Tag: trailer
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SAD: 17 dead, four injured as bus crashes into trailer in Abuja
An accident along Kwali-Abaji expressway in the federal capital territory (FCT) has left 17 people dead and four injured. Bisi Kazeem, public education officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the accident happened around 6:30 am on Tuesday. Kazeem said the crash involved a trailer with registration number BAU 632 XA, and…
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Trailer crushes three people on motorcycle to death in Ogun State
Three persons were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle around Abiola way closer to Iyana mortuary in Abeokuta. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday.…
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Lockdown: Wike arrests 14 persons hidden inside two trailers conveying cattle into Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike on Thursday effected the arrests of 14 Persons hidden in two trailers conveying cattle from Adamawa State to Port Harcourt. Governor Wike said that the trailers were intercepted following intelligence from well meaning Nigerians who some them making their way into Port Harcourt. They were arrested at Rumuigbo in…
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Reports: 39 people found dead in trailer all Chinese
The 39 suspected migrants found dead in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Britain are all Chinese nationals, reports on Thursday said. Broadcasters BBC, ITV and Sky News all reported the nationality of the victims as Chinese, citing unidentified sources. British police said earlier that they were still trying to establish the identities of the…
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Order removal of trailers on Lagos bridges, Falana tells court
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in a suit by activist-lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN) against the Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Falana is praying the court to order the removal of all obstructions on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, including deadly…
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24 escape death as trailer loaded with cows kills 3
Three persons lost their lives while 24 others were hospitalised in an accident involving a trailer loaded with cows along Kalgo-Jega road in Kebbi. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the loaded trailer was heading to Lagos from Birnin Kebbi when the accident occurred on Saturday afternoon. An eyewitness, Malam Saidu Ibrahim, told NAN…
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Sallah: LASG takes delivery of 70 trailer load of Lake Rice, to commence sale tomorrow [Photos]
…As Govt Assures Of Fair Distribution Across Sales Centres In an effort to ensure even distribution across all the sale centres, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that at least 70 trailer load of the LAKE RICE have arrived the State ahead of the commencement of the sale on Thursday. The State’s Commissioner for…
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One feared dead as trailer rams into NDDC’s MD convoy
One of the policemen attached to Mr Nsima Ekere, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been feared dead in a motor accident involving the commission’s convoy. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday at the Akwa Ibom axis of Calabar-Ituran when the convoy ran into a trailer. The Director of Corporate…