses on and many complained that I didn’t want my face to show in pictures with them,” she wrote.

    “Some even assumed I was being proud, being a star. They were totally oblivious of the true situation.

    “Not all things are truly what they appear to be. Many are hiding a lot and showing the best side on social media. Focus on the majors and forget the minors.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that In 2019, Paul eulogised her mother and recalled how she was referred to as a “bastard” for being born out of rape.

    “I grew up hearing from family members; being called ‘bastard’ and each time I asked, [mum] said ‘Olorun lon wo omo were, Olorun ma wo e‘ meaning God watches over the child of a mad person, he’d watch over you,” she had said.

     

  • 4 die, 2 missing as bus plunged into River Niger in Kogi

    4 die, 2 missing as bus plunged into River Niger in Kogi

    Four persons have been reported dead and two others missing when a passenger bus plunged into River Niger in Koton Karfe area of Kogi.

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja.

    It stated that a Toyota Hiace bus with 15 passengers on board plunged into the river late Tuesday night.

    Mr Solomon Agure, the state Sector Commander of the FRSC, who confirmed this said the bus with registration number Plateau – JJN 73 XA, took off from Ijora Seven Up under bridge in Lagos and was heading to Kano.

    According to Agure, four people including a woman died in the accident while seven others were critically injured.

    He said that the corps engaged the services of eight divers to rescue victims and recovered four dead bodies.

    Agure explained that two female passengers were still missing, saying that all efforts to trace their bodies proved abortive.

    He, however, explained that two passengers escaped unhurt.

    The sector commander said that the injured victims and the dead were taken to the General Hospital, Koton Karfe, and the bus recovered and taken to FRSC office also in Koton Karfe.

  • SAD! Lone accident kills two in Anambra

    SAD! Lone accident kills two in Anambra

    The Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra said a lone accident at Ekulo River in Oraifite, on Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, took two lives on Wednesday night.

    The Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday

    Irelewuyi noted that the affected Ash colour Toyota Sienna with registration number ENU 609 CN, was said to be speeding when it rammed into a ditch.

    He said: “Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the unidentified driver of the vehicle was on top speed when he lost control and rammed into a ditch.

    “Seven passengers were involved in the crash – five male adults and two female adults.

    “The injured victims were rescued by FRSC personnel and taken to Josephine and Lawrence Hospital, Oraifite, where two male adults were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”

    He said that the remains of the deceased persons had been deposited at Restland Mortuary in Oraifite.

    Irelewuyi, while condoling with the families of the deceased, warned motorists against speeding and dangerous driving. (NAN).

     

  • Rainy Season: How to avoid crashes driving under the rain – FRSC

    Rainy Season: How to avoid crashes driving under the rain – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists to ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before putting them on the highway during this rainy season.

    It said that motorists must ensure functional wipers, brake system, headlamps, rear lights, traffic indicators, side glasses, and clear windscreen while driving on the expressway during the rains.

    Mr Sikiru Alonge, the FRSC Unit Commander in Ore, Ondo State, gave the advice on Wednesday in Ore.

    He said that driving under the rain was like driving under emergency, hence motorists must ensure that all the necessary functional vehicle parts were good order.

    He also advised motorists to be cautious and maintain normal speed limit during the rains because of the slippery roads to avert crashes.

    “We are in the rainy season; motorists must ensure they have functional wipers, brakes, rear lights, trafficators, headlamps and a very clear windscreen for clearer vision,” Alonge said.

    The FRSC boss urged motorists to ensure strict compliance to all traffic rules and regulations saying that erring motorists and other road users would face the law if arrested.

  • Cows overrun motorists on expressway in Abuja, cause accident(+ Video)

    Cows overrun motorists on expressway in Abuja, cause accident(+ Video)

    A herd of cattle on Friday marched onto the ever busy 10 lane Musa Yar’Adua Express road which is the major road that leads to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, causing destruction to vehicles and inflicting injuries on motorists.

    A video of the incident has been eliciting huge outrage and frustration from Nigerians.

    Shocked Nigerians have decried the frequent disruption caused by the cattle on major roads in the nation’s capital, saying they cattle have become a menace.

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    There are existing regulations enacted by Abuja city administration against open grazing of cows around the city centre, but herders have only sparingly complied.

    President Muhammadu Buhari has faced charges of allowing the herders to flout laws against open grazing across the country.

    Although he strongly denied claims of sympathy towards herdsmen, he has nonetheless insisted on carving out grazing routes for cows across 25 states, saying the colonial era regulation should still be followed in the 21st century because nomadic cattle grazing is a way of life amongst his ethnic Fulani people.

    Abuja residents have witnessed repeated cases of cows blocking major roads as they forage around the nation’s capital.

    In a Twitter post that included a short video clip of today’s accident scene, a Toyota Camry was seen damaged from behind, with witnesses immediately attributing the chaos to the cows that could still be seen roaming freely along the busy highway.

  • BREAKING: 21 die in Jigawa road mishap

    BREAKING: 21 die in Jigawa road mishap

    The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the death of 21 people in Sunday’s road mishap that occurred in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.

    The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse.

    Shiisu said the incident occurred after a Hummer Bus, conveying 18 passengers from Kano to Adamawa, and an unregistered lorry with three passengers fell into a broken culvert covered with flood water.

    He said: “Today, at about 6 a.m., we received a distress call from Radabi Village that an accident occurred on the Gwaram-Basirka Road.

    “The accident occurred after one Hummer bus with Reg. No. FYK 406 ZA, and a Canter lorry fell into broken culvert full of water.

    “Victims were evacuated to Basirka Hospital, where 21of the passengers were confirmed dead by a medical doctor.”

    He said that one of the passengers, 26-year-old Simon Chinapi from Mubi in Adamawa, survived.

    According to Shiisu, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Tafida, has visited the scene and directed prompt and discrete investigation into the incident.

  • Mr Raw survives ghastly auto crash

    Mr Raw survives ghastly auto crash

    Okechukwu Edwards Ukeje, Nigerian rapper better known as Mr Raw, has been hospitalised after he was involved in a ghastly auto crash

    The rapper broke the news via his Instagram page on Saturday.

    Raw also shared pictures of scars left on his body at the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment from the road mishap.

    The rapper, formerly known as Nigga Raw, added that he passed out twice after the incident before he was rushed to the hospital.

    “Thank God for my life o! It’s a blessing being alive in the land of the living. I was involved in a ghastly motor accident early this morning at Abuja (before Bannex junction)….” he wrote.

    “I was unconscious when I was pulled out of the red car after another driver rammed into our car.

    “I passed out twice but I am stable now and responding to treatment. @mickeystainless get well soon my friend. The driver is receiving treatment as well. God be praised.”

  • Road accidents claim 23 lives in Delta

    Road accidents claim 23 lives in Delta

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says no fewer than 23 persons died in 40 road traffic crashes between May and July in Delta.

    Mr Patrick Okoyeocha, the FRSC Sector Commander in the State made this known on Thursday in Asaba that 293 persons were involved in the crashes.

    According to Okoyeocha, 270 out of the 293 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries from the crashes.

    He identified speeding as one of the major causes of road accidents in the state.

    “The command has fought and is fighting relentlessly against reckless driving in the state to prevent loss of lives.

    “Investigation by the command showed that most of the crashes were due to human factors such as alcoholism, inexperience, peer influence and speed limit violation on the expressway.

    “The corps has initiated a strategy which includes public education, enforcement of traffic rules and regulations as well as use of mobile courts to prosecute traffic offenders to serve as deterrent,’’ he said.

  • Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash: Death toll now 13

    Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash: Death toll now 13

    Four more persons have died from the accident involving two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday.

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed that the latest number brings to 13 the number of people who died in the accident.

    The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar made this known on Thursday, in Ota, saying four persons died on their way to the hospital.

    He said 12 others sustained injuries.

    The FRSC Sector Commander had said on Wednesday that nine persons died while 16 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the ghastly accident.

    He explained that the accident occurred at about 3.45 pm around Wichtech Company, near Danco Station, on the ever-busy expressway.

    He said that the accident involved a commercial white Mazda bus, with registration number: APP 28 YE, and a blue Volvo truck, with no registration number.

    The sector commander further stated that the accident involved 25 persons, indicating that the corpses of the deceased have been deposited at the morgue of Idera Hospital, Sagamu.

    He said the injured are receiving treatment at the same hospital.

    Umar said that the cause of the accident could be traced to speed violation and overloading on the part of the commercial bus driver.

    He added that the driver of the commercial bus lost control due to excessive speeding and rammed into the truck.

    The sector commander said that clearing of obstruction caused by the crash by FRSC officials and other sister agencies has commenced.

    He advised motorists to exercise patience and remain calm, as the situation in the axis would soon be normalised.

    Umar stressed the need for caution, saying that all hands must be on deck to ensure that lives are not lost due to carelessness on the road.

    While advising motorists to always obey traffic rules and regulations, the sector commander assured that the FRSC will continually be committed to creating a safer motoring environment.

  • Eid-el-Kabir: 10 die in lone crash in Kwara

    Eid-el-Kabir: 10 die in lone crash in Kwara

    The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have confirmed the death of 10 persons in a lone crash in the state.

    The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident in Ilorin on Tuesday.

    He said that the accident involved a black commercial Toyota Hiace bus with vehicle registration number LND 742 XK.

    Owoade said the accident occured on Oko Olowo/Oloru road at Iyemoja on the outskirts of Ilorin, the state capital, adding that the crash was as a result of speed violation.

    “The Olooru Unit Command of the FRSC received a call at around 3:50pm today about a crash which occurred at Iyemoja on Oko Olowo-Olooru road axis.

    “The crash was a lone fatal one involving a black commercial Toyota Hiace bus with vehicle registration number LND 742XK.

    “18 persons were involved and unfortunately 10 of them lost their lives and eight other person’s injured.

    “The cause of the crash was as a result of speed violation,” he said.

    The sector commander said the rescue team of the FRSC had taken the injured persons to Ayo Hospital Okolowo and the General Hospital Ilorin, while the corpses have been deposited at the morgue in the general hospital.

    He said the obstruction caused by the crash had been cleared with the assistance of the Nigeria Police Force.

    Owoade warned motorists against violating road safety guidelines, adding that the resultant effect of over speeding was road traffic crash.

    He advised road users especially travellers to take caution and exercise patience while on the road.

    “Slow and steady wins the race. The prayer of every traveller is to reach their destination, it does not matter how long it takes.

    “Speed violation, fatigue driving and disrespect for traffic rules can cut such expectations short.

    “May we not die untimely by our own hands,” the sector commander said.